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what’s on this term spring 2026

Here’s whats on this term at St Mary’s (Vale Rd) and The Chapel (Wharf Rd)

Open Planning Meeting for toddler groups takes place at Chapel (Wharf Rd) this Wednesday 7th Jan 10:30am

Monday Chapel Cafe / Mondays 9:30-12:30 at the Chapel GU12 5AY (Starts back 5th Jan) Warm Welcome Venue

Ash CITIZENS advice team will be joining us at Monday Chapel Cafe on Monday 19th January and if this works well it may become a regular arrangement.

Little Lambs Library – Tuesday 10:00-13:00 at st Mary’s GU12 5JE (Starts back 13th Jan)

ChapelKids – Wednesdays 11am-2pm at The Chapel (starts next week 14th Jan)

Friday Community Cafe – Fridays 10:00-13:00 (lunch at 12) at St Mary’s (Warm welcome venue) starts back Friday 16th Jan

Church Services at St Mary’s (and Sunday-school) – 10:30am every Sunday followed by cuppa and chat in the large hall from about 11:45am

Love to sing? Join the church choir! Tuesdays 8pm at St Mary’s. No auditions just come and make a joyful noise.

All free / by donation, all welcome!

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Chairs available!

Happy New Year! St Mary’s is delighted to have some new chairs in church, thanks to a very generous local family who have given these in memory of a loved one.

The old green chairs are now available for anyone who would like them. We would appreciate a donation to the church for each chair, as our next big job is repairing the roof! So come on down to St Mary’s, come and get some handy extra chairs, and pop in a donation to help keep the church going for generations to come. No set fee, just give what you can.

Pop in on Fridays 10:00-13:00 in term time while cafe is on (first one back is 9th Jan) or Sundays after the church service 11:45am, or drop us a text to arrange another time 07730609446

https://givealittle.co/admin/f/campaigns/47eb21e6-c2b0-4a23-a526-8d13fd24fa56

^New chairs looking lovely, they are comfy too!

^ these are the old wooden chairs, available for a donation. Great as extra chairs for when you have visitors or parties, come and secure a piece of local history. They have served us well at St Mary’s. Yours for a donation.

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New Years Day Cleanup

What a great morning we had, so good to get to know everyone, and thank you for turning up and making Ash Vale look even better. #Community #HappyNewYear

Here is the news from AMA Ash:

🧹 Ash Community Clean-Up! 🌱

A fantastic clean-up took place earlier today, with 50+ volunteers coming together to make a real difference in our local #village 🙌

The event was organised by AMA Ash with the support of Ash Parish Council and St Mary’s church, Ash Vale,Surrey. with five clean-up routes organised around Ash Vale.

Each group, made up of around 10–15 volunteers, worked hard to help keep our neighbourhood clean and tidy.

To top it off, we were warmly invited to St Mary’s Church afterwards for tea and refreshments ☕ — a lovely way to end a great #community effort.

Thank you to everyone who took part and supported the event! 💚

You can find AMA Ash on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/AMAinAsh?mibextid=wwXIfr

You can find St Mary’s on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/share/1Htjy8Luwq/?mibextid=wwXIfr

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Christmas Services 2025

You are all very welcome to join us for our Christmas Services here at St Mary’s on Vale Road this week!

Saturday 20th Dec: Interactive Christingle Journey Event (time slots every 10 minutes from 16:00-18:00) Make a Christingle, visit the Innkeeper for a drink, see the Wise Men, follow the star, enjoy the bonfire with the shepherds, and see baby Jesus. Not forgetting Revd Neil’s amazing food! This year we have falafel, delicious! A Christmas adventure in aid of The Children’s Society. Text to book 07730 609446

Christmas Eve 24th Dec: Midnight Mass 23:30 Come and celebrate the birth of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, and the first communion of Christmas. Let’s rejoice!

Christmas Day 25th Dec: Christmas Service 10:30 Join us to celebrate our Lord Jesus birth. Children welcome, bring along your favourite gift to show & tell!

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New Years Day Community Clean-up 9am

A lovely community get together on New Years Day, let’s start the year as we mean to go on – looking after the village and enjoying a cuppa together!
👉 Register using the link:
https://forms.gle/nUpLVx6eZvrYTgxS7
(Team needs to know how many litter pickers to bring!)

🧹 Ash Community Cleanup – New Year’s Day!

📅 Thurs 1st January 2026 ⏰ 9:00am – 11:00am
📍 Meeting Point: Ash Vale Station

Kick off the New Year by helping keep our beautiful village clean! Join the Ash Community Cleanup for a positive and fun start to 2026.

Organised by Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Ash, with support from Ash Parish Council and St Mary’s Church.

Refreshments will be served in the St Mary’s community hall afterwards!

Everyone is welcome – let’s make a difference together!

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Christmas foodbank update 2025

ChristmasFoodbank we have just a few days to go before the Ash Villages Food Parcels Projects volunteer team delivers the Christmas parcels to local people in need this year. If anyone is yet to donate, we are ok for mince pies and cranberry but we still need Christmas puddings, custard, treats and lots of stuffing mix please. We will also be needing over 200 tins of all the basics (beans / sweetcorn / tomatoes / tuna / meat etc) so all donations will be very gratefully received! Thank you everyone.

