NEWS FROM THE QUINTET BENEFICE
AYLMERTON
Carol Service — We look forward to welcoming you to our Carol Service on Sunday 14th December at 3.00pm.
We wish you all a very Happy and Peaceful Christmas.
EAST RUNTON
A message from Jean--
Here we are at the end of another year. Where has the time gone?! Like most years, we at St. Andrew’s have had our “ups and downs” – losing some truly valued members of our congregation and welcoming new ones. It is always a pleasure to meet and greet people at our services and our coffee mornings.
Speaking of such, the Harvest Coffee Morning we held in September, raised a fantastic £620. Thank you so much for your support and contributions, it is much appreciated.
At the time of writing, we are busy working towards the Christmas Coffee Morning on the 29th November, and hosting another Benefice Service on the 30th November, when all five churches will come to St. Andrew’s and celebrate Advent Sunday, the coming of Jesus, the beginning of the church’s new year, and St. Andrew’s Patronal Festival. Wow a triple whammy!!
On Remembrance Sunday, our Licensed Lay Reader, Pam Thompson, led us through an incredibly moving service. All the names of the fallen during WW1 and WW2 from Runton were read out. To acknowledge the 80th Anniversary of the end of WW1, a fall of knitted poppies was created around the altar as our tribute to those people, not forgetting all the animals, who gave their lives, for our freedom. Over 1,000 poppies were knitted and crocheted by not just ourselves but by people around the benefice, clergy, friends, family and our regular visitors. We hugely thank everyone for their kindness. It looked really lovely.
Dates for your diaries: We have set our programme of dates for Coffee Mornings for 2026 which will be held on the following Saturdays in the church from 10.00am to 12 Noon--
Chocolate Valentine 14th February
Hot Cross Bun 28th March
Springtime 23rd May
Summertime 1st August
Harvest 3rd October
Christmas 28th November
We start off the year with an indulgence before Lent! A Chocolate Valentine Coffee Morning on Saturday 14th February. Hope to see you there.
Before that though, we look forward to you joining us for our Christmas Services, listed elsewhere in this Newsletter.
From us all at St. Andrew’s we wish “Christmas Blessings to Everyone, and very Best Wishes for the New Year”.
WEST RUNTON
The 3C’s Club will meet on Monday 1st December from 10.00am to 12 Noon and again on Monday 12th January from 10.00am to 12 Noon to undertake some light cleaning in the church. If you can help, do please come along with your feather duster – or just pop in and have a coffee and a chat! Thank you to all those who come along and lend a hand – it is appreciated.
The last Coffee Morning for 2025 will take place on Friday 5th December at the Church Hall, West Runton from 10.00am to 12 Noon and will restart again on Friday 9th January 2026 at the Church Hall, West Runton from 10.00am to 12 Noon and will then be held every Friday.
Thank you to everyone who comes along and supports the Coffee Mornings as this is our only source of fundraising for West Runton and so your donations are greatly appreciated.
Wishing everyone a Happy and Peaceful Christmas and a Happy New Year!
BEESTON REGIS
A message from Steve--
“On 9th November a special Remembrance Day service was held in All Saints Church, attended by representatives of the Lord Lieutenant of Norfolk, Beeston Regis Parish Council, Beeston Hall School and the West Runton Scout Group, all of whom laid wreaths to commemorate the fallen.
Some 40 Scouts, Cubs, Beavers and Squirrels, together with their families and leaders, took part in the service and it was particularly pleasing to have so many young people reading and leading prayers, as well as renewing their promises.
Revd. Jeremy Sykes reminded all of us of our responsibilities as peacemakers in today’s world, illustrating his talk with a bag of jelly babies!
In total approximately 180 people attended the service and almost £220 was raised in the collection for the Royal British Legion.
This Autumn we have been busy with a number of projects to maintain and repair the fabric of the church.
Following many months of silence our church bell is able to be rung again. Thanks to the skill and generosity of Guy and Sue Morton, the severed rope has been successfully replaced and instruction given as to how to ring the bell properly!
We have had the church path lights and the kitchen water heater repaired and the churchyard walls are also being expertly repaired by local builders, Jerry and George Woodley.
The next tasks facing the PCC are the churchyard gates and church notice boards, also in need of repair or replacement.
Wishing everyone a Happy and Peaceful Christmas and a Happy New Year!
