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The work of the Christian church in NORWICH FORUM action across Norfolk will be show - cased at three linked Norwich sisters and London School of events across the Theology students Beth and Becca Elkins. county in June, in Norwich, King’s Family’s three Lynn and at the Royal Norfolk Show. generations of church leaders elebrate Norwich & Norfolk will return C to The Forum and I A Norwich family will be celebrating a Millennium Plain in Norwich special 50-year link with the London School city centre on Saturday June of Theology (LST) on Saturday June 16 at 16 with a free exhibition of the Celebrate Norfolk event at the Forum. over 20 Christian organisa - Former Christian Fellowship, Norwich, tions, charities and churches, church leaders John and Doreen Betts both including OMF, Community attended what was the London Bible College Action Norwich, Christian 50 years ago where they first met and sub - Aid, Mothers’ Union, Rafiki, sequently got married. Heartbeat, Samaritan’s Purse Taking over from them as church leaders when they retired a few years ago were their and Friends International. Celebrate will be show - daughter Clare and her American husband There will also be a Christian casing the Christian Duane Elkins. leadership masterclass from church in action at The HOPE director Roy Crowne, an Forum in Norwich, And now, two of their granddaughters, award-winning interactive above, the Walks in Elizabeth and Rebecca Elkins are also educational presentation on the King’s Lynn, left, and the studying at the LST, carrying on the Christian life of Jesus called Key to Life? Royal Norfolk Show, leadership tradition into a third generation. and the Tracks music studio below. Beth and Becca will join other members of van from Norwich YFC with a the family at the Celebrate Norfolk event programme of music and taking place at the Forum and on Millennium entertainment - see page 2. Plain in Norwich city centre on Saturday Celebrate will also take place June 16 from 9-4pm. They will be manning in King's Lynn for the third KING’S LYNN an LST exhibition stand and performing as time, on Saturday June 9 from part of its worship group at the event. 10am to 4pm with a free, fun- John and Doreen have been leaders of a filled community event for all number of churches and Christian projects in of the family at The Walks, near the town Norwich over the past 50 years centre. John, who is also project director of A dozen local churches will gather to Celebrate Norfolk, said: “I was absolutely celebrate the town and its community and delighted when Beth felt God's call to go to there will be a wide variety of activities, the college which Doreen and I attended and games, sports and entertainment from the even more so when her sister Becca also felt main stage including live music, free led to go there. inflatables activities and refreshments – see “Our family has three generations now page 4. serving the Lord - what an enormous privi - Celebrate will also be at this year’s Royal lege. It is wonderful to know that the next Norfolk Show on June 27 and 28, where it generation of Christian leadership is ready to is joining together with the Diocese of take up the challenge.” Norwich to put on an exhibition of the Beth said: “I had never heard of LST until I church in action across the region. The was looking for a university to study Theol - Diocese has a large exhibition marquee and ogy at and my grandparents suggested I a whole host of Christian groups and look at it. Until then I was unaware of the rich organisations will come together under the heritage the college has in training up next Celebrate banner to join in. generation Christians and also of the signifi - Features will include school choirs, chil - cant role it had played in the history of my dren and youth activities, a reflective gar - ROYAL NORFOLK SHOW family. den, interactive displays, a Lego church and I Story continues on page seven a large café area – see page 8. 2 Good News for Norwich & Norfolk, Summer 2018 www.networknorfolk.co.uk GOOD NEWS FOR NORWICH & NORFOLK Showcasing work of Christian community I Good News for Norwich & Norfolk is published by Network Norwich & Norfolk I At this year’s Celebrate Norwich & Norfolk John Betts , community, Roy was an engineer who went on part of Christian Community Trust for event at the Forum, we are once again looking director of to study theology. He then worked for Youth Norwich and Norfolk Ltd. 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A full day of activities is planned in and around the Forum and Millennium Plain in Norwich city centre on Saturday June 16, to highlight some of the wide range of work undertaken by the city and county’s Christian community, at the Celebrate Norwich & Norfolk festival.

