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Flordon Film Club will be screening TEACHER's LOUNGE in St. Michael's Community Centre Wednesday 10^th October. The doors open at 7.00pm and the film starts at 7.45.

Carla Nowak (Leonie Benesch) is a new arrival on the staff of a middle school in Germany, her commitment and optimism still unblunted. When the suspicion for a spate of thefts falls on a particular boy, based on little more than his skin colour, she acts to exonerate him, capturing, through dubious means, evidence that seems to implicate a fellow member of staff. But the accused teacher, single mother of Oskar (Leo Stettnisch), another child in Carla’s class, doggedly protests her innocence.

“A gripping poignant drama fronted by a staggeringly good performance from Benesch.” The Upcoming
“A fine exercise in restrained but mounting tension.” Variety
“Benesch is superb.” The Guardian
Watch the trailer at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbUaACY8wRQ

Tickets are £5 each at the door. Annual membership is now also due at £10. To book or for more information about the club please contact David Harrison on 470118 or david020747@hotmail.co.uk

The next meeting after this will be on Wednesday 11 December. The film has yet to be chosen.

Malga Open Gardens

10:30am - 4:30pm

Visit some fascinating local gardens, generously opened by gardening enthusiasts.

Tickets, maps and refreshments available from Harvest House 10.30am –4.30pm.

At Flordon Church's Annual Parochial Church Meeting, all members of the Electoral Roll are welcome.

We would love to see you in Flordon Church to celebrate all that we were able to accomplish last year, and all that we look forward to doing together this year, in the service of Christ and in the service of our communities.  It is an occasion to celebrate, to receive fresh vision, and to elect representatives who can continue to carry the vision forward.

It is also a time for any church members, electoral roll members or regular worshipers, to raise any issues that they wish the church council to address.  The floor will be open.

We do hope to see you there.

Various reports are presented at the meeting, which give different perspectives on what was happening in 2023.  These are linked here (as they become available), so you can read ahead of time and bring any questions or thoughts you  might have. We would love to hear from you.

1. 2024 Annual Meeting Agendas
2. 2023 Annual Meeting Draft Minutes
3. Independently Examined Financial Statements
4. Finance Report
5. PCC and Parish Report (incl. safeguarding) and Fabric Report
6. Electoral Roll Report: No change in Electoral Roll. Five members total, 4 living in Flordon, and 1 just otside the parish boundary
7. Deanery Report: No meeting of Humbleyard deanery synod or chapter were held in 2023. The deanery was disbanded by a Bishop's Order.
8. Rector's Report

There are:

• 6 vacancies for PCC lay representatives;
• 1 vacancy for deanery synod representative; and
• 2 vacancies for churchwardens.

We have NO nominations for churchwarden or Deanery Synod. Nominations for any of these are welcome before or at the APCM!

MALGA Plant Sale

All welcome!

Grab some plant bargains in the World's End pub car park

Bring and Buy Plants

Interesting perennials, annuals, house & vegetable plants

A fraction of garden centre prices

Tea, coffee and biscuits available

All proceeds to Flordon Church

Flordon Film Club will be screening THE OLD OAK in St. Michael's Community Centre Wednesday 20^th December, with free mulled wine and mince pies!  The doors open at 7.00pm and the film starts at 7.45.

This is Ken Loach’s latest film (and some would say one of his best), which has the contemporary theme of refugees.  “A lot could be said about The Old Oak’s beautiful cinematography, excellent acting, and marvellous directing, all of which make this story come to life, but what really stands out the most in the film is the humanity that shines throughout. It is a beautiful reminder of what a community is and can be, regardless of country of origin, religion, or skin colour.” (Loud and Clear Reviews)

Tickets are £5 each, and annual membership which is now due also is £5. To book or for more information about the club please contact David on 470118 or david020747@hotmail.co.uk

Please note: In 2024 meetings will be held on the second Wednesday of the month, and so the following meeting will be on Wednesday 14 February. The film has yet to be chosen.

Come join in carol singing in the community to raise funds for charity.  Meet at 6:30pm outside the phone box in Flordon.  Mulled wine and mince pies served at Flordon Church after singing round homes.

