Entries by Jackie

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CHURCH ROTAS – SEPTEMBER 2022

Thank you, this month, to: Church cleaning: Mary Aldridge; Jacky Morrell; Julie Hoult; Louise Fox; Ruth Lees; Church flowers: Victoria Bullimore; Mary Aldridge; Front of House: Ruth Lees; Debra and Richard Thatcher; Annie and David Harvey.

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RIDLINGTON SINGERS

The Ridlington Singers will present an informal concert on Friday 16 September, at 7.30pm in Ridlington Church. Free admission, and donations to the British Red Cross Ukrainian Crisis Appeal, and Ridlington Church. We look forward to seeing you there for an enjoyable evening. Martin Wall

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VILLAGE HALL EVENTS

  The next Village Hall Coffee Mornings will be held from 10:30 – 12:00 noon on Friday 9th September and Friday 11th November In addition, there will be a Social Evening on Friday 16th December 7.00 pm – 11.00 pm. All welcome, so please do come along.

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RIDLINGTON SINGERS

Advance notice!   The Ridlington Singers will be giving a concert in Ridlington Church at 7:30pm on Friday 17 September. There will be a varied programme including music from Chicago to Elgar, and Simon and Garfunkel to Gilbert and Sullivan. Further details will be available in the September magazine, so put the date in your […]

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RICHARD HILL

We have received the sad news that Richard Hill passed away on August 8th after a long illness. Richard lived in the village for many years at Beckendale Farm on East Lane where he ran an engineering business. He was very active in village affairs and served on the Parish Council and Village Hall Committee […]

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BOOKS! BOOKS! BOOKS!

All three books this month are crime novels – one recently written, one 20 years old and one from the golden age of crime writing. The first is Richard Osman’s “The Man Who Died Twice”, a follow up to “The Thursday Murder Club”.  Like many sequels I thought it not quite as good as the […]

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ECO CHURCH – Bronze Award

We are delighted to confirm that Ridlington’s St Mary Magdalene & St. Andrew Church has qualified for the Bronze Award in the Eco Church scheme. Work is already underway to gain points for the Silver Award.    

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CHURCHES COUNT ON NATURE – June 8th

The results of the bio blitz have been collated against last year’s and we are delighted to confirm that the new management plan of the churchyard has improved biodiversity. A kestrel and a green woodpecker have been added to the bird list this year, and there have been more moth species and plants including caper […]