undreds of visitors are expected to be attracted to the event H which aims to show the work of the Christian community in action across Norfolk. An official opening takes place at 9am, attended by civic dignitaries, leaders, exhibitors and visitors. There will be a Norwich YFC is bringing its Tracks short opening speech by Celebrate direc - van onto Millennium Plain to provide a NYFC making tracks tor John Betts, together with singing performance area to include music and from the London School of Theology choirs (see panel right). band. Key to Life will bring its award-win - I As part of the Celebrate Norfolk event, Norwich YFC, The main Christian Social Action and ning interactive mobile education onto will be delivering an outreach event outside on Services Exhibition in The Forum and on Millennium Plain to give free presenta - Millennium Plain. Millennium Plain will be open 9am to tions to youth groups and young people. The Tracks music studio van and a performance area 4pm (see page 5 for a full list of Director of HOPE 2018, Roy Crowne, will be present with musical acts lined up throughout the exhibitors). will give a Christian leadership master - day between 11am and 3pm, including Catton Commu - Christian organisations appearing at class in the auditorium theatre inside the nity Choir performing and young people that are develop - the event include: Christian Aid, Moth - Forum (tickets £5.50, available on the day ing their music skills. ers’ Union, Horstead Centre, Community or at www.networknorfolk.co.uk/shop ). It will also highlight the organisations represented in Action Norwich, Healing Rooms Nor - Celebrate Norfolk project director, the Celebrate exhibition area. wich and Norfolk, OMF, Hebron Trust, John Betts, said: “Our aim, as we There will also be outdoor games and activities for Norfolk Postal Bible School, Samaritan’s celebrate the work of the Christian com - people to take part in with their friends. Purse, Friends International, Christian munity across Norwich and Norfolk, is NYFC’s Director, Nick Blanch said: “Our aim is to Vision for Men, The Mix, Heartbeat Min - to showcase a few of the many activities make it engaging and fun for young people and families istries, Good News, Rafiki Creative which go on 24/7 serving at all levels of and give the opportunity for them to take an interest in Ministries, St John’s Cathedral, Third our society. Frequently going where what the church is doing and accessing information Order of Franciscans, the London School others don’t go because the love of Christ about activities that are local to them.” of Theology and Norwich Quakers. persuades us to do so.”

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In 2000, aged 15, Luke worship. People have so many ques - Hellebronth was baptised tions, and through music and at King’s Community worship and the songs we write, we want to describe our God.” Church in Norwich. Now The headquarters of Worship Cen - he leads an international tral is now in Birmingham. It is here that Luke’s wife Anna Hellebronth is Christian movement that is the Worship Pastor of Gas Street seeking to inspire Godly Church, a church plant of Holy Trin - worship and make it ity Brompton led by Tim Hughes who is also an Anglican vicar. central to church and Worship Central has over 20 hubs community life across worldwide including in Australia, Canada, Costa Rica, South Africa, the world. Jenny Seal Malaysia, Spain and Slovakia. It is reports. part of Luke’s role as the Global Director to be a link to those hubs, stay in touch, give training opportu - s the Global Director of nities and set the vision and strategy Worship Central, 32-year old for moving forward. A Luke Hellebronth gets to do Luke said: “I love all the practical what he loves to do – write, play and training elements but really they are lead worship music, and inspire oth - all tools to facilitate that encounter ers around the world to do the same. with God. Obviously music and sung In 2006, with his friend and mentor, worship is one way of how that hap - Tim Hughes, one of Britain’s leading pens. I’ve seen that time and time singer-songwriters of contemporary again, whether it’s through a healing Christian music, Luke was part of or a revelation of who God is, the team which founded Worship through a lyric or an emotion that has Central. With an online course, a been struck through a melody – so year-long academy, events and many different ways. albums, Worship Central resources “But I think seeing the change and worship teams in local churches to transformation in people meeting build their confidence, creativity, with God is always so satisfying. I theology and skills. think that is the thing that is going to Luke and his wife Anna collaborate change lives and hopefully the with Tim Hughes and three other world.” talented worship musicians, Nick The Worship Central course is a Herbert, Josh Gauton and Ben Can - Alpha Course. “I played in the wor - believe God has given me and what “I think music can be such an free 7-session online training course telon, in the collective also known as ship team there as soon as I arrived,” I’ve trained in to serve Him and to amazing way to draw people in and for local