Festive winter concert with Mulbarton Community Choir

Mulbarton Village Hall  Saturday 2nd December 2023 from 7.30pm

Tickets £5 per adult.  £1 per child.

Tickets available from:   https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/booking/t-avdmdmo

Mardlers is an afternoon of tea and chat and an opportunity to meet others. It’s held at the Social Club, Mulbarton Village Hall on the 4th Tuesday of every month from 2 - 4.00pm

Transport can be provided if needed. Please come, or speak to Sue Mellows (07936 703124) or Tracey Salisbury (01508 578068) for more information.

Mardlers is an afternoon of tea and chat and an opportunity to meet others. It’s held at the Social Club, Mulbarton Village Hall on the 4th Tuesday of every month from 2 - 4.00pm

However, the October 2023 meeting will meet on 31st this month due to work filling the potholes on the village hall car park. 

Transport can be provided if needed. Please come, or speak to Sue Mellows (07936 703124) or Tracey Salisbury (01508 578068) for more information.

Mardlers is an afternoon of tea and chat and an opportunity to meet others. It’s held at the Social Club, Mulbarton Village Hall on the 4th Tuesday of every month from 2 - 4.00pm

Transport can be provided if needed. Please come, or speak to Sue Mellows (07936 703124) or Tracey Salisbury (01508 578068) for more information.

Mardlers is an afternoon of tea and chat and an opportunity to meet others. It’s held at the Social Club, Mulbarton Village Hall on the 4th Tuesday of every month from 2 - 4.00pm

Transport can be provided if needed. Please come, or speak to Sue Mellows (07936 703124) or Tracey Salisbury (01508 578068) for more information.

Mardlers is an afternoon of tea and chat and an opportunity to meet others. It’s held at the Social Club, Mulbarton Village Hall on the 4th Tuesday of every month from 2 - 4.00pm

Transport can be provided if needed. Please come, or speak to Sue Mellows (07936 703124) or Tracey Salisbury (01508 578068) for more information.

If you’ve always wanted to learn to dance or would like a refresher, please come and join us on Monday evenings at Mulbarton Village Hall! 

Modern Jive class from 8.30 to 9.30pm 

Unfortunately, the “Ballroom and Latin” beginner classes at 7:30pm Monday evenings will need to pause for the next couple of weeks, while some people are away, resuming on Monday 6th August at 7.30pm.  The Modern Jive class at 8:30pm will continue unaffected.  Both classes would be happy to see more participants.

Interested? Then please contact Sandra Boatman for more information and to register interest on 01508 528284 or email sandra@simplydance.net

The intention is then for Sandra to host a Tea Dance as a church fund raiser in the Autumn for both learners and more experienced dancers - more details to follow shortly.

Join us for an afternoon of swapping fun at our next Swap Shop on Saturday 22nd July 2.30-4.30pm at Harvest House.  

Bring your once loved items along to give them a new life in someone else’s home. And see what new-to-you items you can take home to enjoy.

3 items per person but no Electrical Goods. Refreshments available. Donations taken.

For further info contact Sarah on sarahpmiller@googlemail.com or 571167

If you’ve always wanted to learn to dance or would like a refresher, please come and join us on Monday evenings at Mulbarton Village Hall! 

Ballroom & Latin class from 7.30pm to 8.30pm        Modern Jive class from 8.30 to 9.30pm 

Interested? Then please contact Sandra Boatman for more information and to register interest on 01508 528284 or email sandra@simplydance.net

The intention is then for Sandra to host a Tea Dance as a church fund raiser in September for both learners and more experienced dancers - more details to follow shortly.

If you have any connection with the Flordon Community Centre project you will be most welcome at their 10th anniversary celebration at the Community Centre on 15th July 2023

Mardlers is an afternoon of tea and chat and an opportunity to meet others. It’s held at the Social Club, Mulbarton Village Hall on the 4th Tuesday of every month from 2 - 4.00pm

Transport can be provided if needed. Please come, or speak to Sue Mellows (07936 703124) or Tracey Salisbury (578068) for more information.

Singing round the village and finishing at the Community Centre for mulled wine and mince pies.  A seasonal treat.

We welcome Frances and Michael Holmes back to Flordon to give us another of their interesting and entertaining talks:

Admission: suggested donation of £5 includes a glass of wine and nibbles.  Please book with Janet.

