The Wednesday of the mid-week break is by tradition the day when the party go on their day's excursion. This year was no exception and so on 5th October we set out for our round trip on bus, boat and train, which Maureen had arranged for us. Unfortunately weatherwise it was the poorest day of the week and although we did not get wet we did not see any sun. This was unfortunate as the previous weekend and the beginning of the week had been the wonderful, warm sunshine at the start of the month.

We walked from the Park Hotel to Paignton bus station where we took the bus to Totnes on the River Dart. Here we got on the steamer and sailed down the beautiful river. The scenery was superb, although it would have been even better with some sun! We sailed past some small river villages and we saw the house which had been Agatha Christie's summer residence and where she had written many of her books. After about an hour's sail we arrived at the town of Dartmouth situated near the mouth of the river (as its name suggests) and we were able to see the Dartmouth Royal Naval College.

We had about two hours in the town and we were able to explore its various delights. We then crossed the river on the local ferry to Kingswear where we boarded a steam train (very nostalgic) in carriages which had been reserved for our party. The train took us along the sides of the river to eventually bring us back to Paignton.

This had been an excellent “day out” and we thanks Maureen for making the arrangements.

On Saturday 15th October 2011 the North West Region of Christian Endeavour will be holding their annual CELEBRATION at Dingle Mount City Mission (Post Code L8 9SN). Those coming from outside of Liverpool will be sampling the delights of the city and visiting Liverpool One and/or the Museum of Life in the dockland area in the afternoon before meeting up for tea at 4:00p.m.

We have arranged a packed programme for all ages that includes the Sutton Village Puppets and guest speaker Bill Willcock. Our incoming N.W. President, Doris Blan will be inducted and will give us a short introduction to her theme for the year –‘Jesus ticks all the boxes… how about you? Prizes will be presented to the winners of our 2011 Competition which was to design a table mat on a Biblical theme/text…fabulous results but not giving away any secrets just yet!

There will be praise and worship – how could we CELEBRATE without music? Aiming to finish about 6:30p.m. for tea/coffee/squash and biscuits before departing for home. Why not come along and join in the fun and fellowship and CELEBRATE with us what God has done for you?