Cricket Club
New players, volunteers and sponsors are all welcome.
We are the only amateur cricket club in Headingley, Leeds with over 140 years of history and 20 senior and junior teams, playing both at the weekend and midweek. Join us now!
We are looking for new players of all standards and ages for the following teams:
- 4 Saturday and 1 Sunday senior league teams (champions in 2010, 2015 and 2020)
- 3 midweek evening senior league teams (champions in 2014, 2015 and 2020)
- A new women’s league team playing both hard ball and soft ball cricket
- A new senior friendly team playing at the weekend and midweek
- 5 junior teams at various age groups starting from 5 years old
- A new girls’ team playing in soft ball cricket festivals
…..and if you want to play all year round you can play for one of our four indoor league teams (champions in 2020) in the winter! No other cricket club in the area can provide cricket for such a wide variety of standards and ages, all year round.
As well as new players, we are also looking for new volunteers and sponsors.
For more information on volunteering or sponsorship, please contact Paul on 07795 154444 or at paul@stchadscc.com.
Tennis Club
Situated next to St. Chad’s Church, and in a beautiful semi-rural setting, St. Chad’s Tennis Club is renowned for its friendly, social atmosphere. Members play on the two outdoor courts throughout the year, pending the weather. Our newly refurbished clubhouse has changing and toilet facilities. New members welcome!
Visit our website for more information – www.stchadstennis.net
The Green Team
In 2000 St Chad’s Green Team started promoting awareness of our responsibilities towards the environment and sustainability of planet earth. Each year we hold at least one special service (usually in the summer) which focusses on an aspect of our responsibilities to the environment. There is a recycling box in the Welcome Porch of the church for used reading glasses, mobile phones, batteries, computer cartridges and postage stamps. The churchyard is maintained for the benefit of wildlife, whilst always remembering its prime purpose as a resting place for the deceased. (see Churchyard as wildlife haven for further details).
Find out about recycling and reusing opportunities across Leeds here.
Read about our most recent recognition award from the Church Times here.
The following list shows some of our achievements and publicity:
- 2003 (July) Yorkshire Wildlife Trust Living Churchyard Award Runner Up
- 2005 (October) First Eco-congregation Award
- 2006 (April) Yorkshire Wildlife Trust Jubilee event held St Chad’s
- 2006 BBC “Springwatch” filmed & broadcast short sequence in the churchyard
- 2007 Green Apple Award (Bronze) for Charity & Community Project.
- 2007 Church Times Green Awards “Biodiversity” category Winner
- 2008 June featured in The Dalesman magazine
- 2008 Leeds City Council “Community & City Pride” Awards. Recycling Project of the Year Runner Up
- 2009 Leeds City Council “Community & City Pride” Award
- 2008 Interpretive Boards erected in churchyard
- 2008 Second Eco-congregation Award
- 2012 Third Eco-congregation Award
- 2013 Yorkshire Post Environment Awards Short-listed for Community Award
- 2014 (May) “A Walk Round St Chad’s churchyard, Far Headingley” published professionally
- 2014 (December) St Chad’s Churchyard featured in British Wildlife Journal
- 2015 “St Chad’s Church Far Headingley Geological Trail” published professionally
- 2015 Yorkshire Post Environment Awards Winner Community category
- 2016 (June) Churchyard featured in the Yorkshire Post Magazine during ‘Celebrating Churchyards Week’
- 2016 Eco Church Silver Award (The Eco Church Award, launched in February 2016, replaces the Eco Congregation scheme, and is run by A Rocha UK, a Christian charity working for the protection and restoration of the natural world). Read more here
- 2017 Green Champions Award, The Church Times. Read more here
Mothers’ Union
Mothers’ Union At St Chad
What or who is the Mothers’ Union?
The Mothers’ Union is a Christian organisation with more than 3.6 million members in 81 countries worldwide. The backbone of the MU is its worldwide network of volunteers. Whatever their back ground they are committed to supporting marriage and family life. They give their time generously to help others, whether by running local projects, supporting international campaigns or fundraising. Here at St Chad’s our group supports the Toddler Group and coffee on a Thursday morning after the 10.30 service.
The Mothers’ Union also employs over 300 paid workers around the world. These are women drawn from the local area, so they speak the local languages, understand the culture and customs. They will also have firsthand experience of the problems their neighbours face. MU workers provide vital leadership for efforts in the community.
Locally the MU support the visitors centre at Leeds Prison, we also knit balaclavas for Mission to Seafarers and bonnets and jackets for the premature babies units at LGI and St James’. Every week a branch of MU from Ripon and Leeds say midday prayers at Ripon Cathedral on a Thursday. We also provide an east coast holiday home for deserving or needy families. One campaign the MU has been involved in is ‘Bye-buy childhood’. This aims to empower families to challenge the commercialisation and sexualisation of childhood through positive action.
For further information visit www.byebuychildhood.org or for information about The Mothers’ Union www.themothersunion.org.
Branch meetings are held on the 2nd Thursday afternoon of each month. Parishioners and friends are welcome to attend any of our meetings.
Here is a list of our forthcoming meetings in PDF format:
Further information from the Branch Leader Elizabeth Johnson:
Tel: 0113 278 7990
Email: elizabetheden@ntlworld.com
News
Introductory Message from Jo
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Donkeys at St Chad’s
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Save the Spire!
Save the Spire! Our beautifully designed, octagonal 186-foot-high spire is a significant landmark in the parish and beyond. But it is sadly under threat – the passage of time and
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Thought for the Month
“Lord God of surprises, we thank you that you know each one of us
and you call us to humble obedience to your will.
Give us that readiness to hear, accept and follow
your purposes for our lives. Amen”
A prayer by Archbishop John Sentamu