In 1900 trams arrived on Norwich’s streets. They were greeted with awe as a technological wonder that not only revolutionised travel but also radically changed the City. Using a combination of images, archive material and contemporary accounts Frances & Michael Holmes will illustrate that the story of the trams is about so much more than a vehicle – It is the story of how that vehicle transformed our city. 

 All are welcome at this annual open day.  Refreshments will be available.

For more information contact Anne Howlett (571302).   

Form M1

NOTICE OF ANNUAL PAROCHIAL CHURCH MEETINGS

Parish of: Flordon

The Annual Parochial Church Meetings will be held for:

• Flordon          in Flordon Church                       at 7:30pm   on Thursday 27th May 2021

The meeting is limited to a maximum of 6 people physically present

The meeting is held...

For election of parochial representatives of the laity as follows –

To the Deanery Synod:  1 representative.

To the Parochial Church Council:  6 representatives.

For the appointment of the Independent Examiner or Auditor.

For the consideration of:

(a) a report on changes to the Roll since the last annual parochial church meeting;

(b) an Annual Report on the proceedings of the parochial church council and the activities of the parish generally;

(c) the financial statements of the council for the year ending on the 31st December preceding the meeting;

(d) the annual report on the fabric, goods and ornaments of the church of the parish;

(e) a report of the proceedings of the deanery synod; and

(f) other matters of parochial or general Church interest.

In this Notice, ‘parish’ means an ecclesiastical parish.

Notes

1    Every lay person whose name is entered on the Church Electoral Roll of the parish (and no other person) is entitled to vote at the election of parochial representatives of the laity.

2    A person is qualified to be elected a parochial representative of the laity if –

(a)   his or her name is entered on the Church Electoral Roll of the parish and, unless he or she is under 18, has been entered there for at least the preceding six months;

(b)   he or she is an actual communicant (which means that he or she has received Communion according to the use of the Church of England or of a Church in communion with the Church of England at least three times during the twelve months preceding the date of the election);

(c)   he or she is at least 16; and

(d)   he or she is not disqualified as referred to in paragraph 3 of these Notes.

3    (1)    A person is disqualified from being nominated, chosen or elected or from serving as a churchwarden, or a member of a parochial church council, if the person is disqualified from being a trustee of a charity (and the disqualification is not subject to a waiver which permits membership of a parochial church council).

(2)   A person is disqualified from being nominated, chosen or elected or from serving as a member of a parochial church council or a deanery synod if the person is included in a barred list (within the meaning of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006).

(3)   A person is disqualified from being nominated, chosen or elected or from serving as a member of a parochial church council or a deanery synod if the person has been convicted of an offence mentioned in Schedule 1 to the Children and Young Persons Act 1933 (with that expression being construed in accordance with Rule 71(2) of the Church Representation Rules).

(4)   A person’s disqualification under sub-paragraph (3) may be waived by the bishop of the diocese by giving the person notice in writing.

(5)   A person is disqualified from being nominated, chosen or elected or from serving as a member of a parochial church council if the person has been disqualified from holding office under section 10(6) of the Incumbent (Vacation of Benefices) Measure 1977.

Bring and Buy Plants

Interesting perennials, annuals, house & vegetable plants

Many plants £1 or less

All proceeds to Flordon Church

If you have any spare plants we could sell, please bring them during the morning.

A great film to ease us into the Christmas spirit; helped along by loads of mince pies, sausage rolls and mulled wine!

Doors open 7pm.  Film starts approx. 7:45pm

FISHERMAN'S FRIEND (2019) Drama 12A 112 minutes

Directed by Chris Foggin. With Daniel Mays, Tuppence Middleton

Ten fishermen from Cornwall achieve a Top 10 hit after they are signed by Universal Records for their canny talent of being able to sing a sea shanty or two.  Whilst there is definite appeal to coastal venues with strong fishing links, Fisherman’s Friends taps into the sense of close-knit communities, middle-age male obsolescence and the commitment of keeping traditions alive.

One to keep audiences swinging and swaying along in the aisles.

Tickets are now on sale, Just £5. Book now and pay on the door

Membership subscriptions are due…still only £5 per person per year

New members are always welcome. Please come along and enjoy pre-Christmas special treats!

