Well, we’ve had a few cold and frosty mornings recently: certainly enough to get me in the Christmas spirit, as they remind me of my favourite Christmas Carol, ‘In the Bleak Midwinter’. And we’ve only just passed the midwinter point of the shortest, and darkest day. Things can only get brighter!
The following is a list of Christmas Carol Services taking place locally at St Bartholomew’s (Whittingham), St John the Baptist (Edlingham) and Bolton Chapel (Bolton).
A poster for the Christmas Concert at 3pm on 15 December 2019 has now been released. The Conductor will be Peter Brown; Organist will be Alan Gidney and the cost is £12.00 at the door (students free).
Following the failure of the Gunpowder Plot in 1605, King James I introduced the ‘Observance of 5th November Act’, an enforced annual public day of thanksgiving. Despite being repealed in 1859, the celebration has continued with enthusiasm throughout the UK. So last night – exactly 414 years after the failed plot – Ingram Village celebrated in its own community-centred style at Ingram Village Hall.
You are cordially invited to gather at the Breamish Valley War Memorial in the Powburn Community Garden at 10:50am in preparation for a brief wreath-laying at the foot of the memorial.
