St Alfege Church in the community 

St Alfege Cooks for 999 club  - Christmas 2023

The 999 Club is in Deptford Broadway and provides a warm and welcoming environment to anyone who is homeless. It equips people with the ability and confidence to learn new skills, find work and reconnect to family and friends. Members of St Alfege Church have volunteered for many years fundraising and cooking meals during the winter months. 

Help required for extra cooking for Christmas at 999 Club on 12 and 15 December
 
On 12 December we are cooking in church hall from 11.30am to provide single meals over the Christmas holidays and your help is welcomed. We have also been asked to provide a Christmas lunch at the 999 Club on Friday 15 December at 1pm and we need a couple more volunteers to help make the lunch and serve it. 

We also welcome donations of gifts such as socks, warm fleeces, warm underwear, waterproof sleeping bags and toiletries eg  shower gel, toothpaste, deodorant,  soaps etc.  Please bring to the church hall on 12 December.  If you require any more information or would like to participate in any way please contact Phylliss Campbell by email or telephone  07801 562 351 

St Alfege with St Peter's Church of England Primary School

Our church school of St Alfege with St Peter's is a small school with a big vision having been part of the community for over 150 years. 

The Primary School (with its own nursery) is an inclusive one form entry church school comprising of a vibrant, diverse and aspirational community where everyone is inspired and challenged to fulfil their full potential, both academically and in their broader educational and personal development. We pride ourselves on our inclusive and supportive ethos and difference we can make for our children and families who are often very vulnerable. This is communicated through our values and vision that permeate everything we do.

Members of the clergy and several members of the congregation give their time generously as governors leading the school strategically and making regular visits to the school. The clergy and others from the church regularly take full school assemblies/collective worship and volunteer in other ways to help the school.

The school runs a foodbank with the help of a Foundation Governor and a
member of the Church Community. Gifts of food and donations via the church have been regular and significant. 

Monthly school family services are held in the church (usually on the second Thursday of the month) which are led by a different year group supported by a member of the church clergy. The school also holds special services in the church to celebrate Harvest, Christmas, Easter and the end of the school year. The whole school attends and parents are welcome.

In their 2017 Statutory Inspection of Anglican and Methodists Schools the school was deemed "Outstanding". The report noted that “The close involvement of the incumbent and parish in the life of the school brings them together in a spirit of service to the wider community.”

In July 2019 the school achieved their best ever SATs results, with 96% of children in Year 6 meeting the expected standards in the reading and maths tests, and 89% meeting the expected standards in writing. 

In September 2019 the school welcomed a new headteacher, Mrs Amanda Wilson. Amanda was previously a leader at St Mary Magdalene School in Woolwich and brings with her an enthusiasm to see the children who attend St Alfege with St Peter’s school continue to develop academically, spiritually and in every way. 

We are extremely proud of our church school which is a hard working, caring and happy place with wonderful children and exceptional staff.  Find out more St Alfege with St Peter's CoE Primary School. 

The Greenwich Charity

The Greenwich Charity is an amalgamation of a number of local charities. Its object is to help people resident in the area it covers who are in need, hardship or distress by making grants or providing items, services or facilities. In the year ended 31 March 2017, the charity made grants totalling £14,000 to individuals and organisations. The Charity of Charles Soames, which shares the same trustees, makes grants to help meet the needs of people resident in the same area who are sick or have disabilities.  Randall's Charity, which also shares the same trustees, makes grants for the general benefit of the inhabitants of the same area.

The area of benefit for all three charities was recently redefined to comprise that part of the Royal Borough of Greenwich which lies within postal districts SE3, SE7, SE8, SE10 and SE13. 

The Vicar of St Alfege is a trustee ex officio of the three charities and the trustees currently include other members of St Alfege Church congregation.
Enquiries regarding possible assistance may be made through the Charities' website at www.thegreenwichcharities.com, or by post to The Trustees of the Greenwich Charities, c/o St Alfege Church, Greenwich Church Street, London SE10 9BJ.
 

The Greenwich Charities of William Hatcliffe and the Misses Smith

Getting older while retaining your enjoyment of life and independence at home, and your enjoyment of life, can sometimes be a struggle.  The Greenwich Charities of William Hatcliffe and the Misses Smith help older people living independently in Greenwich to do so with dignity and comfort. They are able to make small, one-off grants between £50 and £500 to people over the age of 55 to purchase items to help them to continue to live independently and comfortably.  If you are over 55, live in your own home (not a care home) within our catchment area in Greenwich and would benefit from some financial help to purchase an item that would make life a little easier, then email Greenwich.hatcliffe@gmail.com or write to Katrina Taylor, Administrator, Rossall, 14E Park Vista, London SE10 9LZ. The Vicar of St Alfege is a trustee ex officio and enquiries regarding possible assistance may be made through him.

Sheltered accommodation in the parish

Queen Elizabeth College alms houses (Drapers Foundation) opposite Greenwich railway station, and Trinity Hospital (Mercers Company) on Old Woolwich Road, sit within the parish of St Alfege. Both clergy and lay volunteers provide a weekly service of worship to each community, in their respective chapels. 

Superkidz 

St Alfege Church has supported the work of Superkidz for some years. Superkidz is a charity based at St Saviour, Eltham.  It runs programmes for children and young people living on the local estates who face severe challenges of poor educational achievement, lack of employment opportunities and social pressures to join local gang culture with all the accompanying dangers of drug use, street violence and knife and gun crime.