churches to run themselves. Worship Central. They lead worship Luke said, “and then began to lead serve a church, and also wider in the to paint a picture of who God is. To find out more about this and other all over the world and have released worship in the student group. That church’s mission to see people come That’s one of the things we love to do resources go to five albums together. was really my bread and butter. I did to Christ. – paint pictures of this God whom we www.worshipcentral.org . Luke, who towers over his band - that week in, week out and mates, wears on-trend glasses and a loved it. From there I shad - cropped beard. He plays a key role in owed different people and led the band, writing songs, singing at bigger gatherings, services vocals and playing the acoustic and events. It has grown guitar. In 2013 he released his own from there really.” worship album, ‘Stand Up’. Following graduation, Luke He is a graduate of Trinity College was employed for six years on of Music in London, where he stud - the staff of HTB as a Worship ied after leaving Norwich School in Pastor, transitioning into the 2003. During his two years of Sixth role at Worship Central. Form at the Norwich Cathedral-based He grew up in Eaton, where school, Luke met a teacher who his family had moved when FOR YOUR NEXT would have a big influence. he was eight, attending Fair - Luke said: “I had a music teacher way Middle School (now FUNCTIONBelsey Bridge Conference OR Centre, EVENT , called David Fitzgerald who was a Eaton Primary). Luke’s par - Christian – amazing man – and he ents, Dieter and Jane are provides friendly service and great facilities for said, ‘when you go down to London, musicians and Christians but your● function in a quiet rural setting. you’ve got to go to this church, HTB’. he never felt pressurised in He said: ‘You’ll really enjoy it, the his faith. “I think my parents ● Function rooms for up to 110 people music’s great, get involved in the encouraged me to find my worship team there.’” own faith really,” Luke said. Locally sourced food, tailored to your ● Norwich School’s David Fitzgerald During his teenage years he individual requirements is a saxophonist and woodwind attended King’s Community ● Free Wi-Fi and AV equipment musician, who in the early 90s Church in central Norwich, founded the Christian Celtic folk where he got baptised when Hotel quality bedrooms at affordable prices band Iona. Not only did Luke follow he was 15. “I had a couple of his advice and start attending Holy great youth leaders there who Trinity Brompton (HTB) in 2003, but were key in my faith journey,” 0300 111 4444 the track ‘Waves’ on Worship Cen - he said. CONFERENCES tral’s recent ‘Mercy Road’ album is Now in a position to influ - [email protected] reminiscent of the haunting quality of ence the faith of people Iona’s beautiful vocals. around the world, he is quick www.cct.org.uk/belseybridge AWAY DAYS Holy Trinity Brompton is an to count his blessings. He Belsey Bridge Conference Centre EVENTS Anglican church in central London, said: “It is such a privilege to Ditchingham, , NR35 2DZ SHORT BREAKS perhaps best known for birthing the be able to use the gifts that I CELEBRATIONS FUNCTIONS 11:55:05 4 Good News for Norwich & Norfolk, Summer 2018 www.networknorfolk.co.uk King’s Lynn is set to celebrate

A dozen West Norfolk churches Christians Against Poverty, Bridge for Heroes, Word on the Wash and the educational interac - are set to come together for the tive mobile Key to Life? unit from Counties UK. third year running to run the free The local churches involved with Celebrate Celebrate King’s Lynn community will again be running games and have informa - tion stands. They include: fun day in the town centre on Free presentation of key to life I Church of the Nazarene Saturday June 9. I King’s Lynn Cornerstone Baptist Church I King’s Glory Church I ence which delivers elements of the existing An award-winning interactive mobile educa - I tion unit which helps tell the story of Jesus to RE curriculum in a truly immersive experience, The Gateway Church he event team is expecting an increase in I The King’s Centre Christian Fellowship young people in schools and churches will be using scent, sound, touch screens and high the numbers attending as the people of part of the Celebrate Norwich & Norfolk event quality media to transport pupils to the life and I North Lynn Methodist Church T King’s Lynn gather for the free festival I at the Forum in Norwich on Saturday June 16. times of Jesus. It can also be used for a 45- with music, food and entertainment which will St John The Evangelist I And primary school age church youth minute presentation in churches and to youth be staged once again in the town’s central park, Church in the Woottons groups and Sunday schools are invited to book groups. The Walks, on Saturday June 9, from 10-4pm. I The Salvation Army a free 45-minute interactive presentation for The content includes: timelines, decorate a As always, everything at the event is free and I St Faith’s Church their young people to experience the £250,000 scene, story board activity, games, empathy courtesy of the charity and the town’s churches, I King’s Lynn Community