and Community Centre
Putnoe Heights Church
| Putnoe Heights Church & Community Centre Putnoe Heights, Bedford MK41 8EB From UK Tel/Fax 01234 365630 International Tel/Fax +44 1234 365630 |
Putnoe Heights Church is special type of church — a Partnership between the Methodist Churchand the Church of England. These two denominations are now working together at a national level but here at Putnoe Heights, Christians from these two denominations have been worshipping and serving as one for over 25 years! We welcome all people and whatever your own church background, (or lack of a church background!) We really do look forward to meeting with you.
Contacts
We love to hear from our visitors, please E-mail us at: putnoe@thisischurch.com
If you would prefer to contact us by telephone, the church offices are open each day from 9.00am until 5.00pm. You may also send a fax to the same number. An answering service is provided outside office hours.
Christmas Services
Sunday 4 December 11.00am
Christingle Service. A children’s favourite with decorated oranges
Sunday 18 December 6.30pm
Carols by Candlelight
Saturday 24 December
Christmas Eve
4.00pm Children’s Crib Service
A special half hour service
for little ones
11.30pm Midnight Holy Communion
Sunday 25 December 11.00am
Family Morning Worship
A perfect start to Christmas Day
for all the family
Sunday services always start at 11.00am. There is a Sunday School
and Crèche available. Why not bring your children or grandchildren?
Sunday Church Services
8.30am Quiet half hour service of Holy Communion
(1st, 3rd and 5th Sunday at Putnoe Heights, 2nd and 4th Sunday at St.
Mark’s Church)
11.00am Main Sunday Service with Sunday School for children
Putnoe Heights Church Centre is a thriving hub of the local
community and the numerous halls and rooms are all used continuously
throughout the week. Our recent refurbishments provided excellent community
rooms, disabled facilities and full access throughout the premises as well
as a magnificent worship area which is also used for community use
throughout the week. Because both our churches have no steps they provides a
welcoming environment for people of differing abilities and we offer full
facilities for the disabled. Our Church Centre Offices are open weekdays
9.00am—5.00pm and we can provide photocopying, hall hire, bookings etc.
A separate page tells you more about our Ministers.
Putnoe Heights Church Minutes of Meetings
Welcome brochure
Please download this Putnoe Heights welcome brochure in Adobe Acrobat if you would like to know more about Putnoe Heights Church
Pre-School
Mrs Janet Smith – Headteacher of Pre-School
Putnoe Heights Church Community Centre
Putnoe Heights
Bedford MK41 8EB
Telephone 01234 326685
Fax 01234 365630
The pre-school has received excellent reports from OFSTED and the local authority. Please feel free to read a copy of our
prospectus available in Adobe PDF format.
What's on at Putnoe Heights Church Community Centre
There are over 60 groups and charities working from Putnoe Heights Church Community Centre. Here is a list of some of the things which are taking place at Putnoe Heights and our sister church St Mark's
Monday
9.15 -11.45 am Mon-Fri Putnoe Heights Pre-school
Head teacher Mrs Janet Smith Tel: 326685
8.30-5.30pm Pre-school Mon-Fri St Mark’s
9.30-3.15pm Top Marks Mon-Fri St Mark’s
Headteacher Mrs. Helen Harpin Tel: 312634
(See website for more details)
9.45am - Body Control Pilates –Putnoe Heights Stephanie Smith Tel: 357787 or 07973174430
10.00am Bakers Barn Art Group. St Mark’s Mrs Berry Tel: 211955
10.30am U3A Play reading St Mark’s (See contact details below)
12.15pm Storybox Putnoe Heights We welcome the under 5’s and their carers to join them between 12.15 and 1.15pm for a sandwich lunch followed by a Bible based story and singing. Contact Emma Gordon Tel: 07593266091
2pm U3A Music Appreciation – (see contact details below)
3.30pm Storybox Plus Putnoe Heights for 4-9 year olds. Meet at 3.30 for refreshments & games. Then until 5pm stories, drama, singing & craft activities.
4.15pm Rosemary Conley Diet & Fitness. Putnoe Heights. Margo Needham Tel: 843747 or 07881730747
4.15pm Kumon Maths Putnoe Heights. Mrs Raksha Mistry Tel: 01908 392698
6.00pm Brownies St Mark’s. Mrs C Mathew Tel: 826190
6.15 pm Brownies Putnoe. Sharon Tanner Tel: 01767699399 or 07720713738.
