A good mixture this month.

The first, a beautiful novel “For thy Great Pain have Mercy on my Little Pain” by Victoria Mackenzie imagining a meeting between the anchoress Julian of Norwich who wrote the first English language book attributed to a woman and the mystic Margery Kempe who wrote the first English language autobiography.  I would recommend this especially if you are keen to try something different.

In a similar vein, “Royal Bounty – the Making of a Welfare Monarchy” by Frank Prochaska, scholarly research on the evolution of the English monarchy and the political landscape of the 20th Century especially the role of royal patronage.

Next, a psychological thriller, Patricia Highsmith’s “Strangers on a Train”, a great first novel – be careful who you meet!

Finally, murder in a small English village, not written by Agatha Christie but of that ilk – Ngaio Marsh’s “Scales of Justice”, a cast of suspects for the murder of Colonel Cartarette – a good whodunnit.

Meet at the Church porch at 6:00 pm on Friday, August 8th, to go in search of butterflies to participate in the citizen science project the Big Butterfly Count.

ID chart available in the churchyard porch.

See https://bigbutterflycount.butterfly-conservation.org/ for details.

The return of the fundraising traditional Sunday afternoon teas in Ridlington Village Hall.

Save the date for a social get together over a cup of tea during the month of August – 10th, 17th, 24th and 31st. Starting from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm.

All welcome.

Offers of help and donations of cakes would be appreciated – please let Karen Baines or Debra Thatcher know if you can assist.

Many thanks.