Call or email David now to book your tickets.

MUSIC for CHRISTMAS

played by the

NORWICH CITADEL SALVATION ARMY BAND

at

FLORDON CHURCH

FRIDAY 6^th DECEMBER at 7.30pm

Admission - suggested donation £5 – includes mulled wine and mince pies

Book with Janet Negal 01508 471070 email janet.negal@outlook.com

BOOKING ESSENTIAL - Early booking recommended

All profits to the Salvation Army

This month we are showing...

RED JOAN (2018) Drama 12A 101 minutes

Directed by Trevor Nunn. With Judi Dench, Sophie Cookson

Joan Stanley is a widow living out a quiet retirement in the suburbs when, shockingly, the British Secret Service places her under arrest. The charge: providing classified scientific information - including details on the building of the atomic bomb - to the Soviet government for decades. As the interrogation gets underway, Joan relives the dramatic events that shaped her life and her beliefs.

Tickets are now on sale, Just £5. Book now and pay on the door

Membership subscriptions are due…still only £5 per person per year

New members are always welcome. Please come along, enjoy a glass of wine and meet your fellow film buffs!.

Call or email David now to book your tickets.

This month we are showing...

 KING OF THIEVES (2018) Drama PG 108 minutes

Not to be confused with last season’s The Hatton Garden Job, but covering the same ground, King of Thieves is the incredible true story of the spectacular Hatton Garden diamond heist, the biggest and most daring in British history, humorously told through career best performances from a stellar cast which includes Sir Michael Caine, Jim Broadbent, Ray Winstone, Michael Gambon, Tom Courtenay and Charlie Cox.

“Michael Caine gives one of his best performances in years as the pensive, recently widowed mastermind Brian Reader, resolutely adhering to the notion of honour among thieves, while Paul Whitehouse and Michael Gambon provide perfectly judged comic relief. But most striking of all is Jim Broadbent, whose cuddly, avuncular exterior gives way to a figure of genuine menace.” - Radio Times

Tickets are now on sale, Just £5. Book now and pay on the door

Membership subscriptions are due…still only £5 per person per year

New members are always welcome. Please come along, enjoy a glass of wine and meet your fellow film buffs!.

Call or email David now to book your tickets.

Fun for all ages!  Beetle Drive, food, drinks and raffle.

Soft drinks provided - if you would like anything stronger, please bring your own

Adults £6   -   Children (aged 12 and under) £3

Book with Pam (470439) or Janet (471070)

Doors open 7pm, Film starts approx. 7:45pm.

PETERLOO (2018) Drama/History PG 154 minutes

Mike Leigh’s portrayal of the events surrounding the infamous 1819 Peterloo Massacre. Government forces charged into a crowd of over 60,000 people who had gathered in a peaceful protest against rising levels of poverty and to demand political reform. Many protesters were killed and hundreds more injured, sparking a nationwide outcry but also further government suppression. The Peterloo Massacre was a defining moment in British democracy which also played a significant role in the founding of The Guardian newspaper. Starring Maxine Peake and Rory Kinnear.

“Leigh’s achievement is to have made a period film with the same immediacy and sense of anger that runs through contemporary dramas like Hillsborough or Bloody Sunday. He has a huge ensemble cast but that exhaustive attention to detail and fascination with the eccentricities of human behaviour which has always characterised his work is still there.” The Independent

New members are always welcome.  Please come along, enjoy a glass of wine and meet your fellow film buffs!

Call or email David to book your tickets now - just £5 - book now and pay on the door

Membership subscriptions are due...still only £5 per person per year

This month we are showing...

THE BOOKSHOP (2017) Drama PG 113 minutes

It is 1959, and widowed Florence Green (Emily Mortimer) risks everything to open up a bookshop in the sleepy seaside town of Hardborough. When she exposes the narrow minded townsfolk to the best literature of the day including Nabokov's scandalizing "Lolita" and Ray Bradbury's "Fahrenheit 451", she gains a kindred spirit and ally in the figure of Mr Brundish (Bill Nighy), who is himself sick of the town's stale atmosphere, but has to reckon with the hostility of the other shopkeepers and of self-appointed doyenne Mrs Gamart (Patricia Clarkson).

