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RIDLINGTON SINGERS

The Ridlington Singers will present an informal concert on Friday 16 September, at 7.30pm in Ridlington Church.

Free admission, and donations to the British Red Cross Ukrainian Crisis Appeal, and Ridlington Church.

We look forward to seeing you there for an enjoyable evening.

Martin Wall

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VILLAGE HALL EVENTS

 

The next Village Hall Coffee Mornings will be held from 10:30 – 12:00 noon on

Friday 9th September and
Friday 11th November

In addition, there will be a Social Evening on Friday 16th December 7.00 pm – 11.00 pm.

All welcome, so please do come along.

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RIDLINGTON SINGERS

Advance notice!

 

The Ridlington Singers will be giving a concert in Ridlington Church at 7:30pm on Friday 17 September.

There will be a varied programme including music from Chicago to Elgar, and Simon and Garfunkel to Gilbert and Sullivan.

Further details will be available in the September magazine, so put the date in your diary and…watch this space.

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RICHARD HILL

We have received the sad news that Richard Hill passed away on August 8th after a long illness.

Richard lived in the village for many years at Beckendale Farm on East Lane where he ran an engineering business. He was very active in village affairs and served on the Parish Council and Village Hall Committee for many years including hosting village fundraisers at his home.

Our condolences go out to Tina, James and Paris. Richard’s funeral will be held on Friday, August 26th at 12.30 pm at Great Glen Crematorium, 9 London Road, Great Glen, Leicester, LE8 9DJ.

Tina has asked that should any friends wish to attend to please let Pat Roome on telephone number 01572 821416 know,  as there will be refreshments afterwards in a venue nearby.

 

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BOOKS! BOOKS! BOOKS!

All three books this month are crime novels – one recently written, one 20 years old and one from the golden age of crime writing.

The first is Richard Osman’s “The Man Who Died Twice”, a follow up to “The Thursday Murder Club”.  Like many sequels I thought it not quite as good as the first novel but a good crime caper nevertheless.

“Death of a Celebrity”, a Hamish Macbeth mystery by M C Beaton, is a police procedural – well plotted and written. Quite charming.

However, if you have not read it before, I recommend Agatha Christie’s “Three Act Tragedy” – a great plot and a well told story.

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ECO CHURCH – Bronze Award

We are delighted to confirm that Ridlington’s St Mary Magdalene & St. Andrew Church has qualified for the Bronze Award in the Eco Church scheme.

Work is already underway to gain points for the Silver Award.

 

 

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CHURCHES COUNT ON NATURE – June 8th

The results of the bio blitz have been collated against last year’s and we are delighted to confirm that the new management plan of the churchyard has improved biodiversity.

A kestrel and a green woodpecker have been added to the bird list this year, and there have been more moth species and plants including caper spurge, cuckoo flower and harebells as well.  Many thanks to all the volunteers who assist in the maintenance of the churchyard and undertake the bio blitz.

The next event will be the “autumn” tidy up followed by a simple ploughman’s lunch on a Saturday towards the end of August/beginning of September. Dates for this tidy up and lunch will be advised in due course.

If you are able to volunteer to strim, rake, mow and help with the lunch, please let Debra Thatcher know.

 

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SWIFT BOXES

We have secured consent from the Archdeacon to install four swift boxes.

These have been affixed to the north side of the church in the hope of encouraging the return of swifts to nest at the church.

Our thanks go to the generous donors who defrayed the cost of the boxes and to the volunteers who installed them.