Coffee Morning becomes Coffee Afternoon! To tie in with the Women's Cycle Tour the Coffee Morning on Saturday 9th October will be a Coffee Afternoon from 2.00 - 4.00pm. There will be a limited...
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Getting Greener – a simple guide to sustainable living.
We can all play a part to improve the environment. The extreme weather conditions we have experienced throughout the world this summer and the publication of the UN report on climate change (IPCC)...
From the Rectory – Shortages
This week the headlines have been dominated by shortages; a shortage of fuel, of drivers, of seasonal workers and, for some, a shortage of patience and consideration for others. I suspect also that...
A Harvest Festival With Our Neighbours
Neighbouring Hemmingstone's Annual Harvest Flower Festival takes place at St Gregory's Church this weekend, with the theme “The Journey”. Open Sat 2nd and Sunday 3rd October 11 - 4.30pm each day. As...
St Mary’s Flower Festival Celebrates Life
Many thanks to all those who organised and supported the Flower Festival at St Mary's at the weekend. We were blessed with amazing weather and lots of visitors. The event was held to Celebrate Life...
From the Rectory – Time to Watch
Sunday afternoon, and a chance to have a picnic between events. I sat in glorious sunshine in the churchyard, wind rustling the leaves and grasses. The sound of traffic was a distant hum rather...
St Mary’s Flower Festival 25th-26th September
St Mary’s Flower Festival in Celebration of the Life of Dorothy Lay St Mary’s Flower Festival on 25th and 26th September has a theme of celebrating the life of Dorothy Lay. Dorothy was born in...
A Parish Walk – From the Rectory
Last Saturday saw the annual Historic Churches Ride and Stride. This year Mary and I visited the Eastern side of the Benefice. Beginning at Stonham Aspal, right on our doorstep, then passing...
From the Rectory
Bless The Lord O My Soul it’s a glorious day. Stepping into the kitchen for breakfast, I saw that,while our trees are still green, with the golden stubble in the fields behind them, the early...
From the Rectory – Horizons
The holiday is over and it’s time to return to work. A few days ago I was walking Norfolk coastal paths, enjoying wide-open vistas of marsh and sea. Now the horizon has shrunk to the wall at the...