St. James plans for a spot of English tea

Spode, Staffordshire, Irish Dresden and Lomonosov china are just some of the items which will be for sale at a fundraising event to be held on March 21.

The sale, which will be held from 1-5 p.m. at the St. James Family Center, will feature a variety of china teapots, cups saucers, plates and figurines, as well as linen, silver and glass pieces, mostly new, but including some antique items.

There will be raffle tickets on sale for a collectible teddy bear, handmade by Pat Talbot.

A traditional English Tea will be hosted on the same day by the ladies of St. James Episcopal Church. Tickets for the tea are $10 and advance reservation is requested by calling 795-8612. There will also be door prizes and Celtic harp music by Portland artist Cheryl Drewes. Tea will by served at 1:30 and 3 p.m.

All proceeds for this event will go to St. James Family Center.