S P A N
St Peter's Aid for the Needy
Supporting People Across the Nations
Supporting People Across the Nations
Next SPAN meeting - Monday 8th September 7.30pm at St Peter's, Davenport Room.
All welcome.
For our July minutes Click here.
We agreed:
£ 500 Helping Hands Community Project
£ 500 STAND (formerly Legs4Africa) recycling prosthetic limbs
£ 500 LAFF supporting a safe house for young mothers in Peru
£ 500 Turbo Ghana helping provide solar panels and access to water.
£ 500 Village by Village for safe water and sanitation in rural Africa
£ 500 EACP for latrine blocks in Northern Uganda
£ 100 CAFOD for Darfur, Sudan
For our June minutes Click here.
We agreed:
£ 500 Hands Around the World helping the blind in a Kenyan school
£ 500 to Kiirua Mission Hospital in Kenya
£ 300 Supporting displaced children with play and learning
£ 100 CAFOD working in Darfur, Sudan
A very successful social and information evening was held on Friday 6th June
with our Catholic Leamington local charity groups the SVP, SPAN, Kindaid, CAFOD.
For our May minutes Click here.
We agreed:
£ 400 Malaika Kids helping orphans in Tanzania
£ 400 Deki with cooperatives in Togo
£ 400 Five Talents establishing community savings schemes
£ 100 CAFOD working in Darfur, Sudan
We also sent the next instalment of Frank Garvey legacy monies to:
£ 2,000 Global Care working in Africa
£ 2,000 Temwa working in Malawi
Our Lenten Almsgiving supported around 60 local families and at least
£ 1,550 will be sent to Friends of the Holy Land in Gaza and
£ 1,550 will be sent to House of Light and Hope in Beirut, Lebanon.
Thank you Catholic Leamington!
For our April minutes Click here.
We agreed:
£ 400 Friends Reaching Out supporting basic needs in Uganda
£ 100 via CAFOD supporting their work in Darfur, Sudan
£ 500 via CAFOD supporting their work following the Myanmar earthquake
£ 1,000 as Starter Fund for One World Link's work to facilitate Community
Health Programmes working collaboratively both locally and in Bo, Sierra Leone
For our March minutes Click here.
We agreed:
£ 350 Friends of the Holy Land Institute for the Deaf in Salt, Jordan
£ 350 Let the Children Hear for clinics in Uganda
£ 500 SPICMA for toilets in Kataboi Dispensary in Kenya
£ 100 CAFOD in Darfur, Sudan
SPAN Quiz Night Friday 28th February 2025 7.30 St Peter's Church Hall
donations to 'New Chapters' supporting their rehabilitation programme.
Thanks to all, we raised £ 677 topped up by our Gift Aid returns to £ 900.
A SPAN 50-year Celebration evening was held on Friday 7th June 2024, it was a great community event and informative evening giving respect to the achievements of 50 years.
To see a pdf of the presentation Click here.
SPAN held its first meeting in December 1973!
Over 2024 we celebrated our 50 years
SPAN meetings are held on the second Monday of each month (except August)
All welcome.
For our July minutes Click here.
We agreed:
£ 500 Helping Hands Community Project
£ 500 STAND (formerly Legs4Africa) recycling prosthetic limbs
£ 500 LAFF supporting a safe house for young mothers in Peru
£ 500 Turbo Ghana helping provide solar panels and access to water.
£ 500 Village by Village for safe water and sanitation in rural Africa
£ 500 EACP for latrine blocks in Northern Uganda
£ 100 CAFOD for Darfur, Sudan
For our June minutes Click here.
We agreed:
£ 500 Hands Around the World helping the blind in a Kenyan school
£ 500 to Kiirua Mission Hospital in Kenya
£ 300 Supporting displaced children with play and learning
£ 100 CAFOD working in Darfur, Sudan
A very successful social and information evening was held on Friday 6th June
with our Catholic Leamington local charity groups the SVP, SPAN, Kindaid, CAFOD.
