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BOOKS! BOOKS! BOOKS!

First, and again with thanks to Margie for this one, “The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry” by Gabrielle Zevin – a book for all book lovers, celebrating books and those who read them.  Each chapter starts with a book recommendation from the protagonist – a grumpy bookshop owner whose life is a mess (recently bereaved with a failing business) when it is all turned upside down by the arrival of Maya: you’ll need to read it to learn more!

Another recommendation (one of Sarah and Lisa’s) “Painter to the King” by Amy Sackville, a fictional biography of Diego Velazquez, the painter to King Philip IV of Spain.  Took me a while to get into this one (not helped by the lack of punctuation – absence of speech marks) but have enjoyed it.

My recommendation for the month is “A Tidy Ending” by Joanna Cannon, a former hospital doctor specialising in psychiatry.  Narrated by Linda who is good at solving puzzles but otherwise lives a very ordinary life: will you anticipate the twist?

FOOD BANK COLLECTION – SEPTEMBER 16TH

Please continue to support this very worthwhile local charity – if every household donated one item a month the boxes would be full by each of the collection days – the next one is on 16th September.

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RIDLINGTON TALKS CLIMATE

As many of you know Lisa Klein and Sarah Tyerman are organising a community screening of “The People’s Emergency Briefing” on Thursday, September 24th  6:00 – 7:30pm in our Church, and Jacqueline Ike and I are helping out.

The event is open to everyone, including friends from Uppingham and surrounding villages. This is a free event and refreshments will be provided.

To help us get an idea of how many will be joining us, we’ve created a simple online ticketing system to help with registrations (see link).

https://www.tickettailor.com/events/ridlingtonpeoplesemergencybriefing/2397278

For those who are not online, we will be putting up posters with our contact details on so we can add them to the VIP list too! We will be promoting this on the Parish website, and please feel free to share this link far and wide with your friends and family.

Thank you.
Jamie

THANKS TO

Many thanks to the many folk who kindly donated in August to the Food Bank collection; it is so important that we continue to support this vital service and we will again support this charity at our Harvest Home on 4th October.

Many thanks to our butterfly counters who participated in the citizen science project, The Big Butterfly Count.

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ECO CHURCH

The yearly mow of the churchyard is nearly upon us!  Meet at 11:00 on Saturday 5th September at the churchyard  – please bring your own strimmers and rakes.  If you think you’ll be able to help strim, rake or bag please let Debra know.  As has become our custom there will be a ploughman’s lunch at 3 Main Street after the mow;

Support Fair Trade Fortnight (21st September to 4th October).  Considering people, the planet and pay the theme is “Do it Fair” supporting fairer pay, sustainable practices and climate justice.  When shopping look out for the Fair Trade logo as on our tea and coffee in church – more information available from the Fair Trade Foundation; and

To mark the astronomical start of autumn join us on a short walk at Prior’s Coppice on Wednesday 23rd September at 4:00pm.  Please let Debra know if you intend to come so we can organise a car share.  Light refreshments available afterwards.

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RIDLINGTON TALKS CLIMATE

People’s Emergency Briefing: to be held on Thursday 24 September at 6:00pm in the Church of St Mary Magdalene and St. Andrew, Ridlington – all are welcome.

Record heatwaves, parched fields and grass, shrunken reservoirs, threat of wildfires – for many of us, this has been our summer this year.

The People’s Emergency Briefing starts with a 50-minute public information film in which leading experts present evidence on the climate and nature crisis. It is followed by a facilitated discussion so that everyone gets the chance to reflect on what it means for us as individuals and for society.

The People’s Emergency Briefing is independently commissioned: it’s not a party-political initiative, nor is it faith-led.

Its central purpose is
– to raise awareness
– to create conditions in which communities can collectively find a way to make better-informed and compassionate choices about the realities we face

You won’t be expected to be an expert. You are very welcome to contribute observations, questions, reflections or just listen.

Just bring your curiosity to know more and talk about what the nature and climate crisis means for you.

Join us in Ridlington Church (by kind permission of Revd. Peter Collins) on Thursday 24 September at 6:00-7:30pm.  Refreshments will be provided!

To RSVP or for more details, contact either Sarah Tyerman at sarahtlondon@aol.com or Lisa Klein at lisak5403@gmail.com.

 

 

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FOOD BANK COLLECTION – NEXT DATE

Please continue to support this very worthwhile local charity – if every household donated one item a month the boxes would be full by each of the collection days – the next one is on 19th August. 

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PEOPLE’S EMERGENCY BRIEFING

PEOPLE’S EMERGENCY BRIEFING is a film, compiled by climate and nature experts, intended to provide a catalyst for a public conversation about the growing climate emergency. After the recent heatwaves, it seems like the ideal moment to have that conversation! With the Rector’s agreement, Lisa Klein and Sarah Tyerman are hoping to  organize a screening in our Eco church. Exact date to be fixed very soon.