After a successful evening last Sunday to celebrate
the Queen’s 90th birthday, a further event is being planned for Sunday 12th
June.
In this issue:
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Services at St
James’s Church during May will be held at the following times:
- Sunday 1st: Family Service, 10.30am (with Angela Gerrard)
- Sunday 8th: Holy Communion, 10.30am (Ven.
Chris Liley)
- Sunday 15th: Morning Praise, 10.30am (Peter
Stansbie)
- Sunday 22nd: Holy Communion, 10.30am (Rev. Claire Lording)
- Sunday 29th: No service
Please note that there will be no service in Birlingham on
Sunday 29th May. Instead there will be a Benefice Service in St Mary's, Wick, at
10.30am.
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The next Cuppa & Chat takes place on Wednesday 4th May,
from 3.00pm to 4.30pm. Come and enjoy tea, coffee and cake in Birlingham Village
Hall – an opportunity to meet friends and discuss the next day’s election for
Police and Crime Commissioner.
All are welcome and transport can be
provided if required. For more information, please contact Adrianne Woodward on
01386 750936.
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Voting takes place at Birlingham Village Hall from
7.00am until 10,00pm on 5th May.
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The Annual Parish Meeting will take place on Wednesday 11th May in Birlingham
Village Hall at 7.00pm. This meeting will be followed by the regular bi-monthly
Parish Council meeting at 7.30pm. The Parish Council is your link to the
District and County Councils and is there to protect the interests of the
village. So do come along and have your
say on village matters.
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Western Power has informed us that work to install
underground power cables will begin on Tuesday 3rd May. The whole
operation is expected to last two months. They will begin work in Whitehall Lane
and then continue from the middle of Church Lane, down to Church Street and
along as far as the Swan. Access to houses should still be available,
particularly at night. As they will only be working on one area at a time
diversions should be minimal.
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The special service to celebrate the Queen’s 90th
birthday was enjoyed by about seventy people last Sunday. The service included
nine popular hymns, along with the National Anthem and a rendition of ‘Happy
Birthday to You’. Thank you to everyone who helped make this such a colourful
and enjoyable event. In particular, thank you to the flower arrangers for the
wonderful window displays, the bell ringers, those who put up bunting and
contributed to the refreshments, Rev. Claire Lording who led the service, Jon
Komor for his brilliant organ playing, Basil Barke for proposing the birthday
toast, and the churchwardens, PCC and Jubilee Committee for organising the
evening.
Meanwhile, a further event is being planned for
Sunday 12th June to mark the Queen’s official birthday. If you would like to be
involved in organising the day or have suggestions as to how we should celebrate
the occasion, please contact the Jubilee Committee at news@birlingham.org or leave a message on
01386 751717.
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