CHURCHES BIKE RIDE – All Saints Church is very grateful to Ed and William, and Sarah, Kevin and Edith for cycling round the churches of Norfolk to raise money on our behalf. A big thank you is also due to the generous friends and members of the congregation who supported their ride. £330 was raised and sent to the Norfolk Churches Trust.
GRESHAM
We are delighted to welcome The Samphires who will be singing festive music on Saturday 6th December at All Saints Church, Gresham. Refreshments will be served at 10.30am and the music will be performed from 11.00am to 12 Noon.
Parking is available at the school Visitors car park.
Donations will go to the church maintenance fund.
All are welcome to attend, and we look forward to seeing you there!
LOCAL NEWS
Sheringham & District Philatelic Society — Our October meeting saw guest speakers from the Norfolk & Norwich Society. “Larry Entertains” was the title of the first half, and with an exceptional display of forgeries it lived up to its billing. Larry also showed some of his favourite (genuine) stamps. His choice was not about catalogue value, but about quality of design, how the stamps were produced and novelty. Embroidered stamps, stamps with intriguing textures, and stamps with applied grains of artificial jewellery to resemble fireworks…wow!
During the second half of the evening, David’s display with Scottish content was equally fascinating. Along with quite technical material on the Forth Road Bridge opening issue, he recalled accompanying a senior member of the construction team to the top of one of the towers – before the suspension cables had been attached! The sturdy column swayed in the breeze despite it being a cloudless day with amazing views. Yes, many members could appreciate how stamps from their collections stir memories.
We met again on 10th November to try to beat the devious Quiz Master – aka our chairman – Andrew. His tactics included only showing fragments of familiar postage stamps and tall tales from the world of stamps. One question revealed a confession from a Prince of Wales that he was a fool who paid an extraordinary sum for a rare stamp. It proved difficult to fool our members and it could be said that honours were even. Despite the cold and dark outside the atmosphere was warm and friendly with plenty of laughter.
Our December meeting (on Monday 8th December) invites members and visitors to submit between 5 and 10 album pages on the theme of “B”. That could be anything from Belgium, bananas, blue – and prizes are on offer. We will also enjoy a “Bring and Share” buffet. Non-members are most welcome to join us. Last year a visitor won a prize!
On Monday 12th January we will have a sales evening including a trial of a different approach to trading stamps. A mystery? Maybe worth investigating!
Our meetings are held on the second Monday of each month at the Church Hall, West Runton starting at 7.30pm. A welcome is guaranteed. For further details please contact Jim Farrell on 01263 721043.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE DEADLINE FOR AN ITEM TO BE INCLUDED IN THE FEBRUARY/MARCH EDITION OF QUINTET NEWS WILL BE FRIDAY 16TH JANUARY 2026
Please contact Pam Thompson:
Telephone: 01263 510319 Email: [email protected]
AYLMERTON
Carol Service — We look forward to welcoming you to our Carol Service on Sunday 14th December at 3.00pm.
We wish you all a very Happy and Peaceful Christmas.
EAST RUNTON
A message from Jean--
Here we are at the end of another year. Where has the time gone?! Like most years, we at St. Andrew’s have had our “ups and downs” – losing some truly valued members of our congregation and welcoming new ones. It is always a pleasure to meet and greet people at our services and our coffee mornings.
Speaking of such, the Harvest Coffee Morning we held in September, raised a fantastic £620. Thank you so much for your support and contributions, it is much appreciated.
At the time of writing, we are busy working towards the Christmas Coffee Morning on the 29th November, and hosting another Benefice Service on the 30th November, when all five churches will come to St. Andrew’s and celebrate Advent Sunday, the coming of Jesus, the beginning of the church’s new year, and St. Andrew’s Patronal Festival. Wow a triple whammy!!
On Remembrance Sunday, our Licensed Lay Reader, Pam Thompson, led us through an incredibly moving service. All the names of the fallen during WW1 and WW2 from Runton were read out. To acknowledge the 80th Anniversary of the end of WW1, a fall of knitted poppies was created around the altar as our tribute to those people, not forgetting all the animals, who gave their lives, for our freedom. Over 1,000 poppies were knitted and crocheted by not just ourselves but by people around the benefice, clergy, friends, family and our regular visitors. We hugely thank everyone for their kindness. It looked really lovely.