Please come early for mulled wine, sausage rolls and minced pies!

New members are always welcome.  Subscriptions for 2019 are now due please.

Call or email David to book your tickets.

Sorry - this event is no longer happening due to insufficient bookings.  Apologies for any inconvenience.

DOG SHOW -  2.30 pm
Classes

• Waggliest tail
• Most like it’s owner
• Best ball catcher
• Best trick
• Most obedient

plus….

• PRODUCE SHOW AT 1.00 PM
• TRADITIONAL RACES AND GAMES AT 3.15 PM
• PLANT SALE
• CAKE, ICE CREAM & FILLED ROLLS
• BEER & PIMMS TENT
• OUR ANNUAL ‘TUG OF WAR’

You’ll be barking mad to miss it!

Download your show entry form here
(entries for displays must be set up by 11:30am on the day)

Come and bag a garden bargain!  Plants for sale and great social time too.

Doors Open 7pm. Film starts approx. 7.45pm.

Tickets are now on sale. Just £5. Book now and pay on the door.

BREATHE 115 mins 12A Drama/Biography/Romance
This month we are showing BREATHE. When Robin (Andrew Garfield) is struck down by polio at the age of 28, he is confined to a hospital bed and given only a few months to live. With the help of his wife's twin brothers (Tom Hollander) and the ground-breaking ideas of inventor Teddy Hall (Hugh Bonneville), Robin and Diana (Claire Foy) dare to escape the hospital ward to seek out a full and passionate life together - raising their young son, traveling and devoting their lives to helping other polio patients.

“Part exuberant love story, part great escape adventure, this is an old-fashioned tale of triumph over adversity that refuses – like its protagonists – to succumb to confinement. I honestly can’t remember the last time I laughed and cried so much at the same movie.”
Mark Kermode

The club will only exist if you want it to and keep supporting it. So please keep coming, enjoy a glass of
wine and meet your fellow film critics!

BOOK NOW       BOOK NOW       BOOK NOW       BOOK NOW

Good quality clothing and footwear for adults and children.  Come and have a rummage, find a bargain!

Admission £1 Refreshments available.

If you have any suitable items that we could sell, please drop them off at the church between 5 and 7pm on Friday 6th April, or by 10:30am on 7th.  Alternatively phone Helen (471888) or Sarah (473016) if you would like them to collect from you.

Memories, photos, artefacts and even buildings of old Flordon are being lost….

Here is Flordon Mill c.1906:

And here is the Black Horse c.1915:

AN INVITATION….   to anyone interested in the village to come for a ‘cuppa’ and share those memories, photos, and any other information about houses, families, farms, the pub, the mill, the Halls, etc – or just your interest and expertise – with a view to having a ‘FLORDON HISTORY’ section at http://www.flordonvillage.org/

Further information from Janet Negal 471070 or Jill Wright 570532

Arrived in Mulbarton in the past 6 months or so? Or planning to move here?

Please join us for tea & cake and a chance to find out about village life, groups and history.  The Welcome afternoon is designed for you. We have representatives from village groups and activities and info from many others. We hope to cover everything that goes on in the village if we can. It is also a great chance to meet people over a cuppa and a cake.

The Welcome afternoon takes place in Hanover Gardens Lounge. Drop in any time betweeen 3pm - 5pm. Look out for the signs near the Coop on Cuckoofield Lane or email Sue Mellows on sue@sysue.co.uk for more info and an invite. There will be activities provided for children.

This is our 4th Welcome event and we are keen to cover as many activities and interests as possible. If you want to advertise your organisation and you haven’t done so before please email jill@mulbchurch.org.uk for more information.

STOP PRESS: Please note change of film for this month.  'Breathe' will be shown in April instead.

Doors Open 7pm. Film starts approx. 7.45pm.

Tickets are now on sale. Just £5. Book now and pay on the door.

MY COUSIN RACHEL 106 mins 12A Drama/Mystery/Romance
From the 1951 novel by Daphne du Maurier. A young Englishman (Sam Claflin – Their Finest) plots revenge against his late cousin's mysterious, beautiful widow (Rachel Weisz), believing her responsible for his death. But his feelings become complicated as he finds himself falling under the beguiling spell of her charms.

