JUNE 2017 Last submissions date for next issue: 18th June 2017 [email protected] Tel. 727072 Available online at www.northwold.net ST ANDREW’S CHURCH FROM THE EDITOR COFFEE MORNING Summer is here! How long it will last is the eternal question which we love to discuss on street corners and over garden hedges. Northwold Carnival is almost upon us - good luck to Everyone is all involved on 10th June. Why not enjoy the Richard Digance concert at „The Grange‟ on 18th June? Laughter and Join us in Church merriment on Fathers‟ Day whilst raising money for charity. Thursday 22nd June Long, bright sunny days also mean local art exhibitions @Stoke Ferry & Brandon. Best Wishes, Jonathan from 10.30am Saint Andrew’s Restoration Appeal All proceeds to Church Funds (SARA) with present the film JACKIE [15] (TBC) We hope to show “Jackie” starring Natalie Portman. The film follows Jackie Kennedy when she was First Lady in the White House and her life following the assassination of her husband. This will be a new release for the company we use and we have not yet had confirmation that we can have it. If we can’t, we will show another popular film. Please look out for notices in village shops and village noticeboards for updates. Northwold Village Hall Friday 30th June at 7.30pm Doors open at 7.00pm Tickets £6 at the door or £5 in advance from: Ann Howarth (01366) 727772 NORTHWOLD CARNIVAL „WATER OR WINE‟ Lyn and Mike Arman will be once again running this very popular stall at the Village Carnival in aid of St Andrew‟s Restoration Appeal (SARA). In order for this to be a success, we need to call again on your generosity by donating full bottles of wine. If you would like to donate please call 728848 and we would be happy to collect, or you can drop off at Adam Cottage, 5 Little London Lane. Many thanks Mike and Lyn Inside this issue: WELCOME PACK Message from the Editor cover St. Andrew's Northwold gives all new Northwold Village Cinema residents a pack full of useful Northwold Carnival Water or Wine? St. Andrew‟s Coffee Morning GRIMSHOE BENEFICE information about the church and the Richard Digance & The Broadside Boys Concert village. The Village Life Team 2 St Mary‟s Feltwell St Andrew‟s Northwold Church Dairy If, by any chance, you have not Northwold Welcome Pack St James‟ Hockwold St Andrew‟s Pet Service St Andrew‟s Northwold received one and would like to, please St Andrew‟s Choir contact: Northwold Prayer Group & Bible Study St Mary‟s Southery Christ Church Whittington Benefice Services 3 St Mary‟s Weeting Irene Quinn Café Cre8 West Dereham All Saints Academy Lunch Club 55 Methwold Road St George‟s Methwold Coffee Morning JUNE 2017 Northwold Northwold WI 4 - 5 01366 728098 Foot Health Clinic Brandon Arts Society Exhibition Northwold Care Group - Lunch Club ST.ANDREW‟S NORTHWOLD I will be pleased to visit you with a Mark & Val Elwes Change of Address Northwold Spiritualists CHURCH SERVICES Pack. Art @Stoke Ferry The Norman School Report 6 - 7 ST. ANDREW‟S NORTHWOLD Stay and Play Garden Café Plus HOLY COMMUNION and What does the Dr. think this month? 8 - 9 special services within the Benefice. The „Desert Rats‟ Association Memorial Day PET SERVICE Messy Church at Weeting th Northwold Remembers 4 : Benefice Communion Sunday July 16th Northwold & Whittington Annual Parish Meeting 10- & Parish Council Annual Meeting Minutes at St Mary’s, Weeting at 10 am. N & W PC Meeting Dates 2017 14 10.00 Able Community Care Q & A 15 All pets and their owners will be The WNRDA Magpie Centre 16 11th: Holy Communion Northwold Village Hall Clubs, Activities & Classes warmly welcomed (please make Northwold Cricket Club 11.00 Foodbank 17 sure that, where necessary, pets are Northwold Bowls 100 Club th Northwold Sports & Social Club 18 : Service of the Word: under control!) We always enjoy Richard Digance & The Broadside Boys Concert these occasions – and I think the Northwold Village History Weekend 18 10.00 Mobile Library Timetables pets do too! So please do come. Classified Ads 19 th 25 : Holy Communion: Jane Luckman Northwold Carnival Back 9.15 Page ST. ANDREW‟S The Village Life Team CHURCH CHOIR N.B. ALL BENEFICE SERVICES is always looking for new members. Editor/Advertising ARE IN BOLD & ITALIC Jonathan Clayton We rehearse weekly and sing once a [email protected] THERE MAY BE CHANGES SO month and for special festivals in church. Tel. 727072 PLEASE KEEP AN EYE ON THE NOTICE BOARDS If you enjoy singing and would like to Deputy Editor join us, please contact VACANT If you have any questions or would Carol Sharp Tel. 728227 Circulation Managers like further information, please Mavis & George Gillett look at the church notice board