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A VOLUNTEER WANTED

A volunteer is needed to take on the role of village magazine correspondent.  For many years Annie Harvey has collated pieces for the Rutland Water Benefice magazine (recently renamed as Rutland Water Parish Magazine) and passed them to the magazine editor prior to publication date.

For the most part these pieces have been provided by Trustees of the three village charities – they just need a prompt!

Please contact Debra if you can help and if you need further information on what this position entails.

Many thanks,

 

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URGENT REQUEST FROM THE FOOD BANK

The Foodbank has advised that the  supplies are very low for the following items in particular.

UHT milk (blue and green)
Pump hand soap

The next collection from the Church porch will be Wednesday, 7th January.

Many thanks for your continued support.

Debra.

FIRST MONTHLY WALK OF THE NEW YEAR

The next monthly walk will be on Thursday, January 1st. Meeting as usual at the Church Porch at 10:30.

Light refreshments will be available afterwards.

Please let Debra know is you intend to come along.

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BOOKS! BOOKS! BOOKS!

It is traditional at Christmas to have a ghost story (or two) – this is one with a difference. “The Christmas Guest” by Peter Swanson is well written with a good plot.

Our second book, more a reminder of summer holidays, a detective novel set in the Norfolk Broads – “Broadland” by David Blake, the first in a series of DI Tanner novels, is a recommended read.

Our third offering, another in the series of the elderly detectives Bryant and May and the Peculiar Crimes Unit “The Memory of Blood” by Christopher Fowler combines a whodunnit with the history of the London theatre and the origins of Punch and Judy.

 

 

 

 

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RIDLINGTON CAROL SERVICE

Come join us for our annual Carol Service. Starting at 16:00 hrs at Ridlington’s St. Mary Magdalene & St. Andrew Church.

Our new Rector, Rev. Peter Collins will be leading the service.

Light refreshments will be available afterwards.

 

 

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CHRISTMAS CARDS

We will once again run the village Christmas card scheme, so you need only to write one card for everyone in the village to be displayed at the Church.

Donations to be shared between the Church, Playing Field and the Village Hall.

 

THE SEASON OF ADVENT

The countdown to Christmas has begun. On display in the church “A Calendar of Carols” a different Carol for each day with a reflection and prayer.

There is also a traditional cardboard advent calendar with a window to open each day and a “Lift the Flap” Nativity book telling the Christmas story with 40 flaps to lift!

 

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MONTHLY WALK – DECEMBER 16TH

The next Monthly Walk will be on Tuesday, December 16th. Meet at the church porch for 10:00 am  to car share to the Hambleton peninsula.

Light refreshments available.

Please let Debra know if you intend to come along.