This one should do very well for us – Gothic melodrama and wonderful Cornish scenery.

“My Cousin Rachel is a highly enjoyable mystery thriller of the sort that modern communication and the internet have made impossible to set in the present day. Adapted and directed by Roger Michell, it is a fantastically preposterous psychological drama featuring a lush score from Rael Jones and a tremendous lead performance from Rachel Weisz – who is mean, minxy and manipulative. Her sheer charisma persuades you to overlook one or two plot glitches. I can only describe this film as the roistering missing link between The Talented Mr Ripley and Far from the Madding Crowd.”
Peter Bradshaw in The Guardian

The club will only exist if you want it to and keep supporting it. So please keep coming, enjoy a glass of
wine and meet your fellow film critics!

BOOK NOW       BOOK NOW       BOOK NOW       BOOK NOW

Back by popular demand, Helen & Pearl are bring you another wine tasting evening in Flordon.

Come and join in sampling some wonderful wines from around the world.  Cheese and crackers included in the price.  Soft beverages available.  Quiz and raffle.

Price £12.  Book by phoning Helen or Pearl by 2nd February please, so they can organise the wine selection in time.

Doors Open 7pm. Film starts approx. 7.45pm.

This month we are showing what is probably the huge hit of the season: the amazing true story of an unexpected
friendship between Queen Victoria (Judi Dench) and a young Indian clerk Abdul Karim (Ali Fazal).

Tickets are now on sale. Just £5. Book now and pay on the door.

This is the first film of the new season so that also means…membership subscriptions are due…still just £5 per
person for the year.

VICTORIA AND ABDUL 110 mins PG Biography/Drama/History
“There’s both pointed mischief and genuine emotion in abundance as this fascinating
true story emerges from the shadows of history. To portray Queen Victoria as a
pioneering multiculturalist perhaps errs on the side of generosity, yet it’s surprising how
much still rings true in this fable about Britain’s intoxication with the idea of India… as
long as the more troubling reality remains safely at arm’s length.” Radio Times

The club will only exist if you want it to and keep supporting it. So please keep coming, enjoy a glass of
wine and meet your fellow film critics!

BOOK NOW       BOOK NOW       BOOK NOW       BOOK NOW

With increasing costs, we are currently exploring the idea of setting up a ‘Friends of Flordon Church’ group to ensure that St Michael's can continue to serve the current wider community and future generations. If you are interested in offering support to a Friends group, or if you would like to feed in your thoughts and ideas before we make decisions, we would love to meet you this evening at St Michael’s Church for an introductory meeting to explore our options.

Thanks to Joann and Margaret for organising this. 

Tickets Just £5.

We are showing the ’The Red Turtle’. 80mins PG

A man is shipwrecked on a deserted island and encounters a red turtle, which changes his life.

"The course of 80 minutes brings us nail-biting drama, a touch of romance (!) and a profound engagement with the cycle of life, all rendered in an exquisite line-­drawing style that's elemental in its simplicity. If all that makes it essentially art house animation, then so be it, but this beautiful, handcrafted movie is a one-­of-­a-­kind viewing experience that will linger long in the imagination." Radio Times.

Doors open 7pm. Please come along and have a glass of mulled wine, sausage rolls and a mince pie!

7.45pm film starts.

A British film crew attempts to boost morale during World War II by making a propaganda film after the Blitzkrieg.

Starring Gemma Arterton and Bill Nighy.

Doors open 7pm. 7.30pm film starts.

Moved into the Mulbarton in the last year or so? Or planning to move here?

Then the Welcome afternoon is designed for you. We have representatives from village groups and activities and info from many others. We hope to cover everything that goes on in the village if we can. It is a chance to meet people over a cuppa and a cake.

The Welcome afternoon takes place on Saturday 7th October in Hanover Gardens Lounge. Drop in any time betweeen 3pm - 5pm. Look out for the signs near the Coop on Cuckoofield Lane or email Sue Mellows on sue@sysue.co.uk for more info and an invite. There will be activities provided for children.

This is our 3^rd Welcome event and we are keen to cover as many activities and interests as possible. If you want to advertise your organisation and you haven’t done so before please email jill@mulbchurch.org.uk for more information.