or Tel. 727465 NORTHWOLD PRAYER website: GROUP & BIBLE STUDY Committee www.northwoldchurch.org.uk The next meetings are on Chair WED 7th JUNE at 10.30am Carol Sharp To discuss weddings, baptisms, Tel. 728227 & funerals or any other pastoral Treasurer WED 21st JUNE at 10.30am matters, please contact the Stephanie Squires Benefice Rector: and then every other Wednesday Tel. 728317 same time, same place The views expressed in submitted items are not The Reverend Joan Horan necessarily endorsed by Northwold & Whittington 55 Methwold Road - Village Life. Whilst we endeavour to ensure that all 01842 828034 Irene & Mike‟s place information contained in the newsletter is correct, we cannot be held responsible for errors. The Editor Refreshments will be served reserves the right to refuse or omit items without [email protected] explanation. All very welcome. Page 2 Christ Church All Saints, Wretton Whittington with Stoke Ferry St. Andrew‟s St. George‟s St. Margaret‟s West Dereham Methwold Wereham St Mary‟s St Mary‟s All Saints‟ Barton Bendish Beachamwell Boughton Licensed Lay Minister Priest-in-Charge Licensed Lay Minister Carol Nicholas-Letch Rev Ken Waters Janet Tanton Honey Tree, Furlong Drove, Stoke Ferry 6 The Avenue, Brookville 6 Hilgay Road, West Dereham 01366 500704 01366 727220 01366 500031 JUNE 2017 Sunday 4th 9.30am Service of the Word Wretton & Stoke Ferry Carol Nicholas-Letch Pentecost 9.30am Service of the Word Methwold Ray Burman 11am Family Service West Dereham Janet Tanton 6pm Evensong Wereham Janet Tanton Sunday 11th 9.30am Service of the Word Whittington Michael Poole Trinity 9.30am Holy Communion West Dereham Rev Ken Waters 9.30am Service of the Word Methwold Janet Tanton Thursday 15th 5.30pm Compline Whittington Michael Poole Sunday 18th 9.30am Service of the Word West Dereham Peter King 9.30am Service of the Word Wretton & Stoke Ferry Janet Tanton 9.30am Holy Communion Methwold Rev Ken Waters Sunday 25th 9.30am Service of the Word Methwold Diane Mantle 9.30am Service of the Word West Dereham Peter King 9.30am Holy Communion Whittington Rev Ken Waters Mrs Pat Voutt and Angie are in charge of the cleaning and flowers at Whittington Church this month and Mrs Heather Durrance & Elaine will be doing the same at Wretton. Church contacts: Dr Ian Nisbet 01842 828956 St George‟s Methwold Miss Elaine Taylor 01366 500948 Christ Church Whittington and All Saints Wretton with Stoke Ferry Mrs Sheila Smith 01366 858765 St Margaret‟s Wereham Mr Michael Poole 01553 812112 St Andrew‟s West Dereham Every Wednesday: Café cre8 - Coffee Morning at West Dereham Village Hall 9.15 – 11am. Open to everyone ages 0 – 99. For information contact Janet on [email protected]. Every Thursday: All Saint’s Lunch Club – The club meets in All Saints Academy for coffee at 10.30 am and for a two-course lunch (£3.50) at 12.00 pm. For more details of this and Flexible Fellowship, contact Carol Nicholas-Letch on 01366-500704. Alternate Wednesdays: St George’s Church, Methwold - Tea, Coffee & Homemade Cakes - Wednesday 6th & 20th June from 10am until 12pm. Meet up with friends, make new friends or just enjoy the drinks and cakes! Enjoy a drink and homemade cake for only £1.50 Page 3 NORTHWOLD WI Thirty members and a visitor, have made their decision on the title decorated mirrors and hangings. It attended our meeting on Tuesday 9th of their contribution for the event – was a very interesting demonstration, May. The Village Yard Sale was a all will be revealed on the day. Pat made it look quite easy – however, success once again, with stall I am sure it is much trickier than it We registered our support for the WI holders making between £2.50 and looks. Members were able to purchase Resolutions for 2017 which are 1. £400, many people donated their items and Pat donated a piece for our Alleviating Loneliness ; 2. „Plastic profits to their favourite Charities. raffle. The competition – „An Unusual Soup: Keep Micro-plastic Fibres Out The refreshments proved very Piece of Glass‟ , was won by of our Oceans. popular indeed, our WI is renowned Rosemary and the delicious food was for its good food, I think we have The „Ladies Who Lunch‟ reported provided by Jo, JoAnne and Marian. more good cooks per square metre on their visit to Chalk and Cheese at Our meeting in June, is Our Annual in Northwold, than many other Shouldham last month, with mixed Garden Party, to be held at Pauline‟s Villages! In her opening address, feelings. The food was very good house, for which plans and our President said, “This year‟s but the service, less so – very slow preparations are underway, let‟s hope guest appearance by the Village Hall apparently.