Thank you this month for:
Church cleaning rota:
Mary Aldridge; Jacky Morrell; Julie Hoult; Louise Fox;
Church flowers:
Margie Wall; Pat Roome (please note, there are no flowers during Advent);
Front of House Rota:
Annie and David Harvey; Debra and Richard Thatcher; Steve and Louise Fox.
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.
The new ‘Knit and Natter’ group has now started and takes place every Monday at Chimney Cottage from 11am until 12.30pm. Why not come along? You can bring your knitting, sewing, crocheting, craftwork…or just sit and enjoy the ‘natter’ over a cup of tea and cake.
Everybody is welcome, whether you want to just talk and share one another’s company on Monday mornings throughout the winter, learn a completely new skill, teach or help others what to do – and who knows, we might even arrange a trip to a local café sometime; visit Wing Patchwork exhibition, or arrange a craft class in the Village Hall…
It’s all up to you 😊
Contact Annie Harvey for further details:
Tel: 01572 820273 Mob: 07751 079775 email: acharvey@hotmail.co.uk
and/or speak to Janet Horwood or Ruth Lees.
And remember – the more the merrier!
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.
Knit & Natter starts tomorrow 11:00-12:30 at Chimney Cottage!
Everyone welcome! Bring your knitting, sewing or crafting – or just come along for the Natter (and cake)!
See you tomorrow.
Anne Harvey
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.
Many thanks for the donations received during the last few weeks. We have been able to deliver a good collection of trainers, joggers and dog food to the storage facility in Peterborough.
Items needed:
Sleeping bags, 2-person tents (not pop-up as these are not weatherproof and they blow away), yoga/camping mats, torches and anything camping related.
Trainers with good soles sizes 8 – 10, boots in good condition,
Men’s jeans 30” – 32” waist, M/L joggers or similar, winter/waterproof coats M/L, new/unused boxers medium, new/ unused socks
Dog food – self-opening cans or dried food
Homeless people are rarely XL so please no bigger than large size.
Neither duvets nor pillows can be accepted.
Many thanks for your generous donations and for your support. The donations are always very gratefully received.
Margie & Martin Wall
8 East Lane, Ridlington
Mobile – 07928 – 378668
Tel.: 01572 – 821397
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”.
