Surlingham

Keep it local at Rockland St Mary

PC Sherry Locke from the Local Policing Neighbourhood Team, will be conducting a walkabout in Surlingham with Parish Councillors John Broom, Dave Swinborne & Pat Scowen.

Please come and speak to the team, let them know your Policing concerns in the area and ask them any questions you may have. Meet outside Padmaloka Retreat.

Since the publication of their book Second House on Left in Surlingham five years ago, John and Christine Glynn have been researching the history of the village from the Norman Conquest of 1066 to the time of the first Queen Elizabeth in 1600.

Now the fruits of their discoveries have been put into a full-length book entitled Surlingham in Time: Meeting the Medieval Ancestors.

As well as interviews with a selection of vicars of the period, they take an imaginary tour of the area in 1441, find out how life changed here as Normans took control of Anglo-Saxon Norfolk, trace the fortunes of the lords of the manor, and take an inside look at the poverty and prosperity of the Elizabethan village community.

The two churches played a pivotal role in medieval life. St Mary’s is still with us after a thousand years, while the evocative ruins of St Saviour’s are a cherished heritage. But now the round tower of St Mary’s with its 14th century bells is in dire need of renovation, to the tune of £130,000.

Dear friends,

I hope you are all well. Today is Advent Sunday, and here is a link to a Service of Advent Hymns and Readings filmed in The Barn, Rockland.    

SERVICES:

Sunday 28th November
10am Benefice Holy Communion in Rockland St Mary,
3.30pm Tree of Light Service in Rockland where we light our tree
and remember all those whom we love but see not longer.

Thursday 2nd December
7.30pm-8.45pm ‘A Light Shines’ session of contemplation and preparation for Advent, in the Barn and also on Zoom (a link will be sent out later).

Sunday 5th December
9.30am Holy Communion Claxton
11am Morning Prayer Carleton St. Peter

Please be in touch if we can be of any help to you.
With our very best wishes
Rev Helen

Posted on behalf of the organisers.