Donations can be dropped off as follows

St Mary’s church, Ash Vale,Surrey. (Vale Road) – donations box in foyer:
Friday (today) 10:00-13:00 (cafe open)
Sunday 14th 10:30-12:30 (church open)
Sunday 14th 6:30-8:00pm (open for the carol service)

The Ash Vale Chapel (Wharf Road)
Donations can be dropped off to the Foodbank Team directly
Friday (today) 8:30-9:30am
Monday 15th 8:30am-2:30pm
Tuesday 16th 8:30am-2:30pm / 6-9pm
Wednesday 17th 2-5pm
Thursday 18th 6-9pm

Or you can drop items off in Alex’s porch (project manager) 9am-9pm any day throughout the year. Pm for the address.

Thank you everyone 🙏💕

This is us:

https://ash-vale.org.uk/foodparcels-2/

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Party time!

It’s party time! 🎄💕🎅🏻🤩🥳😇🌟✨

It’s our last Little Lambs (Tuesday at St Mary’s) and Chapel Kids (Wednesday at The Chapel) of the term this week, bring&share Christmas snacks, and why not wear your Christmas Jumpers? We look forward to welcoming you.

*Remember to book for the Christingle Journey event on Saturday 20th* so you can make your Christingle, have a drink at the inn, make s’mores with the shepherds, visit baby Jesus and enjoy Revd Neil’s amazing food! #Christingle

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Christmas 2025 you’re invited!

Christmas Invitation 2025


Saturday 29th Nov—Christmas Chill-out 14:30-16:30 at The Chapel (Wharf Rd) Join us for festive fun, cake sale, hotdogs, raffle, free kids craft, hot chocolate and more.

Saturday 6th December St Nicholas Day Lantern Walk. Set off from The Chapel (wharf Rd) at 16:45pm, for an atmospheric lantern walk to St Mary’s on Vale Rd, visit St Nicholas at St Mary’s from 17:00 and enjoy the food, friendship and fun. Text to book: 07730 609446


Sunday 14th December Carols by Candlelight 18.30 Come and share the joy of singing our favourite Christmas Carols by candlelight at this very special service at St Mary’s, (Vale rd) followed by mulled wine (alcohol free available) and a mince pie.


Wednesday 17th Dec Carol Singing at Ash Vale Station Come and bless our commuters with carols! 18:15-19:15


Saturday 20th December Christingle Journey Event (time slots every 10 minutes from 16:00-18:00) Make a Christingle, visit the Innkeeper for a drink, see the Wise Men, follow the star, enjoy the bonfire with the shepherds, and see baby Jesus. Not forgetting Revd Neil’s amazing food! A Christmas adventure at St Mary’s (Vale rd) in aid of The Children’s Society. Text to book 07730 609446


Christmas Eve 24th Dec Midnight Mass 23:30 Come and celebrate the birth of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, and the first communion of Christmas. Let’s rejoice!


Christmas Day 25th Dec: Christmas Service 10:30 Join us to celebrate our Lord Jesus’ birth. Children welcome, bring along your favourite gift to show & tell!


Christmas Generosity: This year we are asking for donations of Christmas treats and toys for the Foodbank please, also fundraising to support vulnerable communities in Uganda, and donations to bring some Christmas cheer to local Asylum Seekers & Refugees. To donate for any of our projects you can follow the link to see the projects donations list, donate in church, bring items in when we are open, or
contact us on 07730 609446.
Donations link: https://givealittle.co/c/61UABfqeCHjdTftgDlrsnD Thank you!


Have a blessed and peaceful Christmas

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Christmas Chill Out at The Chapel 29 Nov 2025

Christmas Chill-out at At The Chapel
Saturday 29th Nov 2:30-4:30pm
The Chapel, Wharf Rd, GU12 5AY

Pop in and join us for Christmas Craft Activities, Hot Chocolate bar, Christmas Bakes, and some fundraising fun for The Chapel and Foodbank. Try your luck with the Golden Bucket, guess the weight of the Christmas Food Hamper, have a go at Christmas Card Stamping and Make a Lantern for the St Nicholas event on 6th December. Hotdogs for tea, before you go to see Santa switch the lights on in the village. Why not visit Ash Fantasia too, before you come to us? Don’t miss it, come and support The Chapel!
https://www.ashvalechapel.com Facebook @AshValeChapel

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Christmas Foodbank and Toys Appeal 2025

Christmas Food Parcels 2025 – Can you help?

Our local Food Bank for Ash, Ash Vale, Tongham and Ash Green is appealing for Christmas Hamper items, toys and winter warmers for local families this Christmas. #AshVillagesFoodParcelsProject

Not everyone will be in a position to help this year, but if you can, we will be very thankful. Donations can be dropped off on or before Sunday 14th December at St Mary’s Church Vale Rd on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays 10:00-12:00 or at The Chapel on Wharf Rd on Mondays and Wednesdays 9:00-1400, or other times by arrangement (please contact 07730609446) THANK YOU!

Ideas for things to donate? Hot water bottles, warm socks, blankets, new or good as new childrens toys (no cuddly toys please), sweets and treats, cranberry sauce, mince pies, biscuits, Christmas cake, crackers, Christmas pudding, custard, chocolates, seasonal fruit and veg, gravy granules, christmas activity books, board games, festive toiletries… think about what makes your Christmas special – let’s share some of that Christmas joy! Thank you for your support.

If you prefer to donate funds towards Christmas Food, this is hugely welcomed towards Christmas meat and veg. https://givealittle.co/c/3ijYS6zC4gbOGqwer2tmdY 

^Donations Link. Thank you for your support for local people in need this Christmas.

The Ash Villages Food Parcels Project is a joint project between the Ash Villages Support Circle and St Mary’s Church in Ash Vale, hosted at The Chapel Project, Ash Vale. 

Website:  https://ash-vale.org.uk/foodparcels-2/


Thank you for sharing Christmas joy with local families in need.