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EDITOR: Chrissy Shale grimstonvillagelink@outlook.com KL-617817 ADVERTISING: Roger Haywood, — haywood301@btinternet.com KL-630301 Contributions by e-mail should if possible be sent as plain text, or if on paper should be delivered to 9,Leziate Drove, Pott Row PE32 1DB Distribution: George Wood (Congham), Mary Roper (Grimston), Kath Evison (Roydon), Roger Haywood (Pott Row) “THE VILLAGE LINK “ can now be seen on line at the Churches’ web site www.ggmbenefice.uk WEB SITE EDITOR: Contact Steve Williamson, editor@ggmbenefice.co.u (01553-630203 TEAM RECTOR: The Revd. Jane Holmes jmh200@btinternet.com —_ 01553 636227 TEAM VICAR: The Revd. Judith Pollard wotzpollard@aol.com 601251 ST. BOTOLPH'S CHURCH, GRIMSTON Wardens: Mrs Jan. Willson, 50 Chapel Road, Pott Row 601666 Mrs Ellen Scott, 18 Rectory Close Roydon 600612 ST. ANDREWS CHURCH, CONGHAM Wardens: Mrs Helen Lilley, Heath House, Hillington 600153 Mrs Iris Baker, 5, The Walnuts, Grimston 600355 ALL SAINT'S CHURCH, ROYDON Wardens: Mr Colin Grimes, 74, Station Road, Roydon 600059 Mr Ivan Hudson, 72, Station Road, Roydon 600471 CHURCH ORGANISATIONS WAHM Club: Mrs Ellen Scott, 18, Rectory Close, Roydon 600612 Child Protection Officer: Mrs Shirley Hone, 8, Lynn Road, Grimston 600750 Bell Ringers: Mr Michael Harding, 4, Stebbings Close Pott Row Grimston 600041 POTT ROW METHODIST CHURCH Minister: Rev. Catherine Dixon, 9, Peckover Way, South Wootton 01553-676918 Church Mr Stephen Watts, 32 Chapel Road 600593 Village Website: www.grimston.org.uk Village Link | 3TQLIPARISHIONERS Spring into Action - it's only Lent again! We Brits like stability, don't we? We know where we are with Christmas — every year the same, December 25th. But as for Easter, well it moves around all over the place. In the Church we call it ‘a moveable feast’. It makes for huge complexity when planning ahead, in business or education for example. Easter is really early this year; the start of Lent, Ash Wednesday, is on February 10", even before Valentine's Day. However, the Archbishops have now decided that Easter should come into line with the Eastern Christian Church and in the future have the same date every year. This will take 5-10 years to accomplish. So all we will have to contend with is the clocks going back - and forward - as they will on 23° March 2016 — which this year just happens to be Easter Sunday. Funny old world, isn't it? Lent is the traditional time to give up something we enjoy (forgo chocolate?) and in doing so hope-fully become more appreciative of the pleasures of life when they are reinstated at Easter, forty days later. Or we can take something on — a course of study perhaps? Lifelong learning has been described as the interaction between our experience (good and bad) and our personal development. Lent Courses are a popular feature of this season of the Church year and a great opportunity to dip one's toe into the water. This year we are running the same course at each end of our benefice (group of churches) on different evenings. We will be exploring together “Not a Tame Lion” by Hilary Brand, a short course based on the writings of CS Lewis. Please see our website for further details - or ask a member of the team. We have now passed the first anniversary of our new benefice: the Gayton, Grimston, Massingham and District Group of churches over ten different villages. Please check out our exciting new website: www.ggmbenefice.ukWe are fortunate in having several groups that meet together regularly for prayer and Bible study. We hope to build on this foundation over the coming months and offer other courses which could, if desired, lead to confirmation. Please be in touch if this is of interest to you. | wish you a blessed and rewarding Lent. 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The programme for 2016 was available and promises to provide a varied selection of talks and garden visits, with the Spring and Autumn Shows offering opportunities to flex our competitive horticultural muscles. We begin 2016 on February 8” with a talk on Succulents by Barry Gayton, a respected personality in East Anglian gardening circles, creator of Desert World, Santon Downham. New members and visitors are always welcome. Our fees remain at £10 per person per year. East Anglian Air Ambulance Bingo Evening ABINGO evening in aid of the East Anglian Air Ambulance on Fri. 11 March at 7.30 pm. to be held at the Ffolkes Arms, Hillington. Donations of any prizes would be very warmly welcomed so please call Monica on 01485 600868. Thank you. “ ae Grimston and District WI Quiz Grimston and District WI are holding a quiz on Thursday, 18th. February at 7.30 pm in the village hall, Cliffe-en-Howe Road, Pott Row. The quiz master will be the excellent Stephen Hayter. £2 per person, four people in a team. Everyone welcome for an enjoyable and entertaining evening! 6 | Village Link