Raffle tickets for sale in aid of Flowton church roof repairs. £1 a ticket, books of 5 if you want.
Available from Diana 01473 658335, Margaret 01473 658330, Mary 01473 658522, The Elmsett Post Office and Somersham Community Shop.
Prizes include a week in an Etruscan seaside hideaway (actual photo from hideaway shown here!) plus health club day passes, champagne, vouchers for the Duke of Marlborough and more.
Winning tickets to be drawn at the Christmas Fair on 1 December.
One of our roof-repair fundraising activities is “Hidden Memories” – you can sign a roof tile in memory of a loved one, or just as a record that you lived in Flowton in 2018. These will be put on the roof (signed side down) and will of course not be found until the roof needs repairing! A record will be kept of the names. Contact Diana Fawcusif you are interested and we will later arrange a signing date.
Work needed to be carried out on the roof has to be postponed because of a bat roost, so the kitchen etc will be built first, so hopefully we will have a fully functioning church “with facilities” ready for the Flower festival and Open Gardens on June 22nd and 23rd 2019!
Photos copyrighted: Daniel Somers 2018. Used with permission.
Don’t forget our harvest dates here in Flowton:
Saturday 13th October, 10am – 12noon – Harvest workshop (all ages!)
Sunday 14th October, 4pm – Harvest Festival and tea
Friday 19th October, 7pm – Flowton Harvest supper
Wednesday 10th October is World Mental Health Day.
A Flowton family are raising money for a charity that supports the mental health of young people, Young Minds UK, by holding a cake sale at Elmsett Post Office. Please pop along and support them. Details in the link below:
A last minute addition has been made to the Autumn calendar – a quiz night in Church on Friday 14th September at 7.30pm. As usual bring your own refreshments. There is a small admission charge.
Many many thanks to all who came and supported the church fete again this year. We were blessed with gorgeous weather this after several rainy years and we were entertained in the sunshine with some new games this year. As usual the tea/cake/cream teas sold well.
We raised over £750 for church funds – thank you.
A commemoration for WWI will be held in Flowton church on Saturday 15 September at 6pm. It will include the stories of the two Flowton men who were killed in action in 1918 and we will be joined by the choir singing songs of the time.
Also included are an exhibition of WWI weapons and memorabilia and a chance to find out able Flowton and the surrounding area in 1918.
If you wish to contribute or find out more, contact Terry Lock.
It’s fete time again. What a roaring success last year’s fete was so we hope you will join us again on Sunday 24 June, between 2-4pm in the churchyard.
Any offers for help in advance should be directed to Margaret Laflin or Diana Fawcus.
Proceeds to St Mary’s Church, with 10% to St. Elizabeth’s Hospice.
Flowton Road in Somersham is closed due to road subsidence until Summer 2018.
https://www.suffolk.gov.uk/roads-and-transport/roadworks/roadworks-in-suffolk/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-43479887
The story even featured on BBC Radio 2’s Jeremy Vine show (listen from 1h30m)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09vnnx3#play
The Easter craft workshop and coffee morning is once again held in Church and is not limited to crafts for children!! All welcome to join us for crafts, coffee and chat from 10am – 12noon in Church.