There will be a service of Holy Communion in St Michael’s Church this coming Sunday 6th September starting at 11.30am – please note the later start time of 11.30am. This service will also include the baptism of Annika Welman.
Everyone is very welcome, and it is hoped as many as can will come along to support and welcome Annika into the church community. We trust this service marks the start of a return to some form of regular worship in St Michael’s church. However, sadly singing is still not permitted.
The church will be set up to allow for safe distancing. Hand sanitization will be available. However all people attending must wear masks in the church.
As a consequence of this service and to meet Risk Assessment requirements and to ensure people’s wellbeing, St Michael’s will not be open for private prayer on Thursday 3rd September this week or in the afternoon of Sunday 6 th September.
If you have any questions, please contact John De Val [tel: 293417].
Join us for an evening online with biographer Adam Begley, author of Houdini: The Elusive American, who will be in conversation with Sam Leith, literary editor of the Spectator, about the celebrated escape artist Harry Houdini, how biographers work and what they hope to achieve.
Houdini: The Elusive American
Born Erik Weisz in Budapest in 1874, Houdini grew up as an impoverished Jewish immigrant in America’s Midwest and became world famous—and part of the language—thanks to talent, industry, and ferocious determination. Adam Begley has taken on this fascinating and elusive figure, asking the essential question: What kind of man was this?
Houdini: The Elusive American, part of the Yale University Press Jewish Lives series, will be published on 12th May. Advance praise makes clear its peculiar relevance to our times: “Witty, intelligent, and sprightly, Adam Begley’s Houdini tells a story that is not only central to the American experience, but strangely pertinent to the fakery, fraudulence, and self-promotion dominating our news waves at present.” — Wendy Lesser, author of Jerome Robbins: A Life in Dance
Adam Begley has been living in Great Gidding with his wife, Anne Cotton, since 2016. Before that they lived in Oundle. Adam, who was born in the USA and came to England in 1997, is the author of Houdini: The Elusive American (2020); The Great Nadar: The Man Behind the Camera (2017); and Updike (2014). For many years the books editor of The New York Observer, he was a Guggenheim fellow in 2010. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, the Times of London, the Financial Times, London Review of Books, TLS, and Spectator.
In 1945 Winston Churchill announced Victory in Europe, the end of the Second World War on 8th May. So join in the celebration on the afternoon of 8th May 2020 in your own front gardens, or on the pavement outside your house (2m apart from your neighbours) with a cup of tea (or beverage of your choice) and cake.
You may also wish to decorate your garden, front of house, in 1940s style, or red, white and blue. Please take some photographs for display in the Village Hall on a future date.
Regrettably we have had to postpone the Barn Dance, due to the uncertainty of what stage we will be at with the Coronavirus.
We would like to thank all of you who bought tickets for your support. We hope that when we come out the other side of this, you will join us for a rearranged event.
In the meantime, refunds are available from Aruna at Great Gidding Village Stores.
Hey! Spring’s on its way! It’s time to come out of hibernation, shake those winter greys away and have some fun and laughter at the Great Gidding Barn Dance.
Live music From the Fruitcake Band
The members of the Fruitcake Band have been providing dance nights which are tailored to the occasion and the skills of the dancers, and with Maggie’s clear instructions at the start of each set, you will all be able to join in the fun.
Food and drink!
The bar opens at 7.00pm and the dancing starts at 7.30pm. Tickets prices includes food and are priced for adults and children.
Tickets now available at Gidding Village Stores
It’s on Saturday, March 28th so get down to Great Gidding Stores and secure your ticket pronto!
Now that the hedge bottoms and roadsides have been flailed in and around the village, the years harvest of plastic bottles and “take away” coffee cups can begin. A cursory inspection suggest a bountiful harvest of others peoples detritus that has found its way into hedge,ditch bottoms and verges.
Most important is that we carry this operation out in a safe manner. Nobody will be asked or should put themselves at risk. Stout gloves and a litter picking device which can be bought for the price of a “takeaway meal and drink” Anything we collect we stick in our grey, black bins to be collected in the usual manner.
Refreshments : Soup will be available, any other offers would be gratefully received
Gidding Christmas Cornucopia, 2.00pm – 5.00pm this Saturday November 23rd at Great Gidding Village Hall (PE28 5NU).
The roads are open and there’s plenty of parking so come and enjoy an afternoon of browsing for presents, buying lots of them, and then relaxing with coffee and a delicious cake in the adjoining Gidding Gobblers Café.
There are fabulous and unique Christmas gifts, a laden tombola table, and our friendly jester Dick will be wandering amongst you to entice you with raffle tickets to win a sumptuous Christmas hamper. The winner will be announced at 4.45pm at the event.
Gidding Christmas Cornucopia, 2.00pm – 5.00pm November 23rd, Great Gidding Village Hall.
Mark your diaries – it’s time to start your Christmas shopping (some of you have probably already started!!).
Entry is FREE and there’s going to be over 20 crafts and gifts stall holders and all are busy lovingly creating their products and preparing their wares ready for the 23rd November. Here are just some of the beautiful items that will be on sale…
…and don’t forget that the Gidding Gobblers Café will be open for delicious cakes and coffees too!
Funds raised from booking of the stalls and profits from the Gidding Gobblers Café will be used to help with refurbishment of the Village Hall.
