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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

In the spring we will be looking for volunteers to take on the roles of Church Warden, Treasurer and Secretary to the Parochial Church Council – for details, please contact Debra.

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WITH THANKS

We raised £160 by way of donations under the village Christmas card scheme which has been shared between the Church, Playing Field and Village Hall.

To Annie Harvey who has stood down after several years as our village correspondent for the Rutland Water Parish magazine.  A volunteer is needed to fill the role. If anyone is interested, please contact Anne or Debra for more information.

 

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CONDOLENCES

Our condolences go out to the families of Andrew Lount, Jane Moubray and Diana Bryers long-term village residents who have recently passed away and who will be remembered for their contribution and support to our village.

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SOUPER SATURDAY

Save the following dates! The next 2 Souper Saturday’s are:

Saturday, February 14th – 12:00 noon – 1:30 pm
Saturday, March 14th – 12:00 noon – 1:30 pm

Come and join us for a lovely warm cup of soup. There will be a selection of 3 soups to choose from, all homemade.

All proceeds will go towards covering the Church insurance premium.

If you forget to make a note of the dates, don’t worry they can be found on the Church Events page.

All Welcome!

 

 

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ECO CHURCH

We are going for Gold!

Help us this year work towards attaining the Gold Award from A Rocha.

The first communal event is the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch over the weekend of 23rd to 25th January.  Spare an hour to see what birds visit your garden and report your findings to the RSPB.

Join us for an hour in the churchyard (weather permitting) at 3:00pm on Sunday, 25th January – hot drinks can be provided.

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BOOKS! BOOKS! BOOKS!

More gentle fundraising for the church – donate your old books, borrow or buy those on offer.  We regularly refresh the stock so worth popping into the church from time to time to see what is available especially as 2026 is the National Year of Reading.

A New Year’s resolution, perhaps?

Recommended this month – Jon Savage’s “Time Travel”, a collection of articles from this key writer on pop music and culture from the period 1977 to 1996.  It is interesting to be reminded not only of popular music trends but their impact on culture or is it the other way round?

Two detective novels this month – “A Fatal Crossing” from Tom Hindle set on board a liner in 1924 with a great twist at the end (will be looking out for more written by him)

and, as seen on TV, “The Marlow Murder Club” by Robert Thorogood, the creator of Death in Paradise.

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FOOD BANK COLLECTION

A huge thank you to everyone who donated so generously in 2025.

Your kindness makes a difference to so many families.  We’ll continue to collect items in the church porch.

The 2026 collection dates and a list of most needed items will be displayed there and on the village notice board.

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THANKS!

A BIG THANK YOU to those involved in our Christmas celebrations, who planned services; cleaned and decorated the church; provided flowers and greenery; rang the bells; read, sang and played; provided refreshments; and joined in our worship.

Thanks also to those who have volunteered to be on rotas in 2026 – we couldn’t function without you!