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.
Once again, thank you for your support.
Many of you will know that historically the Great Gidding Village Hall has been managed by a separate committee of volunteers who get involved in the day-to-day running of the Hall.
The Village Hall has been very well supported by the volunteers in the past, but we have been without a Village Hall committee since last August. The Parish Council has been able to manage the Hall in the meantime, and one or two Councillors have been instrumental in helping address the list of maintenance issues and making improvements such as getting the Hall redecorated.
However, we are a small Parish Council with limited resources and we are looking for volunteers from within the Community who would be willing to help form a new Village Hall Management Committee. If you would like to get involved, and wish to find out more, please contact Julie Trolove our Parish Clerk on 01832 293068 or email: ggparishcouncil@outlook.com
We believe the Village Hall is an asset for everyone to use, but we would really appreciate your help to ensure that the it remains a central part of our Community in future!!
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.
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/
The village press has been in use as a grape-crusher at the Alexanders.
Small and sweet with lots of pips but worth the effort!
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.
The youtube below video shows bells ringing half muffled.
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.
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 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.
There will be a Service of Remembrance at St Michael’s Church, Great Gidding, this Sunday, 10th November at 10.55am. All welcome.
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.
Recent photos of the interior of St Michael’s Church in Great Gidding.
Photos: Paul Crank, Catalyst Video Services
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