Parish Wide Litter Pick

Parish Wide Litter Pick

Over the last few days several village residents have come together to facilitate the parish wide litter pick. Its disapointing to have to resort to these activities but its the price we pay for a consumer society that has poor environmental credentials especially the redbullswillingcostacoffeelobbingmcdonaldsthrowingheinekensboozingcoladrinkingsandwichpackmunchingcrisppackettossing clients who

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Choral Evensong at St Michael’s, Saturday 28th September

Choral Evensong at St Michael's, Saturday 28th September

There was a good congregation for this service on Saturday afternoon. The service was conducted by Revd Canon Fiona Brampton (our new Associate Priest), and the music was led by the St Peter’s Singers of Peterborough, under the direction of Jeremy Jepson. The theme of the service

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The gap in the Jubilee Wood hedge, a photographic record

The gap in the Jubilee Wood hedge, a photographic record

This is an interactive exercise for digital camera users, a chance to get your photograph on the village website.   Along the eastern boundary hedgerow of the Jubilee Wood is a large gap in the hedge deliberately maintained so as to provide a “window” for the view beyond the hedge.

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Service of Remembrance

Service of Remembrance

This year our Service of Remembrance at St Michael’s Church on Sunday 12th November takes place in the late afternoon at 5pm. The Sawtry Branch of the British Legion will be in attendance, and the service will be taken by Revd Mandy Flaherty. Before the service, the

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Mary Jepp begins her new life in Kilmarnock

Mary Jepp begins her new life in Kilmarnock

The Induction of Revd Mary Jepp took place at Holy Trinity Church, Kilmarnock on Thursday 15th June. A number of people from the Benefice travelled north to attend. The church was packed for the service taken by the Bishop of Glasgow & Galloway. Besides Mary’s parishioners and

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Mary’s final service ends on a merry note

Mary's final service ends on a merry note

The Revd Mary Jepp’s final service took place on Sunday 21st May at St Michael’s Church. The service was one of Choral Evensong. We were delighted to welcome back “Divers Voyces” to lead the music, and they sang settings by Bruckner, Morales, Holst and Peter Phillips. The

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Talk and organ recital – CANCELLED

Talk and organ recital - CANCELLED

DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES, THE TALK AND ORGAN RECITAL ON FRIDAY 19TH MAY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE EVENT WILL BE RE-SCHEDULED LATER THIS YEAR. Friday 19th May 2017 at 7.30 pm in St Michael’s Church at Great Gidding José Hopkins (Diocese of Ely Organ Advisor) will give a short talk about

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Choral Evensong – Sunday 21st May 2017

Choral Evensong – Sunday 21st May 2017

We welcome back Divers Voyces with their Music Director, Jeremy Jepson, to lead the music at this service. The Introit will be by Anton Bruckner (Locus isti), and the canticles sung to settings by the 16th century Spanish composer Christòbel de Morales and Gustav Holst.  As Ascension

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