Surlingham

There’s a new book club in Bramerton which Surlingham.org viewers may be interested in. Please see poster below.

Permission obtained from Bramerton village hall,

Theres an informal monthly craft and collector’ club at Bramerton village hall. The next one is 21st March. See poster for contact details. (By the way there is a man there and more men would be very welcome.)

‘Whilst the current Visa situation does not allow people fleeing from war torn Ukraine into the UK at the moment unless they have residing family members, our Government is meeting next week to address this.

There may be a need very quickly to find host families/free accommodation for Ukrainian refugees (mainly women and children) in the emergency, short and medium term until they secure their own arrangements.

There are a number of very active social media groups where Ukrainian refugee families are reaching out for host families/accommodation and where kind-hearted folk from all over the world are offering this help.

Here are two of the Facebook pages to join if you are interested in helping:

England: free accommodation/rooms for Ukraine refugees
UK Ukraine Accommodation

If anyone from the parish of Surlingham, Rockland or Bramerton is interested in offering accommodation and does not have access to social media please contact Sam Brown 01508 538905.’

Dear All, I hope you are keeping well.

Today sees the first in our series of Lent Lunches in the Barn. You’re welcome to drop in between 12 Noon and 3pm on Saturday (12th) for homemade soup and scones, bread and cheese and good company!  We’re supporting this year’s Diocesan Lent Appeal for Sag Sag Health Health Centre in Papua New Guinea. Please come along to find out more.

This Sunday’s services (13th) are 9.30am Communion at Rockland St. Mary and 11am Communion at Surlingham. We continue to pray for an end to the conflict in Ukraine and for the safety and future of its people.

The Barn will host Contemplative Prayer this week on Monday at 7.30pm – a time of stillness, quiet space and reflection. Please use this link if you’d like to join us online:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88422952709?pwd=VVBWSzdqNnBFUmJkYnpDYlVnYVNiZz09

Meeting ID: 884 2295 2709 Passcode: 671674

Services on the following Sunday (20th) are 9.30am Family Worship at Claxton and 11am Communion at Kirby Bedon. You’re welcome to drop in at Cafe Church in Rockland Parish Room between 10.30am and 12 Noonfor refreshments, activities, and worship on the them of ‘Peace on Earth’.

Sam Brown has asked me to pass on this message about the possibility of hosting Ukranian refugees:

Best wishes, Nick

Overlapping with the flower festival there will be a street party scene display with knitted/crocheted food in St Mary’s Church Surlingham from 27th May to mark the Platinum Jubilee.

If you are a crocheter or knitter or both (a “critter”) it would be lovely if you could donate a plate of “food”.

The food should be lifesize. The overall effect will be a traditional street party scene waiting for hoards of hungry children to arrive.

I can provide patterns but a quick look on the internet will bring up any number.

It would be useful if you could contact me with your idea of what you would like to make so I can curate things a bit; we don’t want hundreds of cupcakes and no sandwiches! 

Afterwards, if you don’t want to take your donation back, I’ll either offer it to various playgroups (it makes great play food) or sell it to raise church funds.

It would be lovely if you could be involved in this enterprise either by donating or popping in to see the display; and I can promise there will be a very senior royal representative!

Alexandra 01508 538234

SURLINGHAM PARISH COUNCIL

The Parish Council meetings are open to the public to observe, they are not public meetings. There is the opportunity for the public to ask questions at every meeting.

Covid19 – It’s your Choice – Face – Hands – Space

Sanitizer is provided, and social distancing applies

Members

You are summoned to attend the meeting of Surlingham Parish Council to be held on Tuesday 15 March 2022 at the Parish Hall at 7.30pm in line with standing orders the meeting will close no later than 9:30.

                                                                                                          Janet Rogers Parish Clerk

Tel: 01508 538921

AGENDA

1. Welcome by the Chairman Councillor Broom
2. Apologies and approval of absences
3. Declarations of Interest
4. To approve as accurate the minutes of the meeting on 15 February 2022
5. Matters arising from those minutes
6. Co-option of Councillor(s)
7. Progress report for information on items not on the agenda: Chairman/Councillors/Clerk
8. To receive reports from the County and District Councillor
9. Queens Jubilee Grant – Applicants
10. Public Question Time 15 minutes unless directed by the chairman of the meeting
11. Community use of School Field – NCC Response.
12. Donations – Process
13. Finance – Payments to authorise
14. Date of next meeting 19 April 2022 which will be the Annual Parish Meeting

And… we are back! Thank you so much for the messages, emails and cards (when we arrived home yesterday!) showing concern for Ana’s procedure. She is on the mend, thank you all again!

See you all soon!

Dear All,

There has been a change to the livestream of the ‘Contemplative Lent’ series of quiet reflective evenings that begin in the Barn on Monday 7th at 7.30pm. There are further details on the flyer below. If you would like to join us online, please use this Zoom link for all 4 evenings

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88422952709?pwd=VVBWSzdqNnBFUmJkYnpDYlVnYVNiZz09

Meeting ID: 884 2295 2709
Passcode: 671674

Wednesday’s Art Café Online looks at Davidson’s evocative portraits of sitters who experienced personal loss during Northern Ireland’s Troubles, and floral studies inspired by Elgar’s Enigma Variations. You’re welcome to join us with this link:

Art Cafe
Time: Mar 9, 2022 10:30 AM London
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84355076808?pwd=dnZaQ2gwakZ2UXZ3ZHI2UHloTTJUQT09

Meeting ID: 843 5507 6808
Passcode: 757776

Wishing you a good week ahead, Nick