Helping hands in Peru
St Laurence Church, Alvechurch, has been supporting San Lucas School in Arequipa, Peru, for many years. Teenagers Yvette and Zoe Brakes were among a group from the church to visit Alejandro Mesco and his mission recently to provide some practical help.
Andy’s new room
Andy Perrygrove, the Alvechurch teenager seriously injured in a road accident, now has a brand new bedroom with special facilities.
Village speeders warned
Partners and Communities Together (PACT), the police-led initiative to reduce the fear of crime, has led to motorists being warned for speeding through Alvechurch.
Welcome home, Andy
Alvechurch teenager Andy Perrygrove is back home with his family a year and a half after the road accident which left him battling severe brain injuries.
One year on: Looking to the future for Andy
How do you cope when the unthinkable happens? Jenni Ameghino talks to an Alvechurch family struggling with the consequences of a catastrophic road accident about friends, funds and the future.