Annual Parish Meeting of Great & Little Gidding Parish Council

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Annual Parish Meeting of Great & Little Gidding Parish Council

Notice of the

2021 Annual Parish Meeting of

Great and Little Gidding Parish Council

This meeting will take place on Tuesday 20th April 2021

Starting at 7.30PM  via ZOOM

This is not a formal Parish Council meeting. It is an opportunity for residents of Great and Little Gidding to find out more about the work that the Parish Council are doing, to raise any issues they wish regarding the village and comment on plans for the coming year. 

All are welcome to join us using this ZOOM link:

https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79521672985?pwd=NWJhOXdpc1RPa3V4WGVhMlkwL2J0Zz09

Meeting ID: 795 2167 2985
Passcode: aj6GP2

AGENDA:

  1. Chairman’s welcome
  2. Due to Government restrictions regarding meetings held in person an Annual Parish Meeting was not held in 2020.
  3. The Chairman’s Annual Report from the Parish Council
  4. Update on current tasks within the Parish and plans for 2021-22.
  5. For members of the public to present, discuss and resolve any other matters related to Great and Little Gidding Parish.  Please submit any questions to the Parish Clerk prior to the meeting on ggparishcouncil@outlook.com or through the Parish Office letterbox by Friday 16th  April.

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Road Closure: B660 Great Gidding Road, Winwick (Gt Gidding speed limit to Winwick speed limit)

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Road Closure: B660 Great Gidding Road, Winwick (Gt Gidding speed limit to Winwick speed limit)

From the Parish Clerk – an email has been received this afternoon (26th March 2021) from Highways Dept. of Cambridgeshire County Council regarding the proposed road closure:

I am writing to advise you of a Road Closure that will be happening very shortly, in order to facilitate essential carriageway maintenance.

At the time of this letter, currently scheduled Friday 9th April 2021 for approximately two days (Dependent on Weather) – Carriageway Surface Dressing Treatment.

Whilst the work is in progress, during operational hours, the road will be closed from approximately 7.30am to 6pm, and vehicular access will be restricted. A signed diversion route will be in place for through traffic.

In order for the contractor to complete the work with minimum disruption, it is essential that no vehicles are parked on the road. If you have particular access requirements, please speak to a member of the crew onsite who will be able to assist.

Access to properties within the closure area will be possible, but are subject to working conditions, and delays are to be expected. Crews will be working in accordance with Covid 19 guidelines.

These works are weather dependent and changes are possible at short notice. As there will be no further letters regarding these works, please look out for the advanced notices on site, as these will give the most up to date information; or contact our call centre or email as above.

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Robin Hayden

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Robin Hayden

Robin’s funeral service will be held on Monday, 15 March, 2021 at 2.00p.m. at St. Michael’s Church, Great Gidding.

Covid restrictions

Sadly, Covid regulations restrict numbers attending the service to 30. 

Around the village

However, if you would like to show your appreciation for one of Gidding’s great characters, you will be able to do so on the day as Robin’s journey to the church will be preceded by a final circuit of the village he so loved and where he spent his entire life.

Starting at approximately 1.40p.m., first passing Flittermere Gate, the hearse will travel from the Glatton end of the village, down Main Street, then up Chapel End, Mill Road and back to Main Street before arriving at St. Michael’s.

Kind words

Gill wants to thank everyone for their very kind words, emails and notes of support.  She is extremely grateful for your kindness and hopes that as many people as possible will take a moment to pause and pay their respects, either standing by your gate or at the roadside, as the hearse passes by.

Donations

If you would like to make a donation in Robin’s memory you can do so through Crowson’s Funeral Directors or direct to the charity. 

All donations received will go to support the work of The Air Ambulance Service

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Church Services January and February 2021

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Church Services January and February 2021

In response to the current lockdown, Great Gidding Parochial Church Council has unanimously agreed to suspend public worship for the months of January and February. This means there will be no services of Holy Communion or Evensong at either St Michael’s or St John’s Church for the next two months.

Services continue online

However, services will be continued to be streamed on line. Details of services, and how to access them, can be found on the North Leightonstone website at www.norleigh.org.uk

This coming Sunday (17th January) there will be a service of Morning Prayer, starting at 9.30am, led by our Lay Reader, Jim Hogg. This will be via a ZOOM link. If you would like to join this service, then contact Jim. He, in turn, will email you a link you can click on, and thereby, you can take part in this service. His email address is: james.hogg@norleigh.org.uk

St Michael’s still open twice a week for private prayer

Whilst public worship is suspended, St Michael’s Church, Great Gidding will continue to be open twice a week for private prayer i.e. Thursday (9.30am – 1pm) and Sunday (1pm – 4pm).

St John’s Church, Little Gidding remains closed until further notice.

If you have any questions, then please contact the churchwarden, John De Val (tel: 01832/2934170)

Need a chat or help?