For our May minutes Click here.
We agreed:
£ 400 Malaika Kids helping orphans in Tanzania
£ 400 Deki with cooperatives in Togo
£ 400 Five Talents establishing community savings schemes
£ 100 CAFOD working in Darfur, Sudan
We also sent the next instalment of Frank Garvey legacy monies to:
£ 2,000 Global Care working in Africa
£ 2,000 Temwa working in Malawi
Our Lenten Almsgiving supported around 60 local families and at least
£ 1,550 will be sent to Friends of the Holy Land in Gaza and
£ 1,550 will be sent to House of Light and Hope in Beirut, Lebanon.
Thank you Catholic Leamington!
For our April minutes Click here.
We agreed:
£ 400 Friends Reaching Out supporting basic needs in Uganda
£ 100 via CAFOD supporting their work in Darfur, Sudan
£ 500 via CAFOD supporting their work following the Myanmar earthquake
£ 1,000 as Starter Fund for One World Link's work to facilitate Community
Health Programmes working collaboratively both locally and in Bo, Sierra Leone
For our March minutes Click here.
We agreed:
£ 350 Friends of the Holy Land Institute for the Deaf in Salt, Jordan
£ 350 Let the Children Hear for clinics in Uganda
£ 500 SPICMA for toilets in Kataboi Dispensary in Kenya
£ 100 CAFOD in Darfur, Sudan
SPAN Quiz Night Friday 28th February 2025 7.30 St Peter's Church Hall
donations to 'New Chapters' supporting their rehabilitation programme.
Thanks to all, we raised £ 677 topped up by our Gift Aid returns to £ 900.
A SPAN 50-year Celebration evening was held on Friday 7th June 2024, it was a great community event and informative evening giving respect to the achievements of 50 years.
To see a pdf of the presentation Click here.
SPAN held its first meeting in December 1973!
Over 2024 we celebrated our 50 years
SPAN meetings are held on the second Monday of each month (except August)
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SPAN was founded by parishioners in December 1973 for the purpose of bringing Christian love in practical ways to those in need both locally and overseas. SPAN became a registered charity in 1994 – number 1040252. Since its foundation SPAN has administered donations from parishioners totalling over £1.25 million. In 2022 and 2023 SPAN distributed over £42,000. SPAN aims to share its available funds between local or UK needs and overseas needs - click to see pie chart. |
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How to donate
Members of our parishes are invited to participate in the activities of SPAN and to donate to its work, through using church collection boxes, collection envelopes or bank transfer.
We achieve so much for many people, only through your support and generosity.
You can also use the Gift Aid scheme or donate by a regular Bank Standing Order.
From time to time special JustGiving campaigns are set up. Cheques should be made out to SPAN and our Bank Account has Sort Code 402706 with Account Number 21324004.
Please contact our Treasurer if Gift Aid can be claimed. Contact details below.
SPAN is one of the main ways by which Catholics in Leamington make charitable donations.
Members of our parishes are invited to participate in the activities of SPAN and to donate to its work, through using church collection boxes, collection envelopes or bank transfer.
We achieve so much for many people, only through your support and generosity.
You can also use the Gift Aid scheme or donate by a regular Bank Standing Order.
From time to time special JustGiving campaigns are set up. Cheques should be made out to SPAN and our Bank Account has Sort Code 402706 with Account Number 21324004.
Please contact our Treasurer if Gift Aid can be claimed. Contact details below.
SPAN is one of the main ways by which Catholics in Leamington make charitable donations.
Throughout the year
SPAN has a number of ongoing commitments, principally:
In 2022 we donated £ 1,000 to both Zoe's Place Baby Hospice in Coventry and Kindaid's Kiirua Mission Hospital in Kenya and gave £ 2,500 in food vouchers via our primary schools.
The same 3 way appeal was held in 2023 £ 600 was sent to Zoe's Place and Kiirua.
