Surlingham

Please see attached for the latest edition of ElevenSays.

Deliveries of the newsletter may be delayed on some rounds due to the ill-health of some volunteers.

Here’s some news about services and events in the Rockland Parishes:

This Sunday’s morning services (October 1st) are Harvest Festivals at 9.30am at Claxton and 11am at Carleton St. Peter. Donations of long life food for the Norwich Food Bank gratefully received. Still with the Harvest begins at 4pm in The Barn, with an invitation to be still and reflect on what it mean to gather in and share out. (please see attached flyer)

On Wednesday (4th), Claxton Community Cafe meets in the Village Hall in the morning.

Next Sunday (Oct 17th) sees Communionat 9.30am in Rockland St. Mary and and an 11am Harvest Festival at Surlingham.

See details of Sunday Services for the rest of the month on the attached poster – please feel free to display it locally.

Looking further ahead: 

Celtic Prayer meets on Tuesday (10th) at 10am in Surlingham Church porch.

Art Cafe Online: On Wednesday (11th at 10.30am) we’re looking forward to meeting Cara, co-owner of SeaPig Gallery and coastal smallholding on Anglesey. Cara and her husband have an ethical and conservation-based approach to their sea glass jewellery and their network of ethically involved artists and makers. Please contact me for your Zoom invitation.

Finally,

A big ‘Thank You’ to the organisers and everyone who attended the Group Quiz and Surlingham’s ‘The Birds, The Bees, and The Bells’ afternoon.   

Best wishes, Nick

Just a quick note to say we have an incredible selection of our farm reared beef just in here at the Farm Shop. There is stewing steak, rib-eye, sirloin, rump, fillet, Denver steaks, minute steaks, ribs, joints, burgers, sausages, mince (you can buy fresh or we still have the 2x packs of frozen mince in the stand up freezer for only £6.50) and much more.

Be quick so as not to miss out. Fish van still coming each week and will be with us as per 1:30pm until 3pm next Thurs 5th October.

The shop is also full to the brim with other goodies so do pop in 8am until 9pm every single day including bank holidays and weekends.

Whatever you do, have a wonderful weekend all.

Yare Valley Farm Shop 🙂

Learn how to meditate at Padmaloka retreat centre.

Open to all adults regardless of experience.

Free of charge.

Arrive from 7pm for 7:20om start. Finish 9:30pm

After a sell out quiz in Spring 2023, and by popular demand, we are holding another pizza and quiz night on Thursday 16th November 2023 – please see attached poster for details. This will help to raise funds for our lovely little school.

If you would like to book a team, please let us know via email friendsofsurlinghamschool@gmail.com ASAP to reserve your space. Book early to avoid disappointment.

Thanks so much for your support – Sarah, Becky, Lisa and Michelle: FOSS Committee Members

Information received from Michelle Johnson

Please note – this is a meeting instigated by a commercial organisation