Pump up your tyres, dust off your walking boots, pack a picnic and plan a route from your own door to visit as many of the most beautiful churches in Norfolk as you can. PLUS you can raise money to help the Norfolk Churches Trust preserve these buildings for future generations. Simply get sponsored for each building you visit or make a donation.

The Bike Ride has raised around £2,800,000 over the past 32 years. The money has been divided between the church of the participant’s choice and The Norfolk Churches Trust, which gives grants to hundreds of churches for repairs, renovation and the conservation of their buildings. More than 600 churches will be open throughout the day for everyone to explore.

If you'd like to go on foot, by bike or by car in order to raise money for the NCT and your local church, please collect a sponsorship form from your parish representative, or from your local church.

If you'd like to sit and sign visitors in at your local church, please do speak to your parish representative asap.

For more details, see the NCT website.

Something for everybody!

Bring your own Picnic or delicious ploughman's lunches available to preorder (ring Helen on 471888)

PRODUCE SHOW - Produce show entry form

• Licensed bar serving beer, wine and Pimms
• Fun dog show
• Village games for all
• Annual tug of war
• Raffle and tombola

Tombola and Raffle prizes needed - please give to Jean and Janice.

Don't miss it.........!!

True Story / Drama (PG) 127 mins

Putting man on the moon is one of humanity’s greatest achievements, but the women who played a part in getting him there have gone unsung for too long – and the fact that some of them were African-American is the surprise draw of this inspiring, Oscar-nominated account, which stars Taraji P. Henson, Janelle Monae and Kevin Costner.

HIDDEN FIGURES is the incredible untold story of Katherine G. Johnson (Taraji P. Henson), Dorothy Vaughan (Octavia Spencer) and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monáe)—brilliant African-American women working at NASA, who served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history: the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit, a stunning achievement that restored the nation’s confidence, turned around the Space Race, and galvanized the world. The visionary trio crossed all gender and race lines to inspire generations to dream big.

Cast: Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe, Kevin Costner, Kirsten Dunst, Jim Parsons, Mahershala Ali, Aldis Hodge, Glen Powell & Kimberly Quinn

Tickets now on sale: just £5 - book now!  All you need to do is email gareth@garethjamesdesign.co.uk, or click on my name below, and tell me how many are coming - simple!

The club will only exist if you want it to and keep supporting it. So please keep coming, enjoy a glass of wine with your popcorn and meet your fellow film critics!

 Doors open 7.30pm - Film will start approx 7.45pm.

True Story / Drama (PG) 118 mins

A five-year-old Indian boy gets lost on the streets of Calcutta, thousands of kilometers from home. He survives many challenges before being adopted by a couple in Australia; 25 years later, he sets out to find his lost family.

Starring Dev Patel and Nicole Kidman.

Tickets now on sale: just £5 - book now!

The club will only exist if you want it to and keep supporting it. So please keep coming, enjoy a glass of wine with your popcorn and meet your fellow film critics!

Call or email Gareth to book your tickets now:
01508 470 854 Email: gareth@garethjamesdesign.co.uk

Good quality clothing and footwear for adults and children. Admission £1 Refreshments available. If you have any suitable items that we could sell, please drop them off at the church between 4 and 7pm on Friday 24th. Ring Helen on 01508 471888 if you need to make other arrangements.

All parishioners are welcome to attend our annual meeting, where we hear reports from the chairman and treasurer, and appoint committee members and officers.  We'll also be considering the merging of the Flordon Community Group with the Flordon Community Trust.

 All are welcome at this annual remembrance-tide service.  For more information contact Anne Howlett (571302).   

Recently arrived in Mulbarton?

Please join us for tea and cake...and a chance to find out more about village life, groups and history.  Feel free to drop in for as long as you'd llike any time between 3 and 5pm.

Over the next few years as Oakley Park, the new Hopkins’ estate, develops, the Church plans to host a series of Welcome afternoons twice a year, in autumn and spring. We have had quite a good take up so far from village organisations and groups planning to get involved by sending representatives and/or information.

Representatives of these local organisations will be there to meet you.

