Swindon Gorse Hill

10am Morning Worship Meeting

10:30am Sunday School

Following the meeting refreshments of tea, coffee and biscuits are available.

MONDAY

1.30pm Friendship Club - Join us on Monday afternoon for tea, coffee, quizzes, arts and crafts and prayer. All welcome. Please call 01793 436928 for more information.

TUESDAY

9:30am Toddlers Group - At this time our Toddler Group is full but please call us on 01793 436928 for more information and to add your name to our reserve list

WEDNESDAY

12pm Luncheon Club - Our Luncheon Club comprises of a two course meal with tea or coffee to follow at a cost of £4.50 per person. Please call 01793 436928 to book a place and advise us of any dietary requirements

THURSDAY

1.30pm Crafty Chat and Coffee - Feel free to pop along with your knitting, crocheting, embroidery or any other craft and join our lovely group for crafting, chatting and refreshments. Please call 01793 436928 for more information

FRIDAY

9:30am Dance Fit Tots  - Come along with your pre-school children to enjoy a morning of dancing, singing, craft and sensory time. £1.50 per week or £10 per term. Please call 01793 436928 for more information.

Monday - Saturday 
9.00am - 3.00pm

Manager : Lee Cook

76 Cricklade Rd,  Swindon,  Wiltshire,  SN2 8AF

01793 522900 

Our opening hours are Monday to Saturday 9.00am - 3.00pm.

We are very grateful for every donation that we receive that thank you for your support. We are able to take anything that you would like to donate apart from items of furniture and we are unable to collect. Thank you for your understanding.

Volunteering

Are you looking for an opportunity to give back to your community?

Do you want to learn new skills? Or share your knowledge of skills with others?

Could you be part of a great retail team?

Do you like meeting people?

Are you great with fashion?

If yes! Then you could be perfect to join our volunteering team to help the Salvation Army in its mission to change lives.

If you would like to donate "A Gift of Your Time" and join our amazing team of volunteers then please pop into the shop and talk to Lee Cook our charity shop manager. Alternatively, email us at swindon.gorsehill@salvationarmy.org.uk or call 01793 522900.

The Salvation Army works with some of the most vulnerable people in the community. We have faced the worst public health crisis in our lifetime along with the cost of living crisis and people need us now more than ever.

From running foodbanks and checking up on people who live alone, to offering counselling, Salvation Army churches all over the country have responded to the crisis in many different ways.

Please visit the Swindon Gorse Hill JustGiving page and donate if you can. Any donations will help us to support as many people as possible. 

https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/swindon-gorse-hill-the-salvation-army

The rise in the cost of living has hit people hard and our Food Bank is in more demand than ever so any donations to this will be gratefully received.

Our Charity Shop will accept all donations except furniture as we do not have the storage facilities. Again we are extremely grateful for every donation made to us.

We are living in very challenging times; if you need a friendly phone call or a chat over email or face-to-face conversation then please get in touch and let us know.

As a church we seek to support each other, offering assistance to anyone living in our community. If you would like any support whether that is prayer or practical assistance please contact us on 01793 436928 or come into the corps in Chapel Street and speak to us.

During the year we have various activities taking place in addition to our normal weekly programme. 

Messy Church Light Party -  - Sunday 29th October 2023 - 2.30pm
Christmas Coffee Morning - Saturday 25th November 2023 - 10.00am
Christmas Messy Church - Sunday 3rd December - 2.30pm
Carol Service & Nativity -  Sunday 10th December 2023 - 10.00am
Traditional Carol Service - Sunday 17th December 2023 - 10.00am
Christmas Eve Service - Sunday 24th December 2023 - 10.00am
New Year's Eve Service - Sunday 31st December 2023 - 10.00am

If you would like to find out more details about any of the events listed above then please call on 01793 436928.

We run a Food Bank for people who are in need of our support.

We are very grateful for every donation we receive towards this as demand is currently more than our supplies can meet.

At this time we are in need of pasta, rice, pasta sauces, tinned vegetables, tinned potatoes, tinned meat (hot dogs, stewed beef, corned beef, meatballs, mince and onions, chilli, curry etc), cereal, UHT milk, squash, tea, coffee, sugar, soup, tinned fruit, rice pudding, custard and biscuits but any other donations would be very gratefully received.

All donations can be dropped off at our hall in Chapel Street, Gorse Hill, Swindon, SN2 8DA or our charity shop in Cricklade Road, Gorse Hill, Swindon, SN2 8AF.

If you are struggling at this time and need help then please call on 01793 436928.

If you are more than ten weeks pregnant or have children under the age of 4, you could get help to buy food and milk. Apply online to get a prepaid card at www.healthystart.nhs.uk.

Once you have your card you will be able to come here to collect your healthy start vitamins.

We are one of many Literacy Champions in Swindon that work with Swindon Stories to encourage children to read and enjoy books. We have a small lending library here where children are welcome to pop in and borrow a book. 

Be a star this Christmas and donate a toy to our Christmas Present Appeal!

This year, we are expecting the number of families in need of help to rise as a result of the cost of living crisis. So, if you are able to, please consider donating a new, unwrapped gift for a child who might not otherwise receive a present this Christmas.

You can drop donations off at the Salvation Army Hall, Chapel Street, Gorse Hill, Swindon, SN2 8DA (Monday - Friday between 9.00am and 2.30pm) or the Salvation Army Charity Shop, 76 Cricklade Road, Gorse Hill, Swindon, SN2 8AF (Monday - Saturday between 9.00am and 3.00pm).

The gifts will then be sorted and distributed to families in the local area, bringing the joy of Christmas to those who need it.