Adventist Church mobile education unit for themselves. with characters, short films, small group dis - including a free barbecue. This year’s event will I King’s Lynn Evangelical Church Run by long-standing charity Counties, Key cussions, real biographies, voting and explor - include a stage featuring live music, drama and Celebrate King’s Lynn organiser, Maarten to Life? is housed in a purpose-built vehicle ing our own opinions. There are chapters a circus performer. Klem, said: “The whole idea that transforms into a large interactive learning headed: The Christmas story; Jesus in history; Music will be provided by of Celebrate King’s Lynn is space, featuring floor-to-ceiling touch screens A story Jesus told; A miracle Jesus did; The bands including Matt for the Christian churches linked to a computer system. It can go any - Easter story; ‘Does it matter now?’ and more. McCleary, King’s Lynn around West Norfolk to put where in the UK, it is mobile, and doesn’t need To book a free slot for a group email Kevin Street Church and The Flat on an entirely free event for to take up space in a building. Baldwin at [email protected] or ring Earth Disciples. everyone from the local Key to Life? is a cutting-edge mobile experi - 07968 705623 and quote Celebrate Norwich. Free fun activities include community to come and Go Karts, The Gladiator, enjoy. Any other churches or Sumo Wrestling, Eliminator, Christian groups that want a bouncy castle, giant chil - to join us are more than wel - dren’s slide, buzz wire and come, just get in contact.” face painting. To find out more, contact Other groups attending include the Christian Maarten at [email protected] or Motorcycle Association, drama from Open the visit: www.celebratekingslynn.com Book, Sally Beadle’s Bible Circus, Foodbank, Car parking is at the town centre multi-storey.

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The Celebrate Norwich & OMF Norfolk Christian Services and Projects Exhibition UK I will take place in the A Norfolk Healing Christian Forum and on Millennium Christian Vision for Rooms mission Good News Plain, in Norwich city agency Men I Exists to offer prayer for centre, from 9am to 4pm that I Good News aims to share I We simply seek to intro - healing to anyone, free of the good news about Jesus on Saturday June 16. serves the church and seeks duce men to Jesus. This is charge and without an to bring the gospel to all the Christ at events across achieved by equipping the appointment, for physical, The line-up of exhibitors peoples of East Asia. It helps Norfolk. email: local church with tools, re - emotional or spiritual needs includes: to place Christians to share good.news.stand.norfolk@g sources, training and sup - in accordance with scripture. the love of Christ with East mail.com port. Check out the website www.norfolkhealin - Asians worldwide. for more info, particularly the grooms.co.uk www.omf.org/uk/ various local and national events throughout the year. www.cvm.org.uk The Norfolk Postal Bible School Horstead Centre Christian Aid I Uses the St John the Baptist I The Horstead Centre near I Reaching out to help the resources Catholic Cathedral Norwich provides young poorest communities around produced by I The Catholic Cathedral is people with opportunities for the world and has a local Bible Educa - a beautiful building and educational, personal, social office in Norwich. We exist to tional Serv - place of prayer, open to Friends Interna - and spiritual development change hearts in the rich ices to run everyone and free to enter through an exciting world and change lives in correspon - with Tower Tours and magnif - tional Norwich programme of residential the poor world. We help dence schools through the icent views. Its Narthex visi - I Sharing the love of Christ stays, activity days and mini churches to pray, act and postal system, and to supply tor centre offers conference with international students conferencing. give to reduce poverty in groups, Bible classes, facilities, the Garden Café studying in Norwich; www.horsteadcentre.org.uk some of the most deprived schools and Sunday and Cathedral Shop. supporting them through areas of the world. schools. www.sjbcathedral.org.uk friendship, hospitality and www.christianaid.org.uk www.norfolkpbs.co.uk cultural events. www.friendsinter- Ecumenism national.uk/norwich I What is it and why should Samaritan’s Purse UK Mothers’ Union - we be celebrating it 500 Norwich Healing years after the Reformation? I Is an international relief Diocese of Norwich John Myhill will provide infor - The Mix - Norfolk Rooms and development organisa - I I Through campaigning, mation and an opportunity I Organises fun, friendly Anyone can come for tion that works through local community projects and for discussion about and informal social events in prayer, no matter what the churches to proclaim and prayer across the world our churches in Norwich. Norfolk aimed at the 25+ age need, whether physical, demonstrate the love of God volunteer members promote range. It is an inter-church, emotional, or spiritual con - amongst communities in stable marriage and family inter-denominational initia - cerns. Our team is dedicated need (in countries across life to