The Ridlington Singers’ concert which took place last month was a resounding success!

The audience were entertained by a varied programme of items from Elgar to Simon and Garfunkel, and from Chicago to Gilbert and Sullivan. Starring and highly entertaining performances were given by Margie Wall and Richard Thatcher as well as a stunning solo by Caz Dibble singing ‘Summertime and the Living is Easy.’ And this all made possible by our choirmaster extraordinaire, Martin Wall!

 

 

 

Donations totalling £365 were made and to be shared between the Church and the British Red Cross Ukrainian Crisis Appeal. Thank you to all who attended and made such a wonderful evening.

 

 

 

And dare we say it: now we start to prepare for Christmas!

 

We were delighted to welcome Bishop John to Ridlington church on Saturday, 8th October.

We enjoyed the opportunity to hear from him about steps being taken at national level to achieve net zero carbon by 2030 and tell him of the many projects we have undertaken to achieve the bronze award in Eco church.

 

 

Bishop John took the opportunity to present Debra Thatcher with the Eco Bronze Award.

 

 

 

After our successful collections in previous years we are again this year collecting for the charity which distributes underwear in Africa and the UK.

Gently worn bras and new (still in the packaging) pants requested.

Ladies: sizes 8-14, black pants preferred;
children: ages 3-15;
gents: sizes XS – L.

 

To be delivered to Debra Thatcher, 3 Main Street no later than October 16th.

 

Bored with the same old recipes?  Some lovely cookery books have been donated so you can ring the changes – the one devoted to apple recipes might well come into its own this autumn!

Ready to laugh out loud?  Jerome K Jerome’s “Three Men in a Boat” is just the ticket. First published in 1889 and never since out of print – three young clerks set out on a boating trip down the river Thames with the unruly fox terrier Montmorency causing trouble at every opportunity.

Some more fun can be found in “I Before E (Except After C) – how many of the old school ways to remember things can you recall?

Finally, this month, two collections of short stories by Agatha Christie – “The Thirteen Problems”, a story told by each member of The Tuesday Night Club including Miss Marple and “The Listerdale Mystery”.