6.15 Pilates at Putnoe Heights Jane Butcher Tel: 300859
6.15pm Weightwatchers St. Mark’s Sam Thompson Tel: 07766421007.15pm Guides. St Mark’s. Mrs Gill Lake Tel: 218091
7.15pm Yoga. Putnoe Heights Denise Green Tel: 244970
7.30pm Sugarcraft Guild St Mark’s 1st week Pat Nicholson Tel: 353518
7.30pm Cancer Care Society. St Mark’s. 1st Week. Mr J Dewhurst Tel: 01908 377020
7.30pm Whist Drive. St Mark’s 3rd & 5th week . Judith Stanton. Tel: 823313
7.30pm House group 30 The Ridgeway. The home of Eddy & Margaret Peck Tel: 267567
8.00pm ‘Get Fit, Stay Fit’ Putnoe Heights. Mrs Diane Field Tel: 404976
Tuesday
9.30am Jo Jingles. St. Mark’s. Music & movement for pre-school children. Renu Elston
Tel: 07790206016
9.30am Candlewicking (Needlework). Putnoe Heights. Pat McCart Tel: 365507
9.30am -12.30 & 4-9pm Slimming World St. Mark’s. Helen Folbigg Tel: 351223
10am Autism Beds Adult Support Group. St Mark’s. Sally Cripsley Tel: 350704
11.15am U3A Keep Fit Putnoe Heights (see contact details below)
1.15pm Toddlers Playtime/Sing and Stomp Putnoe Heights. For toddlers & their carers. Run by the Putnoe Children’s Centre Trudy Hamilton Tel: 340552
1.30pm U3A Cinema Group. St Mark’s 4th Week in month . (see contact details below
2.00pm U3A Book Group. St Mark’s 3rd Week (see contact details below)
2.00pm Library Walk W.I. Putnoe Heights, meets monthly. Morag Tomkins Tel: 356895
2pm U3A Photography (Group 3) St Mark’s 1st Week. (see contact details below)
2.15pm Putnoe Heights Women’s Fellowship. Betty Wyatt Tel: 50188.
2.30pm Mother Teresa Support Group. St Mark’s Fortnightly . Wool and knitting needles provided. Mrs Maureen Watling Tel: 262225
2.15pm Tuesday Afternoon Housegroup. St Mark’s Fortnightly. Mary Stubbs Tel: 406784.
3.45pm-6.15pm Stars School of Dance. Putnoe Heights. Esther Richardson Tel: 295862 or 07917582468.
6.30pm Creative Card making. Putnoe Heights Church. Carol Houghton Tel: 346718
6.15pm Pilates St. Marks Jane Butcher Tel: 07891879571
7pm Keep Fit. St. Mark’s Jan Gregory Tel: 328455
7pm MT Karate [all ages] Putnoe Heights. Karen King
Tel: 07941 264885
7.30pm Hearts in Beds. Cardiac Support Group 1st Tuesday in the month at St Mark’s. Brian Ibberson Tel: 403497
7.30pm Tabernacle of Truth Church Putnoe Heights Bible study & prayers. Revd. Tarr Tel: 360188 or
07866775515
7.30pm Putnoe Heights Ladies Tuesday Club - Meets fortnightly. For more details call Janet King Tel: 313946
8.15pm - 10.15pm Bedford Advanced Dancers St. Mark’s 1st Tuesday in month. Shirley Sadler Tel: 01767 651767
Wednesday
9.30am Body Control Pilates. Putnoe Heights. Stephanie Smith Tel: 357787 or Tel: 07973174430..
10.00am Holy Communion. St. Mark’s Chapel. A half hour service followed by coffee. All welcome.
10am U3A Card Making, St Mark’s Church. 4th week in the month. (see contact details below)
10am – 2pm Open House, St Mark’s weekly for people with learning disabilities, friends and family corers and supporters. Contact Tel: 342613
12.30pm Luncheon Club. Putnoe Heights fortnightly. Putnoe Heights Office Tel: 365630
1.00-3pm Police Surgery at Putnoe Heights .
1.15pm Bridge Club for the Retired. St. Mark’s.
Mr Barnes Tel: 261811
1.45 Scots Society Whist Putnoe monthly. All welcome Nancy Barr Tel: 268147
2-5pm Police Surgery. St Mark’s Foyer. Tel: 349179
1.30-4.30pm U3A Craft St Mark’s 1st & 3rd week. (see contact details below)
2.15pm - Fifty plus Keep Fit. Putnoe Heights
Mrs Webster Tel: 856966
3.45 – 5.30pm Messy Church. St. Mark’s for children of lower school age and their carers. Bible-based story, crafts, singing and a meal. 3rd Wednesday in the month. Wendy Waters
Tel: 401834
4.15pm Kumon Maths. Putnoe Heights Mrs Raksha Mistry Tel: 01908 392698
6.00 pm Brownies. St Mark’s. Mrs Carol Warden Tel: 219731
6pm Shooting Stars. Youth Group for 9-13yrs at Putnoe Heights fortnightly
6.15pm Yoga and Relaxation Putnoe Heights Racheall Monton Tel: 01234 297138 or 07910835994.
