UPDATE from Michael Keck following lockdown announcement: You will have seen the Act of Remembrance for Remembrance Sunday next week advertised in St Michael’s Church. Sadly, events have now overtaken us, and this service can no longer take place. However, whilst congregational worship is not permitted, private
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The Annual Parochial Church Meeting and Vestry meeting will be held at 2.30pm on 10 October 2020 via Zoom. Anyone interested in attending these meetings will need to email Mary Read so that she can invite them to the Zoom meeting. Only those on the Electoral Roll
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Many many thanks from Sawtry foodbank for the continuing support shown by people of the Giddings, and particularly Jed and Aruna at the village shop who are acting as a collection point. This weeks donations from the village to the foodbank are shown in the photo. Requests
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We are delighted to announce that St Michael’s Church will re-open on Sunday 5th July. However, in line with safeguarding rules, the church will only be open for private prayer, and this will be limited to the south aisle, the area to your right as you come
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It is over two months since we closed the doors of our church buildings as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic. We are delighted that we can now plan towards a gradual reopening over the coming months. We continue to follow the guidance provided by the Government,
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In July 2019 I was fortunate to be able to attend the funeral of Dorothy Atkinson who had reached the great age of 100. Mrs Atkinson was one of the most joy-filled people I’ve ever met. She was still visiting the elderly, so she told me, well
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Photos taken on the 75th anniversary of VE Day around Great Gidding (and Little Gidding) during the ‘lockdown’ due to the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. Despite social-isolation restrictions everyone managed to have a joyful day with lots of photo sharing via social media. Thanks to everyone that
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A few photographs taken during the Coronavirus pandemic ‘lockdown’ during Spring 2020. Hoping that in a year’s time we’ll be looking back at these as a distant memory! Send us YOUR photos If you’ve got any photos that you would like to share please send them to
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Caresco run a foodbank in Sawtry and rely on goodwill and local donations to keep things going. They need donations of basic foods to create food parcels for local people. Demand since the beginning of the crisis has increased substantially and they are now preparing and delivering
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