Roger Habgood with the High Sheriff
Time-givers and core team members
Open morning
On 8 February we welcomed the vicar, Rev Dr Nick Griffin, and members of St George’s Church, Wilton, to our warehouse to see what we do.
We also welcomed the High Sheriff of Somerset, Mr Robert Drewett, who was most interested the in the work of Besom and chatted to various time-givers and core team members He also outlined the history of the position of High Sheriff and what he does now. Mr Drewett was hosted by Roger Habgood, chairman of the trustees of The Besom in Taunton and chairman of The Besom Network trustees.
It was a joy to welcome volunteers from churches across Taunton to help with packing the hampers. The hampers were delivered to families and individuals to help make their Christmas brighter. Everyone enjoyed some fantastic food afterwards!
Christmas Hampers
Annual General Meeting, 7 November 2023
We held our AGM on Tuesday 7 November. Thank you to all who attended and contributed. It was a very positive meeting and we look forward to the coming year, continuing with our core vision to be a bridge between Christians wanting to serve and those in need. We thank God that we have been able to help many families and individuals throughout the past year. Thank you too to all who contribute financially to the work of The Besom in Taunton.
Thank you, Ruth, for taking the group photograph.
Thank you Madeleine
Our Core Team met to host a lunch and say a huge thank you to Madeleine and Colin who are stepping down, having faithfully served the local community through Besom for nearly 20 years.
Madeleine shared some great stories of shifting furniture and doing projects in the early days with Nesta, who started The Besom in Taunton.
In recent years they did a great job of looking after the Crisis Food Box provision and have always had such hearts and compassion for local families and individuals in need.
We wish them well in their retirement and know they will always keep Besom in their prayers.