The cleaning group met up at 9.30am today and had an hour’s fun fighting the cobwebs, hoovering and cleaning the brasses and worktops.
The group meets for just an hour on the first Saturday each month for a relaxed time cleaning and a bit of a chat.
If you would like to get out and help out, why not come along at 9.30am on Saturday 4th September? It would be nice to meet you.
As we approach celebrating the feast of our patron saint, St. Oswald, why not enjoy this fun rhyming animation of a German medieval legend. It uses imagery from Peterborough cathedral’s medieval bestiary. For something more serious, the Wikipedia entry contains a lot of information… https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oswald_of_Northumbria…
Growing among the roses in the churchyard just now is a ragwort, the yellow wild flower famous for being poisonous to horses. It is also known for being attractive to the caterpillars of the Cinnabar moth and our example is covered in them. These striking yellow and black creatures adore ragwort and provide a useful…
Proper 10 2021 The story of the beheading of John the Baptist is a study on the use of power. We are told that Herod had divorced his wife and married his brother’s wife. He had the power to repudiate his wife – she would have had no say in the matter. She would have…
For the first time for very many years, a hedgehog has appeared in the vicarage garden. Their numbers have collapsed in recent years.
Whether this is because the lawns are 6 to 12 inches high, in line with the new wildlife style of gardening (and the mower being in the menders!) or for another reason, we are not quite sure. But it’s lovely to see whatever the reason.
The church was glowing sunset orange when we went in to set up for tomorrow’s service.
