Surlingham

Please find attached the latest Newsletter

Good afternoon, 

May I offer a big thank you to everyone who supported Christian Aid Week. £190.15 was raised, plus gift aid. 

On Saturday the Bugs and Beasties display launch comes to Surlingham Church between 2pm and 4.30pm, with music, cards, refreshments and lots of creativity to look at!

On Sunday (9th) we celebrate a Benefice Communion at Surlingham (10am). 

Celtic Prayer meets in Surlingham porch at 10am on Tuesday (11th) for words, prayers, stillness and plenty of birdsong!

The following Sunday (16th) sees Morning Worship at Claxton (9.30am) and Mattins at Kirby Bedon (11am). The bugs and beasties theme continues at 4pm in The Barn with Still with Insects. We will experience them as a vital part of creation in contemplative encounter.

With best wishes, Nick

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There’ll be a weeding session at the orchard on Sunday June 9 at 2.00pm. We’ll be focussed on knocking back weeds around the fruit trees and along the boundary. Secateurs, a spade/fork and gardening gloves would be useful. We’ll be working there between 2 and 4 pm and everyone’s welcome!

Please see attached for the latest edition of the Surlingham Newsletter.

Note: The Summer Display in St Mary’s Church starts at 2pm on Sunday , and not 2:30pm as in the printed copies.

The following article was posted on the Claxton Village website today, and is reproduced here to raise awareness:

On Bank Holiday Monday (we believe) the small concrete hut behind the bottle banks at the Village Hall was broken into.  The culprit(s) smashed the padlock off the steel ring to gain access.  As there was nothing of obvious resale value kept in the hut, the culprit(s) went away empty-handed.  The Hall itself is alarmed and the container in the grounds presents a somewhat more difficult challenge for drive-by thieves, who would be disappointed to discover the container is full of old plastic chairs and tables and nothing of particular value.

We understand that there were two other similar incidents in Rockland on roughly the same timescale.

This is simply to alert villagers to this incident, and to suggest a higher level of awareness of any suspicious behaviour in the village.