create lasting change Norwich Quaker tive which sees friendships to seeing the same healings Sub-Saharan Africa, Eastern for families and their Meeting as a major part of God’s which took place in the Bible, Europe and Central Asia) take place today. communities. I kingdom and mission. across the world. muenterprises.org/ Rooted in Christianity, www.norwichhealin - www.samaritans- Quakers believe there is ‘that Search “Mix Norfolk” on norwichmu grooms.co.uk purse.org.uk of God’ Facebook or email: in every - [email protected] Community Action one. The experi - Norwich ence of I Quaker Meeting Heartbeat the needs of silent Hebron Trust people worship Ministries London School of I Hebron House is a safe, through a provides a contemporary, ex - I A Norfolk-based servant nurturing and intensively Theology programme ploratory and radical spiritual ministry that seeks to supportive community envi - I The London School of of commu - path for those seeking strengthen people to be - ronment in which to rehabili - Theology exists to serve the nity care in meaning and purpose to life. come healthy and active tate from drug and alcohol church of Jesus Christ by the Laken - Visit our stand and discover members within the Body of dependency and the life- educating individuals, ham and Tuckswood areas famous Quaker companies Christ. It has monthly meet - dominating problems that equipping local churches, of Norwich. from the past and the role ings plus occasional regional serious substance misuse and engaging in leading www.communityaction Quakers played in shaping conferences and events. can cause. research. norwich.co.uk our nation. heartbeatministries.co.uk www.norwichquakers.org.uk www.hebrontrust.org.uk https://home.lst.ac.uk/ 6 Good News for Norwich & Norfolk, Summer 2018 www.networknorfolk.co.uk Eating out Cafe provides a real stepp in

Stepping Stones café in the a bite to heart of Norwich city centre is more than just a place to eat eat great food, it is a thriving social enterprise as well, as Keith I When I dropped into Morris found out. the café for a quick work - ing lunch, I chose a bacon and egg baguette, s part of YMCA Norfolk’s Norwich which came with a small Central accommodation facility, dressed salad and some A right next to , crisps. The bacon was Stepping Stones provides training and cater - nicely cooked and the ing skills for young people. eggs runny in the middle, Under the supervision of head chef just as I like them. It was Nathan Pickett and manager Julie Brown, also served within a the café has helped to transform the lives of short space of time, so vulnerable young people locally by provid - no hanging around feel - ing real life work experience, training, skills ing hungry. The cost was and links into employment. Many have a reasonable £4.55. gone on to work in other well-known local restaurants. Julie said: “Many young people come into the YMCA’s supported housing because of homelessness, chaotic backgrounds, family breakdown and other difficult and complex circumstances. This has often affected their education and ability to move forward in their career pathways. Through our training and skills social enterprise we are able to help some of them acquire the skills and Slimmers’ selections are also always experience to develop a career in catering.” available. But of course, the main reason for the café is For those needing a quick bite to eat in or take to provide great food and drink to customers, out, a sandwich/baguette, crisps and drink which it has been doing for six years now. meal deal is available at just £3.75. Whether you are looking for an all-day Other quick options include hot baguettes breakfast, a tasty lunch special, or a panini, and paninis, jacket potatoes with various fillings home-made soup or jacket potato to eat in or and home-made soup of the day with a take out, Stepping Stones is the place to go. baguette. Nathan and his team cook three different A popular choice is, of course, the all-day daily specials such as home-made lasagne and breakfast with sausage, egg, bacon, baked salad, pork sweet chilli noodles with stir-fry veg beans, grilled tomato, mushrooms, toast and a and chicken tikka masala, rice and naan bread, hot drink for £5.75. A breakfast baguette and all at £6.50. vegetarian options are also available. on the menu

I Prices N All day full English break - fast £5.75 N Hot breakfast baguette £4.60 N Meal deal £3.75 N Home-made soup £4.20 N Daily hot specials £6.50 N Paninis: from £5.40 N Jacket potatoes: from £4.50

I Find us Opposite Norwich Bus Sta - tion, Surrey Street, Norwich N www.ymcanorfolk.org/what-we-do-2/step - I Opening hours ping-stones-cafe Monday – Saturday 8:00am – 3.30pm I Corporate catering I Contacts Chef Nathan’s (pictured above) team also offer a menu for business lunches and breakfast N Tel: 01603 877955 brunches including buffets with sandwiches, N Email: [email protected] finger food platters, cakes and fruit. www.celebratenorfolk.co.uk Good News for Norwich & Norfolk, Summer 2018 7 Hymnbooks cross the g stone world from Norwich Many of the people crowding into church services around the world this year will be opening hymn- books from Norwich-based Hymns Ancient and Modern.