Finally, if you are aware of anyone who would welcome a phone call for a chat, or needs any help, then once again please contact John.

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Service of Holy Communion

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Service of Holy Communion

A Service of Holy Communion will be held at St Michael’s Church, Great Gidding

If you wish to come to this service, can you please help us by informing John De Val of your intention to attend – this will be much appreciated. 

You may either telephone him on 01832/293417 or email him 

johnedeval@hotmail.com

COVID requirements of masks, sanitizations, self distancing etc. will be followed.

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Church services for Christmas 2020

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Church services for Christmas 2020

Christmas this year will be unlike any previous Christmas. This also applies to Christmas celebrations in both our churches in the Giddings.

St Michael’s Church, Great Gidding

The Parochial Church Council explored the viability of a short Carol Service at St Michael’s, accepting the congregation would not be able to sing etc. We even found four people from outside the village to sing, socially distanced in the chancel. However, with the new COVID rules and Tier regulations, it was felt there were too many associated problems to ensure compliance with COVID rules, and keeping everyone (congregation and singers) safe.

There will be a Benefice Carol Service ‘online’ at 7pm on Christmas Eve. To join online please click on the benefice website: www.norleigh.org.uk

There will be no Midnight Communion on Christmas Eve this year. However there will be a short service of Holy Communion (no longer than thirty minutes) on Christmas Eve, to which you are all invited to celebrate the birth of Jesus. This service will start at the earlier time of 6.00pm.

If you wish to come to this service, can you please help us by informing John De Val of your intention to attend – this will be much appreciated. 

You may either telephone him on 01832/293417 or email him 

johnedeval@hotmail.com

COVID requirements of masks, sanitizations, self distancing etc. will be followed.

Finally, the church will be CLOSED on Thursday morning (24th December) in order to meet the necessary safety regulations for our Christmas Eve service later in the day.

St John’s Church, Little Gidding

There will be no Carol Service at Little Gidding this year.

However it is planned to hold a service of Holy Communion on Sunday 27th December at 11am. However this is subject to completion of restoration work, and the appropriate Risk Assessment being carried out. Please check with the Gidding website nearer the time. Alternatively you can contact the churchwarden, John De Val (tel: 01832/293417). 

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St Michael’s Church, 2 minute silence

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St Michael's Church, 2 minute silence

Owing to the recently announced COVID-19 restrictions we are unable to hold our usual Remembrance Service at St. Michael’s Church this coming Sunday. The Royal British Legion have suggested that one way of remembering together those who have lost their lives in war, would be to step outside our front doors at 11.00 on Sunday and keep a 2 minute silence together.

We think this is a good idea and we will ring the Church bell to mark the beginning and end of the 2 minutes.

We hope you will join with us in this act of gratitude for those who gave their lives in the cause of freedom.

John De Val

Churchwarden

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Jubilee Wood Maintenance Dates

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Jubilee Wood Maintenance Dates

Time again for a community effort to trim, plant, shape and prune

Two dates Saturday 28th November and Saturday 5th December (if needed) have been set a side to carry out the usual Jub wood maintenance. Jobs to be done include the trimming of the hedge between the wood and the allotments (partially done) pruning the fruit trees that are scattered through out the wood, some strimming especially the are to be planted up this autumn. Planting around 100 shrub and ground cover plants if conditions allow – this includes mats, tubes, ties and stakes.

Obviously we will have to adhere to the covid rules that will be in force at the time of this proposed event.

Time 9.00am to 12.30pm on both days.

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Church APCM and Electoral Roll

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Church APCM and Electoral Roll

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 may vote at the Vestry meeting for the appointment of officers. Anyone wishing to join the Electoral Roll prior to the APCM must do so by this Saturday 26th September. Application forms can be obtained from Amanda Williams, email: amanda@thegiddings.org.uk or tel: 01832 293037.

Agenda for APM and APCM :

Great with Little and Steeple Gidding

Saturday 10 October 2020 at 2.30pm

Meeting to be held via Zoom video conference.

Annual Parish Meeting

Apologies for absence

Proposal to suspend Article 3 until 2021

Proposal that Churchwardens Measures S3(Churchwarden’s Disqualification) shall not apply for the period up to the date of the APCM 2021.

Election of churchwardens

Annual Parochial Church Meeting

Apologies for absence

Minutes of 2019 APCM

Matters arising

Electoral Role

Annual Report

Fabric Report

Synod Representative-  recommended link for communication purposes

Election of PCC members

Any other business

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UPDATE… Bring us Your Dragons!

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UPDATE: As Covid rules have changed, the Bishop has decided there must not be any events in churches apart from services. So even tho we had social distancing etc all accounted for, it just can’t happen. 
So we hope to have it in the spring. I will store carefully any dragons already received But ask if you want your dragon back.

A message from Luddington…

  • Bring us Your Dragons poster
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