Pilots

"All Things Bright and Beautiful"

Pilots made these 10 beautiful banners to decorate the pillars in the Church.
They represent the lines of the hymn.
Prior to our last Parade Service, the Pilots had been thinking about the theme of the Service that day, namely, The Ten Commandments. They thought about rules for living, and decided it would be fun to look at road signs, and adapt them for the rules that Christians should live by today. We thought - and so did the Minister, Revd Brian Jolly – that the Pilots had done an excellent job, and their rules should be published in our Church Magazine, and here they are.


The normal Pilots’ work consists of working for badges in the following subjects:

SUSAN STRATTON

I was born in Dunham Massey, the youngest of three in an Anglican family. My mother ran Sunday School and Cubs. After I married David in 1970, we ran the Youth Fellowship at St Mary’s Bowdon, for seventeen years. We also helped with Junior Church at Hale (where David was a member) at this time. Later I transferred my membership to the URC.
Our two sons went to Bowdon Church Primary School, and I have taught there on a supply basis for some years.
One day in 1987 the Revd Jeff Yates asked Ann Ash and me if we’d start a Pilot Company at Hale. “Just an hour a week” were his immortal words—yes, and the rest!
Pilots are supposedly limited to 24 children, but the enthusiasm has always been enormous and we soon outgrew that. The secret is to have plenty of adult helpers and to involve the parents. “Draw through the child / The parents nearer Thee…”
I ran Junior Church as well for a number of years, until I had to spend more time looking after my mother.
I also enjoy bell-ringing, bird-watching and gardening.

Sue Stratton - "Captain"
Trish Butt - "First Mate"