Reflections Blog

ST MARY’S, GREAT WYMONDLEY 

COMMUNITY LUNCH

We had a very successful community lunch to commemorate the coronation of King Charles III, on the village green. Around 120 people from the parish and benefice attended and we were very lucky to have some bright sunshine in the afternoon. We shared a lovely meal of coronation quiche and coronation chicken served with rice and salad, and a selection of delicious puddings. A big thank you from the Great Wymondley PCC to all the volunteer cooks, helpers to set up and pack away and everyone who came along.

CHURCH FETE

The St Mary's Great Wymondley summer fete will be held on the 18^th of June starting at 2pm. Please do join us for an afternoon of fun for the whole family. 

Cream teas - BBQ - Raffle - Dog show - art and craft corner - white elephant - break the china - tombola and many other fun stalls.

Please contact Caroline if you are able to help on the day.

ANNUAL PAROCHIAL CHURCH MEETING

The APCM was held the 2^nd of May in the church. Paul Harding and Caroline McDonnell are elected ordinary Parochial Church Council members. Mike Bradley-Russell is treasurer and Paul will be Deanery Synod representative. Caroline continues as church warden. 

If you would like to learn more about the governance of the church and perhaps become involved, please contact Caroline.

Caroline McDonnell

ST MARY’S LITTLE WYMONDLEY

ANNUAL PAROCHIAL CHURCH MEETING

This was held last month at The Vicarage and I can report that our P.C.C. remains unchanged.

Mike Allardyce is our churchwarden, Angie Tether our treasurer, I am secretary and David Palmer, Harold Lindsay, Melanie Whittick and Anthony Stratton remain on the council. Caroline McDonnell, churchwarden in Great Wymondley, has very kindly offered to become our Safeguarding officer, a role she also covers for Great Wymondley, so we will be very grateful for her support.

Come along and support our church fundraising event

St Ippolyts Church is holding an open gardens fund raising event in St Ippolyts & Gosmore on Sunday 2nd July 2023 between 12:00 and 17:00.

If anyone can help by

Acting as a marshall  at the Parish Hall or along MAydencroft Lane

Help service teas coffees and cake at the Parish Hall

Make a cake to sell

Provide some plants for the plant stall

Help on the plant stall

or help in any other way

PLEASE CONTACT BARBARA THOMAS AT This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Once again our kestrels are hatching young in the church tower. As of Wednesday 17th May we had 4 eggs and 2 young.

As well as the kestels Nuthatches have taken residence in one of nest boxes in the churchyard and as of 21st May they were feeding young at the nest box entrance.