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.

 

 

Have you enjoyed watching the TV series Karen Pirie?  Why not read the book on which the series was based – “The Distant Echo”  by Val McDermid. Recommended highly.

Or try “The Bastard of Istanbul”  by Elif Shafa – a really beautiful book drawing on the history and aftermath of the Armenian massacres and how it impacts on two families – one in Turkey and one in USA.

Another M.C. Beaton – “Death of a Dreamer”  – well plotted police procedural, a joy to read and finally for this month, …..

“Nothing Ventured”  by Jeffrey Archer – the first of the William Warwick series, and a good story which gallops along.

 

 

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.