ven if everyone is not singing from E exactly the same hymnbook, the chances are high that the song book you are handed comes from Hymns Ancient and Modern. The classic collection of hymns was named more than 150 years ago from a chance meeting of two clergymen on a train. Hymns Ancient and Modern is not just a hymn book, it is a Christian charity and it is based in Norwich. The Hymns Ancient and Modern distribution centre in Norwich. Via book and newspaper publishing, book- selling and distribution, it generates funds in order to fulfil its charitable purpose of making grants to churches and Christian organisations. 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Each day, hundreds of orders and thousands family in 50-year of books go out to customers worldwide from Kevin Cobbold Funeral Services the Norwich distribution centre – backed up by modern technology, digital printing and tradi- church role tradition tional forklift trucks. Of course, peak times in the Christian church year see NBM at its busiest 01603 528800 07789 586817 I Story continued from front page – and this year especially so with sales of over 80,000 copies of the new Church of England “As my grandparents had met in this place, booklet for Advent, God with us. Christian funeral director been trained up and sent out into the world, In September 2017, NBM was delighted to be so this place has been a time of transforma - awarded for the first time the title Christian tion, training and growth for me,” said Beth. Distributor of the year in recognition of the Independent, affordable and personal “It is exciting because I look at where God quality of its service and despatch levels. has taken my grandparents from their time at The first Hymns A&M was published in 1861 Home visits, Full quotations, Funeral Plans, Memorials LST, how He has used them for His kingdom and went on to sell over 200 million copies. 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One of the Show's themes this and young people to get stuck into; light the care and dedication of so & Communications for the Diocese year is Wellbeing and the Diocese the opportunity to try bell ringing many volunteers who look after of Norwich, said: “The Show is an their local church building, brick amazing opportunity to highlight by brick, to ensure its open for the what God is doing across Norfolk local community and visitors each and Waveney through the local day. church as well as promoting Chris - If you have any spare Lego you tians working together through could donate towards the big build many different charities. Through (it can’t be returned) please drop a vibrant, colourful and engaging off or post it to Diocesan House, presence we want to give just a 109 Road, Easton, Nor - taste of the love God has for all.” wich, NR9 5ES and mark with the Other local Christian charities, words “Norfolk Show Big Build”. organisations and churches will be The marquee will have a large exhibiting with the Diocese to café area for those wanting refresh - showcase the work they do, ment or a place to stop and relax as including Scripture Union, Chris - well as featuring a large soft play tian Aid, Norfolk Community area for toddlers and parents. Chaplaincy, Norfolk YMCA, School choirs and music groups Norwich Cathedral, STN Sports will be performing on the stage Factory, Norfolk Postal Bible during both days. Many Diocese School, Mothers’ Union, Norfolk partner organisations will be run - Wildlife Trust, PlayVan, Horstead ning interactive areas such as the Centre and Spire Property Church Urban Fund (through Consultants. Imagine Norfolk Together) Do come and visit us at stand discussing poverty and homeless - 227 (Avenue 8, Second Drive).

Printed by Archant Print, Thorpe Print Centre, Norwich The Diocese of Norwich marquee at last year’s Royal Norfolk Show.