Radiance Yoga: Yoga | Meditation | Relaxation

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Yoga classes for all levels, including beginners, in Great Gidding (Wednesday 6:30PM and Saturday 9AM) & Sawtry (Monday 6PM and 7:30PM)

Classes with Radiance Yoga are designed to help you ease away the stresses and strains of everyday life, releasing tension from the body, boosting resilience and bringing peace and calm to the heart and mind. 

Listen to your body

Yoga is for every-body, you don’t have to be able to touch your toes or bend like a pretzel! You are encouraged to listen to your body and work at your own pace. Stages are offered for each of the postures, so there is something for complete beginners or more experience yogis. 

Every class finishes with a guided relaxation to help you find some peace and stillness in the busy-ness of your day. 

All equipment is provided and your first class is free as a welcome gift. 

Contact Janice by email at janice@radiance-yoga.co.uk or by phone on 01832 293483 to book or for more information, or visit the website: www.radiance-yoga.co.uk  or https://www.facebook.com/radianceyoga108/

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Listen out on Remembrance Sunday for the bells being rung half muffled.

By on October 25, 2019   /   Home page latest news, News stories and reports, St Michael's Church   /   Leave a comment
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Listen out on Remembrance Sunday for the bells being rung half muffled.

What are Bell Muffles? 

These are used when ringing church bells “half muffled”. The bells ring in a sequence which then gives an effect like an echo.  This is because one half of the clapper is covered with a leather muffle, so on the front stroke the bell rings a full sound while on the back stroke the sound is muffled. It has the effect of slowing down the sound, and therefore gives a melancholier effect. 

The red arrow shows the positioning of the muffle on the clapper.

Mufflers in Great Gidding

The youtube below video shows bells ringing half muffled.

5 new bell muffles

St Michael’s church has recently acquired 5 new bell muffles in an embroidered bag which are hand made by a craftsman called “Big Wilf”. Listen out on Remembrance Sunday for the bells being rung half muffled.  

Great Gidding bell mufflers
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Your Christmas shopping starts here!!! Gidding Christmas Cornucopia 23rd November

By on October 25, 2019   /   Forthcoming events, Home page upcoming events   /   Leave a comment
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Your Christmas shopping starts here!!! Gidding Christmas Cornucopia 23rd November

Be sure to visit Great Gidding’s delightful Christmas Cornucopia

Gidding Christmas Cornucopia
  • Gidding Christmas Cornucopia - keyring
  • Gidding Christmas Cornucopia - Natural Beauty gifts
  • Gidding Christmas Cornucopia - Peg decorations
  • Gidding Christmas Cornucopia - Neals Yard gifts
  • Gidding Christmas Cornucopia - reindeer
  • Gidding Christmas Cornucopia - wool roses
  • Gidding Christmas Cornucopia - Christmas decorations
  • Gidding Christmas Cornucopia - Krystyna gnomes
  • Carry Akroyd at Gidding Christmas Cornucopia
  • Gidding Christmas Cornucopia - Andrea Togher felt toys
  • Gidding Christmas Cornucopia - Paul Crank greetings cards
  • Gidding Christmas Cornucopia - gifts

Entry is free and stalls will be selling wonderful gifts from a cornucopia of craftspeople.

Everyone welcome – hope you can make it.

Great Gidding Village Hall, Saturday November 23rd 2019 from 2.00pm until 5.00pm

Stalls include: metalworks, willow weaving, jewellery, greetings cards, Christmas decorations, health & beauty gifts, crochet hats, embroidery, angels, and more!!

Gidding Gobblers cafe

Gidding Gobblers cafe will be open for delicious cakes and coffee 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.

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

By on October 6, 2019   /   Community, Great Gidding, Home page latest news, St Michael's Church, Uncategorized   /   Leave a comment
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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 was centred around the Feast of St Michael and All Angels. This gave the singers the opportunity to sing the carol “The angel Gabriel from heaven came” and the congregation to sing “It came upon the midnight clear”.
It was a great pleasure to welcome back the Revd Mary Jepp (and her husband Michael), who gave the address.
After the service, wine and nibbles were served, and this gave everyone a chance to chat to Mary and Michael.

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Update 20.9.19 – Proposed Base Station Installation and Mast on Main Street

By on September 20, 2019   /   Home page latest news, News stories and reports   /   Leave a comment
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Update 20.9.19 – Proposed Base Station Installation and Mast on Main Street

The latest correspondence from the Harlequin Group to the Mast Action Group:

At present Cornerstone are going through the change process to look at nominating an alternative option, however this will take some time. As soon as I have some further information I will advise the action group and the Parish Council, however in the meantime no further action will be taken in respect of the originally proposed option.
Kind regards
Carolyn
Carolyn Wilson MRTPI
Head of Town Planning
The Harlequin Group

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St Michael’s Church Great Gidding – Special Services in September 2019

By on September 12, 2019   /   Forthcoming events, Home page upcoming events, St Michael's Church   /   Leave a comment
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St Michael’s Church Great Gidding - Special Services in September 2019

September at St Michael’s Church

September sees us welcoming our new Associate Priest, the Revd Canon Fiona Brampton

The North Leightonstone Benefice (the group of parishes which includes the Giddings) has been enlarged. Revd Mandy Flaherty has been appointed Benefice Rector (i.e. senior priest), and has been joined by the Revd Canon Fiona Brampton as Associate Priest. Fiona has also been appointed Chaplain to Little Gidding. Fiona will have the care of the parishes of Hamerton, the Giddings and Winwick.

Sunday 15th September at 11am

Come and welcome our new Vicar Revd Canon Fiona Brampton
We celebrate our Harvest Festival, and this will be the first service taken by Fiona. The service will be at 11am, and will be a service of readings and all the favourite hymns. After the service, there will be a buffet lunch at Churchside House, which will give everyone the chance of meeting Fiona and vice versa !

Everyone is very welcome to come to that lunch. However to help with the numbers for catering, it would be helpful if you could let Jane Edwards know if you are coming [tel: 293555]. There will be no charge for the lunch.

Sunday, 22nd September at 4pm 

There will be a service of Evensong at St Michael’s. At this service, there will be the formal licensing of Fiona as Associate Priest and Chaplain to Little Gidding by the Archdeacon of Huntingdon & Wisbech.  The service takes place at 4pm, and will be followed by tea at Ferrar House, Little Gidding.

Saturday 28th September at 4pm

There will be a Choral Evensong on the eve of St Michael’s Day; the day when we celebrate the dedication of our church.

Mary Jepp
The service starts at 4pm. As last year, the music will be led by the St Peter’s Singers, directed by Jeremy Jepson. We are delighted to be welcoming back the Revd Mary Jepp as our preacher for this service. After the service here will be refreshments.
St Peter's Singers at St Michael's Church Great Gidding
St Peter’s Singers
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Harvest Festival this Sunday 15th September

By on September 12, 2019   /   Forthcoming events, Home page upcoming events, St Michael's Church   /   Leave a comment
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Harvest Festival this Sunday 15th September

Come along to the Harvest Festival Service at 11am at St Michael’s Church, Great Gidding on Sunday 15th September

followed by

Lunch at Churchside House

Come and welcome our new Vicar, Revd Canon Fiona Brampton

Come and welcome our new Vicar Revd Canon Fiona Brampton

Everyone very welcome !

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