• Brownies
• Scouts
• Mulbarton Infant & Junior School
• Peacocks Preschool
• Puddleducks
• Mulbarton Parish Council
• MALGA (Allotments)
• Mulbarton Church
• Mulbarton Parish Website
• Mulbarton Football Club
• Mulbarton Sports  & Social Club
• Mulbarton Heritage group.

Vegetarian option, salads and desserts. Please bring your own drinks, cutlery and plates. If you can bring chairs, it would help. Games and  raffle   £8 adults £4 children. To book ring Tony 471593 or Janet 471070 by Monday 5th Sept.  (Booking essential for catering purposes) - COME and JOIN THE FUN! 

What was it like here 100 years ago? 500 years ago? 1000 years ago? Was the church spun out of Wymondham Abbey in the early 1100s? How old is the Thorn? Is the mound near the Thorn a tumulus? Was the original village of Hethel in the field to the east of the Church? What did the farmland look like before the airfield was built in 1943? And after?

Last summer, a group of final year UEA history students surveyed and researched the landscape of Hethel. And wrote dissertations. On September 10 and 11 (10am to 5pm) there will be an exhibition of their work in Hethel Church, which looks at some of the questions above. Some of the now-graduates will be around to discuss their findings with you, and, if you like, take you on a guided tour of the ground. Timings on our website www.acny.org.uk/hethel. Drinks, cake and light lunches will be on sale (but the rest is free!).
389 Bomb Group Memorial Exhibition is also open for HODs – about 10 minutes walk from the church. You can see maps of the airfield as it was, numerous artefacts, and the amazing mural of Christ on the cross.

Twenty beautiful floral arrangements representing the ‘Circle of Life’, from cradle to grave.

Open 10.30am – 5.00pm daily in the church.

We are delighted to welcome Dave Tonge, the renowned and published 'Yarnsmith of Norwich' who will be sharing his Tudor Tales.

A regular performer for 18 years around the country working in museums, festivals and schools, we know we're in for a great evening.

Please come and join us, tickets £5 to include a free glass of wine and nibbles.

More details about Yarn Smith here.

An illustrated talk by local expert Ray Cossey.  Tickets available to book with Janet.

Evening includes an engaging presentation, and wine and nibbles.

Suggested donation of £5 towards Flordon Church.

Two of the area’s best-known entertainers again join forces. Well known writer,
broadcaster and mardler Keith Skipper
shares the platform with Ian Prettyman, a former teacher, still busy
as local Methodist preacher, and popular
purveyor of traditional East Anglian songs.
Keith will do most of the talking, sharing favourite yarns from
Church and Chapel as well as a bible reading in his beloved Norfolk dialect.
Ian will provide musical items -
including a rousing medley on his trusty melodeon.
Book with Janet 471070 Suggested donation £9.50
Refreshments Raffle

Janet Negal

Sunday 6th September at 1pm
Flordon’s Annual Hog Roast and BBQ

on St Michael’s Green, behind the Church
Vegetarian options, salads, desserts, tea/coffee etc.
Please bring your own cutlery, plates & drinks
If you can bring chairs, it would help
Games, Raffle
£7.50 adults £4 children
To book ring Tony 471593 before August 30th
COME and JOIN THE FUN!

Salmon sandwiches and champagne light supper to accompany a musical party.

Stories and laughter from John Wright.

Sing along to your favourite old-time hits.

Come and hear the incredible story of a man who founded a successful merchant bank in Norwich, despite having no money nor knowledge of banking and then went on to survive a seventeen month criminal trial - still in the Guinness Book of Records!

Suggested donation £7.00

Please book with Adrian (5711670) or Janet (471070) Tickets on the door

No film this month BUT... we are having a film quiz night with fish and chips supper. Come and pit your wits against the other film buffs, and be fed!

Refreshments and some tools will be provided If you can spare a little time to help us (even half an hour) we’d be very grateful.

Please ring 471070 before coming if the weather is bad and you think the tidy-up might be postponed.

The annual meeting for Flordon Community Centre is fast approaching, this coming Thursday.  All are welcome to come along!

The agenda is available to download by clicking here.

You can also download the business agenda, and the Trust's constitution.

Thanks to all who have supported the Community Centre so admirably as it becomes established.

Singing round the village and finishing at the Community Centre for mulled wine and mince pies.  A seasonal treat.