The Parish Councillors and Residents of Mundford would like to say THANK YOU to the volunteers who came out to join our litter pick on the 29th March 2017.
We meet every six weeks or so to carry out this task and we are always looking for more volunteers, so if you have a couple of hours to spare and would like to join us please contact the clerk.
Dear friends,
As I sit here and write to you we are well and truly in the season of Lent – a season of Holiness and masses of administration!
I chuckle to myself as I emerge from a mountain of paperwork to sit and write this article…..hahaha!!!!
At this time of year there is a lot to prepare for with Annual meetings soon to take place where we elect our churchwardens and church parochial members, along with the many people who I have the privilege of sharing ministry across the parishes. However, it is also with deep joy that we prepare too to host a Deanery Easter Vigil Service at St Leonards church here in Mundford on 15th April (Holy Saturday night) at 8pm, where 10 people from across the deanery are currently being prepared for their next step on their journey of faith, to be confirmed by the Bishop of Lynn in preparation for receiving communion, and to continue in their baptismal calling of going out and sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ.
This time of year too is also a deep blessing, where we spend a lot of time together, eating together and sharing in a time of study and prayer, and has been a wonderful opportunity to share with members of our communities and wider afield in the Saturday Soup Kitchens where we have shared many conversations, friendship and fun – a special thank you to our St Leonards Fundraising team who have provided us with wonderful food and hospitality which provides a sense of the church being where it should be, at the heart of the community in which it is called to serve.
But our focus in the midst of all the busyness and extra commitments that this season provides is always to look towards Jesus.
As we approach the Holiness of Holy Week and Easter, we look to the one who wept in the Garden of Gethsemane, when he uttered the words “Father, if this cup could be taken from me, but not my will but yours be done”, the one who suffered so much for our sake, the one who was prepared to die for the sin of the whole world, the one who gives us hope in the resurrection and the hope of life everlasting.
As we approach this Easter season, may we let go of some of the busyness that the world provides and may our hearts and minds be focused upon Him, the one who came so that the world may be saved through Him.
Every blessing to you and yours this Easter.
Christ is Risen, He is Risen indeed. Alleluia!
Your parish priest, Zoe
Revd. Zoe Ferguson (Priest in Charge Mundford Group Benefice & Assistant Priest to Hilborough & Oxborough groups) Day off Monday.
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There are more roadworks in Brandon coming shortly that are likely to cause traffic delays:
If you’d like to know more, or want to check upcoming roadworks in Brandon at any time, click to view the Brandon roadworks map.
Note that Bridge Street in Brandon (A1065) will be closed between 6th and 12th March for roadworks. National Grid are are carrying out essential gas maintenance in the road to replace old iron gas mains with more durable plastic pipes.
Firstly, thank you to everyone who came along to our Social Evening at Kevin and Jan Grace’s home on 10th February. A great time was had by all, especially with the Valentine themed games and quizzes, and we raised the sum of £293. which has been sent to E.A.C.H. specifically for the ongoing care of children and their families currently using the Quidenham Hospice.
Coming next is our Easter Bingo in aid of Epilepsy Action (British Epilepsy Association Reg. Charity No. 243343) on Friday 7 April at the Bowls Club. Doors open 7pm, Eyes down 7.30pm. Purchase of Bingo Tickets will entitle you to a free glass of Bucks Fizz or Pimms. There will be refreshments available, and the Bowls Club Bar will be open. Great Raffle Prizes too. Come and enjoy the fun! Look out for Posters on Village Notice Boards and in next month’s Connect.
In May we are having another “Afternoon Tea with Music” in aid of Mundford Over 60’s Club and Blind Veterans (formerly St. Dunstans). Come and listen to Mr. Barry Metcalf and his group of string players, including our very own Mundford resident, Laura Grace. Further details in next month’s Connect Magazine.
We have in our possession three cake plates left after the Macmillan Coffee Morning back in October. Please contact one of the Committee Members if they are yours.