In 2024 we had an appeal just before Lent for Friends of the Holy Land and our Lenten appeal was for House of Light and Hope in Lebanon as well as food vouchers for local needy.
Once again, in 2025 our Lenten appeal provided food vouchers for local needy and supported our links in the Holy Land through both Friends of the Holy Land in Gaza and House of Light and Hope in Lebanon, both receiving £ 1,500.
Christmas food voucher appeal
SPAN coordinates the distribution of vouchers to our Catholic Primary School pupils who receive Free School Meals, our local refugee families and families suggested by the SVP and local Family Centres. Additionally, we have provided a Christmas card to our housebound parishioners, with the help of our Eucharistic Minsters and the SVP.
SPAN has a number of ongoing commitments, principally:
- CAFOD e.g. regularly sending aid to refugee camps in Darfur in Sudan
- St Francis Leprosy Hospital in Nyenga, Uganda
- Ortum Mission Hospital, Kenya
- The Warwick & Leamington Foodbank
- New Chapters supporting their alcohol and drug rehabilitation project in Leamington
- Young People First supporting young people at the Westbury Centre in Leamington
- Hope House Babies Home in Nairobi, Kenya, helping unwanted babies
- The House of Light and Hope (which is a home for street children in the Lebanon)
- To priests doing pastoral work in Zambia and Uganda
- Funding the education of three orphans and a deaf and dumb child in Uganda
- Kiirua Mission Hospital in Kenya (long supported by Kindaid)
In 2022 we donated £ 1,000 to both Zoe's Place Baby Hospice in Coventry and Kindaid's Kiirua Mission Hospital in Kenya and gave £ 2,500 in food vouchers via our primary schools.
The same 3 way appeal was held in 2023 £ 600 was sent to Zoe's Place and Kiirua.
In 2024 we had an appeal just before Lent for Friends of the Holy Land and our Lenten appeal was for House of Light and Hope in Lebanon as well as food vouchers for local needy.
Once again, in 2025 our Lenten appeal provided food vouchers for local needy and supported our links in the Holy Land through both Friends of the Holy Land in Gaza and House of Light and Hope in Lebanon, both receiving £ 1,500.
Christmas food voucher appeal
SPAN coordinates the distribution of vouchers to our Catholic Primary School pupils who receive Free School Meals, our local refugee families and families suggested by the SVP and local Family Centres. Additionally, we have provided a Christmas card to our housebound parishioners, with the help of our Eucharistic Minsters and the SVP.
SPAN meetings
Appeals for support are received throughout the year and are discussed at the SPAN monthly meetings, held on the second Monday of all months except August at 7.30pm at St Peter's.
Careful consideration is given to each appeal, and where appropriate, a donation is made.
An Annual Review is held for the previous year sometime between May and November.
All parishioners across Catholic Leamington are welcome to attend these meetings as we are all part of SPAN.
To be added to our e-mail distribution list, please contact our Secretary: [email protected]
Our December, January and February meetings may be held by Zoom.
Keep in touch
In 2025 SPAN hopes to develop its Social Media presence on
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/SPANLeamington
or Twitter: @SPAN_Leam
Website: https//www.catholicleamington.org.uk/span
Appeals for support are received throughout the year and are discussed at the SPAN monthly meetings, held on the second Monday of all months except August at 7.30pm at St Peter's.
Careful consideration is given to each appeal, and where appropriate, a donation is made.
An Annual Review is held for the previous year sometime between May and November.
All parishioners across Catholic Leamington are welcome to attend these meetings as we are all part of SPAN.
To be added to our e-mail distribution list, please contact our Secretary: [email protected]
Our December, January and February meetings may be held by Zoom.
Keep in touch
In 2025 SPAN hopes to develop its Social Media presence on
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/SPANLeamington
or Twitter: @SPAN_Leam
Website: https//www.catholicleamington.org.uk/span