6-8pm Karate. St Mark’s Karen King Tel: 079412 64885
7.00pm Bunyan Bridge. St. Mark’s Brian Sallows Tel: 407725
7.00pm Archaeological & Local History Society Putnoe Heights monthly. Vanessa Aykac Tel: 268098 or 07917385987
7.00pm Putnoe Guild Putnoe Heights monthly Janice Loxley Tel: 347073
7.00pm Line Dancing Putnoe Heights Mike Del-Boyer
Tel: 348378
8.00pm Badminton Club Putnoe Heights All welcome. Ken Marriott Tel: 214867
8.00pm Tudor Reeds Folk Dance Club meet at St Mark’s 1st,3rd & 5th Wednesday in month Everyone welcome. All dances called, only £1 including refreshments. Ring Graham Tel: 406359 Valmai Tel: 219555 or Rosemary Tel: 405594 for more details.
8.00pm Bedford Wine and Social Club St Mark’s 1st week in the month. Mrs Gansfield Tel: 215016
Thursday
9.30am Thursday Prayer Group. Putnoe Heights in the quiet room. Valerie Capon Tel: 356306 .
Request for prayer can be written in the prayer diary on the information table.
9.45am Yoga Putnoe Heights Denise Green Tel: 244970
9.45am Chat and Play St.Mark’s. A group for Mums & toddlers. Jo Garner Tel: 400071
12pm Storybox . St Mark’s welcome the under 5’s and their carers to join them between 12 noon and 1pm for a sandwich lunch followed by a Bible based story and singing . Lots of fun. Contact Jaana Swaby Tel: 363283
1.30 - 3.00pm NHS Baby Clinic St. Mark’s 1st and 3rd Thursdays Tel: 267444
1.30pmToddler Playtime. Putnoe Majella Atkinson Tel: 325293.
1.45pm Friendly Chicago Bridge at Putnoe Heights £2 a session inc. refreshments. New members welcome. Contact Pat Tel: 294220
2pm Putnoe Bridge Club. Gerald Palmer Tel: 345991
2-4 pm U3A Indoor Games (see contact details below)
2.30 - 4.30pm Bedford Art Society at St Mark’s. Malcolm Smith Tel: 400741
2-4pm Police Surgery. St Mark’s Foyer. Tel: 275229)
6.15 pm Weightwatchers. St. Mark’s. Clare Martin Tel: 857850
6.15pm Brownies. Putnoe Heights Lou Watkins Tel: 07919402797
7.00pm Club 2000 Putnoe Heights Nina Ovenden
Tel: 825059
7pm U3A Folk & Poetry St Mark’s 2nd & 4th week in month. (see contact details below)
7.15pm Putnoe Art Group Bob Wardale Tel: 406094
7.30pm Bedford Embroiderers’ Guild St Mark’s
3rd week in month. Pauline Lynham Tel: 01525 714517
8 –10pm Bedford Folk dancers (formerly Barn dancers)
meet weekly at Putnoe Heights
Different guest callers each week. All welcome, cost £2
Including refreshments. More details Ron Law Tel: 825574.
8.00pm Bedford Writers Circle. St Mark’s 1st week in month. Mr Newton Tel: 01525 378193
8.00pm Magpies Women’s Group St Mark’s 2nd & 4th week Jean Birks Tel: 219607
8.00pm Brickhill Ladies Group St Mark’s 1st and 3rd week in month. Pauline Hooper Tel: Tel: 350079
Friday
10am – 12noon U3A Photography St Marks 4th week in month (see contact details below) 10am - 12 & 1.15 - 3.15pm U3A Beginners French St Mark’s (see contact details below)
5-8pmStars School of Dance Putnoe Heights Contact Esther Richardson Tel: 295862 or Tel: 07917 582468
5.50 – 7.05pm Zumba at St. Marks’. Contact Laura Harrow Tel: 07834529833
6.15pm Yoga and Relaxation Putnoe Heights. Racheall Monton Tel: 297138 or 07910835994
7.45 - 10.45pm Bedford Astrology Club. St. Mark’s. Carol Brown Tel: 01438 233385
Saturday
10.00am Theatretrain St Mark’s. Dancing acting, singing. Kate Howard Tel: 01234 782414
Young Embroiderers bi monthly Putnoe Heights Terry Fletcher Tel: 357198
2.15pm Society of Recorder Players at Putnoe Heights. G Parry Tel: 01462 674792
7.00pm Duplicate Bridge. St Mark’s Mrs Pillinger
Tel: 212066
Sunday
9.30 - 10.30 Church and Sunday School at St Mark’s with crèche for under 3’s
11.00 - 12.00 Church and Junior at Putnoe Heights for the under 9's and Young Peoples Fellowship (Y.P.F) for our young adults. A crèche is also available.
1pm Tabernacle of Truth Church Putnoe Heights Revd. Tarr Tel: 360188 or Tel: 07866775515
7-9pm Tae Kwon Do St. Mark’s Contact Adrian Felice www.bedfordtkd.com or bedfordtkd@googlemail.com
U3A For information on the U3A groups meeting at St. Mark’s and Putnoe Heights Church please contact Yvonne Francis Tel: 405119