Link to the June 2012 Nocton Doodle here !
Monday, 25 June 2012
It's nearly here...
The Flower Festival is almost upon us! Just a reminder of the highlights:
Friday 29 June Preview Evening (ticket only)
Saturday 30 June church open 10 - 5, concert 7.30 pm
Sunday 1 July church open 10 - 5, Songs of Praise 6 pm
See you there!
Tickets from Sue Morris
(01526 321455) or email: sue@sjmtjm@myzen.co.uk
www.noctonfestival2012.vpweb.co.uk
Tickets from Sue Morris
(01526 321455) or email: sue@sjmtjm@myzen.co.uk
www.noctonfestival2012.vpweb.co.uk
Sunday, 17 June 2012
Flower Festival countdown
Nocton's Flower Festival starts in just 12 days!
Friday 29 June
Preview Evening starts at 7.30 pm, admission is by ticket only. Tickets include wine and canapes and cost just £5.
Saturday 30 June
Church open 10 am - 5 pm for viewing, refreshments and plant stall.
7.30 pm concert by the Lincoln Minster School Chamber Choir (Choir of the Year 2010 finalists)
Tickets £9 (Supporters of Nocton Church £8), includes glass of wine, under 16 free
Why not buy a combined preview/ concert ticket for just £12?
Sunday 1 July
Church open 10 am - 5 pm for viewing, refreshments and plant stall.
6 pm - Service of Songs of Praise
Tickets from Sue Morris
(01526 321455) or email: sue@sjmtjm@myzen.co.uk
www.noctonfestival2012.vpweb.co.uk
Tickets from Sue Morris
(01526 321455) or email: sue@sjmtjm@myzen.co.uk
www.noctonfestival2012.vpweb.co.uk
Sunday, 10 June 2012
More about the Flower Festival concert!
Lincoln
Minster School Chamber Choir Concert on Saturday 30 June in Nocton
Church, 7.30p.m.
Six
months ago this choir premiered a new work by Howard Goodall CBE,
composer of the signature tunes for Blackadder,
The Vicar of Dibley and
Mr Bean. They
were summoned to Westminster Abbey to sing the first performance of
Every Purpose Under
the Heaven, with
words from the King James Bible. They will sing selections from this
piece as part of a varied programme of choral music at our Flower
Festival concert. Don’t miss the chance to hear this outstanding
school choir, in which many ex-Lincoln Cathedral Choir choristers
sing.
Tickets
are £9 (Supporters £8), and children 16 and under are free. Why
not buy a combined ticket to the Flower Festival Preview and the
concert for just £12?
Our
wonderful village church needs your help!
Can
you please steward at the Flower Festival, serve refreshments and/or
make a cake
or two?
Please
contact Ann Kennedy (01526 322739)
or
email Sue Morris – sue@sjmtjm.myzen.co.uk
Flower Festival - only 3 weeks to go!
Nocton
Flower Festival Weekend
Friday
29 June to Sunday 1 July 2012
Our
Village in 1862: Celebrating Nocton
Church’s 150th anniversary
The
finest Gothic Revival church in Lincolnshire is undergoing
major repairs to preserve it for future generations.
Friday,
7.30pm - Flower
Festival Preview Evening
Admission
by Ticket only - £5 - Wine and canapés
Saturday,
10 a.m. - 5 p.m. - church open
Refreshments
& plant stall.
Concert at 7.30 p.m.
Lincoln
Minster School Chamber Choir
Choir
of the Year 2010 category finalists
Tickets
£9, Under 16s Free, Supporters £8.
Combined
ticket preview/concert - £12
Complimentary
glass of wine at the interval
Sunday,
10 a.m. - church opens
Refreshments
& plant stall
6.00
p.m. - A Service of Songs
of Praise closes
the festival
Tickets
from Sue Morris
(01526
321455)
News roundup from All Saints
Volunteers
needed!
English
Heritage awarded us a large grant towards the restoration work, and
as part of this agreement we need to have the church open for a set
amount of hours each year. We therefore would like people to offer to
man the church during these compulsory open times. No prior knowledge
is needed, nor is this only open to church members, all are welcome!
Please
contact Ruth Eagle Tel. 322285
Cleaning
Rota
We
are in the process of setting up a cleaning rota, again non church
goers are very welcome. If you have a few hours to spare please
contact me. Many hands make light work! You don’t need to work
alone in the church as we could arrange for you to work with someone
else.
Please
contact Ruth Eagle Tel. 322285
Verger
needed
A
verger is needed for occasional offices (weddings, baptisms,
funerals). This involves opening up, preparing the church and locking
up again afterwards. Sometimes it would be helpful to stay for the
actual service and assist by handing out hymn books and collecting
them in. A fee is payable. Church goers and non church goers are
welcome to apply.
Please
contact the Churchwardens Liz Murray Tel. 323357 or Nicholas Bennett nicholas.bennett@talk21.com
Jubilee
Weekend
The
church played an integral part in Nocton’s wonderful Royal Garden
Party. Our grateful thanks go to Jilly Burr for all the effort she
put into restoring the model coronation coach which was on display in
the church. It was truly spectacular and the village is fortunate to
be the guardians of such a special model. Thank you to Carol for the
cups of tea!
Ellys Manor House Spring Music Festival in Nocton Church
Three first-rate chamber music concerts
were given in Nocton church over the week-end of 18 to 20 May, in the
Ellys Manor House Spring Music Festival. The organiser was Clive
Taylor, who greets visitors to his home built by Anthony Ellys in the
early 16th-century, the Ellys Manor House in Great Ponton.
Clive was looking for a church with a family connection, and his
research led him to our village, where a kinsman of Sir Anthony, Sir
Richard Ellys, lived in Nocton Hall in the 18th century.
On the Friday evening, Bibi Heal
(soprano), Hajo Weinroth (Baroque flute), Poppy Walshaw (Baroque
cello), and Pawel Sjwczak (harpsichord), performed music by Bach,
Handel and Couperin, with the theme of ‘Desire and Contentment.’
Handel’s ‘Soft Complaining Flute’ brought out the mellow tones
of the Baroque flute, the sound of which was copied by the
harpsichord. The same musicians gave the concert entitled ‘Voices
of Nature’ on Saturday evening. Nightingales, roses and the human
soul were evoked in a collection of Baroque miniatures. Then Bibi
and Pawel left, and Simon Standage arrived on Sunday afternoon for an
all-Haydn programme of divertissements and trios for flute, violin
and cello. Their playing was flawless, a sheer pleasure to listen
to. The musicians praised Nocton Church’s fine acoustic, suggesting
that it should be made available for recordings. Clive’s team of caterers provided
excellent canapés and wine, and although the weather was cold, the
atmosphere inside the church was warm and friendly.
All Saints will
benefit from providing the venue, and this is especially helpful
towards paying for urgent repairs. It would be a pleasure to welcome
this concert series again, and it is hoped that other concert
organisers will take note of our very beautiful church interior and
great acoustic for chamber music.
Carol Bennett
Jubilee Prayer
As the celebration of the Diamond Jubilee continues, although at a lower intensity, the Church offers this prayer:
God
of time and eternity,
whose Son reigns as servant, not master;
we
give you thanks and praise that you have blessed this Nation, the
realms and Territories
with Elizabeth
our beloved and glorious Queen.
In this year of Jubilee,
grant her your gifts of love and peace
as
she continues in faithful obedience to you, her Lord and God
and in
devoted service to her lands and peoples, and those of the
Commonwealth,
now and all the days of her life;
through Jesus Christ
our Lord.
Amen
Sunday, 3 June 2012
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