Weekend 13 -14th December decorated church.  Entrance £1

Christmas Concert – James Lilwall & Friends with Bawdeswell School Choir – 4pm on 14th December followed by Christmas Tea Party.
Tickets £7.50, Concessions  £5  OAP, £2.50 children up to 16, under 10 Free.

There are opportunities for more sponsors for the trees, which are being supplied by the Friends. 
Sponsors are invited to dedicate one of the trees to a family member or loved one.  A card will be placed in front of the tree for the duration of the Christmas period. 
Please contact Robin Taylor  if you are interested, or Susan Ward  at Chaucer House. 

It is a fund-raising event and donations for sponsorship would be appreciated.

In January on a date to be notified  -  Membership Renewal Evening.

Race Evening – 21st February
Cookery Demo and Supper in Marquee at Bawdeswell Hall – 7th June
Guest Celebrity Speaker – 10th July
Harvest Supper & Barn Dance – September

The Friends have helped the church to pay its Electricity, Water Rates and Insurance this year and are planning to provide a new notice board at the church gate.  The quinquennial report on the fabric of the building is due and we hope to be able to give assistance with any necessary roof repairs etc.   The church requires decorating and re-wiring and these will need our help in the next couple of years.  Thank you for your support.
 

Next Coffee Morning – Saturday  3rd January 2004, in the church.
FREE & Everyone Welcome
 
 

Held in the Old Workhouse Bar on the 1st Thursday of the month at 7. 30.

One of the book choices for the November meeting was -- " The Shell Seekers " Rosamunde Pilcher 

It is reviewed here by Kay Gordon
The story is set in the 1980’s and revolves around Penelope who, having suffered a heart attack at 63, reflects upon her past and considers her future.
When a painting by Penelope’s father, the Pre Raphaelite artist Lawrence Stern, is sold for ‘a small fortune’ her three grown up children focus their attention on the value of a similar work in Penelope’s possession, her beloved painting “The Shell Seekers”. Penelope’s idea of the true “value” of the work differs greatly from the financial gain her children seek and consequently family loyalties are tested. 
We chose this book as it is featured in the BBC’s 100 best reads but, unlike other novels we have read, it promoted little discussion. The general feeling was that it was quick and easy to read and would be fine for holiday reading on a beach somewhere.