Contact: Pat 878483, Jan 878323 or Syrena 878692
Dear friends,
By the time you read this we will have already begun the season of Lent. With the fun and joy of Shrove Tuesday where we will fill ourselves with yummy pancakes, and where we will enter into the season of Lent with a said communion in Mundford at 10am the following day on what is known as Ash Wednesday, with ashes placed in the sign of the cross on our foreheads, reminding us to ‘remember that we are but dust, and to dust we shall return, turn away from sin and be faithful to Christ’. These words, a powerful reminder not only of our own mortality, but that as we enter into the 6 week season of Lent, we remember all that Jesus did for us as he prepared for and died on the cross to bring us into a right and close relationship with God, where His resurrection takes us into a new way of living, with hope in faith, that we too will receive eternal life, where there is no more death or pain, but only peace and eternal love.
A couple of years ago I had the privilege of visiting the Holy Land where we walked the Dela Rosa through Jerusalem, the Way of the Cross. The streets were crowded, long and narrow, it was hot and all up hill. It was a powerful experience as we placed ourselves into Christ’ shoes, as we were led to the place where he was crucified. How painful it must have been for him, and a contrast from Palm Sunday, where the people had rejoiced at the coming of their King – for this was a very different journey, one of sadness, pain and rejection, and then there ahead was the site of the cross, so powerful as we placed our hands into the place where he was said to be crucified. The smell of the anointing stone will remain with me for- ever, where they lay his body after death, to anoint him and wrap him in cloths, and then the visit to the empty tomb – how great and awesome the feeling of emptiness, for he had Risen – Alleluia!
For us, life can sometimes feel a journey of up-hill struggle, one of pain, rejection and sadness, but as we journey through the season of Lent into Holy Week and the rejoicing of Easter, we are reminded that Jesus walks with us all the way, and eventually will lead us into a deep place of hope, and joy and rejoicing….it is not the end, but only the beginning….!
Every blessing Zoe
Revd. Zoe Ferguson (Priest in Charge Mundford Group Benefice & Assistant Priest to Hilborough & Oxborough groups) Day off Monday.
(For Wedding, Baptism & Church enquires 01842 879375 or email)
Please do not park on the pavements and grass verges.
The grass verges around parts of the village are becoming churned up and damaged where vehicles are parking on them and cars parked on pavements cause a hazard to the elderly, pushchair & mobility scooter users and children.
Pauline Angus – Clerk to the Council and Responsible Financial Officer
The Police have started a parish newsletter to give up to date information to local areas. Click below to read the first issue.
Note that the A1065 Mundford Road will be closed at the level crossing in Brandon for roadworks between the hours of 22:30 and 06:30 on the following dates:
You can read the full text of the closure order below.
NORFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL
(WEETING WITH BROOMHILL)
TEMPORARY TRAFFIC RESTRICTION ORDER 2017
Road Traffic Regulation Act, 1984 Section 14(1)
ORDER prohibiting the use by vehicles of the A1065 Mundford Road 20m either side of Level Crossing in the PARISH OF WEETING WITH BROOMHILL work will be carried out within the hours of 22:30-06:30 in four phases 26-27 February 2017, 05-06 March 2017, 19-20 March 2017, 27-28 March 2017.
1. Save as provided in Article 2 of this Order and whereas the Norfolk County Council as Traffic Authority for the Administrative County of Norfolk is satisfied that:-
(i) renewal of cross decking on level crossing for Network Rail is required at the A1065 Mundford Road 20m either side of Level Crossing in the PARISH OF WEETING WITH BROOMHILL (hereinafter referred to as the said road) and:
(ii) that in consequence traffic over the said road should be prohibited with effect from 26th February 2017 to 28th March 2017 for the duration of the works expected to be about 32 days within the period.
2. Nothing in Article 1 of this Order shall make it unlawful for a vehicle which requires access, to proceed to a final destination situated within the length of road specified in Article 1 of this Order.
3. This Order has a maximum duration of 18 months and will be revoked upon completion of the works. Where exceptional circumstances are encountered during the performance of the works specified in this Order the operational period of this Order may become extended to allow completion of the works after obtaining consent of the Secretary of State.
NOW THEREFORE the Norfolk County Council DO HEREBY ORDER, that with effect from 26th February 2017 to 28th March 2017 for the duration of the works the said road SHALL NOT BE USED by any class of vehicle.
Dated this 23rd day of February 2017
A huge thank you to our volunteers who joined us for the litter pick on Wednesday 7th December.
We collected in the region of 18 bags of rubbish plus the usual bits of cars including old tyres that get left by the road side.
We meet every six weeks or so to carry out this task and we are always looking for more volunteers, so if you have a couple of hours to spare and would like to join us please contact the clerk.