Dates for your diaries: We have set our programme of dates for Coffee Mornings for 2026 which will be held on the following Saturdays in the church from 10.00am to 12 Noon--
Chocolate Valentine 14th February
Hot Cross Bun 28th March
Springtime 23rd May
Summertime 1st August
Harvest 3rd October
Christmas 28th November
We start off the year with an indulgence before Lent! A Chocolate Valentine Coffee Morning on Saturday 14th February. Hope to see you there.
Before that though, we look forward to you joining us for our Christmas Services, listed elsewhere in this Newsletter.
From us all at St. Andrew’s we wish “Christmas Blessings to Everyone, and very Best Wishes for the New Year”.
WEST RUNTON
The 3C’s Club will meet on Monday 1st December from 10.00am to 12 Noon and again on Monday 12th January from 10.00am to 12 Noon to undertake some light cleaning in the church. If you can help, do please come along with your feather duster – or just pop in and have a coffee and a chat! Thank you to all those who come along and lend a hand – it is appreciated.
The last Coffee Morning for 2025 will take place on Friday 5th December at the Church Hall, West Runton from 10.00am to 12 Noon and will restart again on Friday 9th January 2026 at the Church Hall, West Runton from 10.00am to 12 Noon and will then be held every Friday.
Thank you to everyone who comes along and supports the Coffee Mornings as this is our only source of fundraising for West Runton and so your donations are greatly appreciated.
Wishing everyone a Happy and Peaceful Christmas and a Happy New Year!
BEESTON REGIS
A message from Steve--
“On 9th November a special Remembrance Day service was held in All Saints Church, attended by representatives of the Lord Lieutenant of Norfolk, Beeston Regis Parish Council, Beeston Hall School and the West Runton Scout Group, all of whom laid wreaths to commemorate the fallen.
Some 40 Scouts, Cubs, Beavers and Squirrels, together with their families and leaders, took part in the service and it was particularly pleasing to have so many young people reading and leading prayers, as well as renewing their promises.
Revd. Jeremy Sykes reminded all of us of our responsibilities as peacemakers in today’s world, illustrating his talk with a bag of jelly babies!
In total approximately 180 people attended the service and almost £220 was raised in the collection for the Royal British Legion.
This Autumn we have been busy with a number of projects to maintain and repair the fabric of the church.
Following many months of silence our church bell is able to be rung again. Thanks to the skill and generosity of Guy and Sue Morton, the severed rope has been successfully replaced and instruction given as to how to ring the bell properly!
We have had the church path lights and the kitchen water heater repaired and the churchyard walls are also being expertly repaired by local builders, Jerry and George Woodley.
The next tasks facing the PCC are the churchyard gates and church notice boards, also in need of repair or replacement.
Wishing everyone a Happy and Peaceful Christmas and a Happy New Year!
CHURCHES BIKE RIDE – All Saints Church is very grateful to Ed and William, and Sarah, Kevin and Edith for cycling round the churches of Norfolk to raise money on our behalf. A big thank you is also due to the generous friends and members of the congregation who supported their ride. £330 was raised and sent to the Norfolk Churches Trust.
GRESHAM
We are delighted to welcome The Samphires who will be singing festive music on Saturday 6th December at All Saints Church, Gresham. Refreshments will be served at 10.30am and the music will be performed from 11.00am to 12 Noon.
Parking is available at the school Visitors car park.
Donations will go to the church maintenance fund.
All are welcome to attend, and we look forward to seeing you there!
LOCAL NEWS
Sheringham & District Philatelic Society — Our October meeting saw guest speakers from the Norfolk & Norwich Society. “Larry Entertains” was the title of the first half, and with an exceptional display of forgeries it lived up to its billing. Larry also showed some of his favourite (genuine) stamps. His choice was not about catalogue value, but about quality of design, how the stamps were produced and novelty. Embroidered stamps, stamps with intriguing textures, and stamps with applied grains of artificial jewellery to resemble fireworks…wow!
During the second half of the evening, David’s display with Scottish content was equally fascinating. Along with quite technical material on the Forth Road Bridge opening issue, he recalled accompanying a senior member of the construction team to the top of one of the towers – before the suspension cables had been attached! The sturdy column swayed in the breeze despite it being a cloudless day with amazing views. Yes, many members could appreciate how stamps from their collections stir memories.
We met again on 10th November to try to beat the devious Quiz Master – aka our chairman – Andrew. His tactics included only showing fragments of familiar postage stamps and tall tales from the world of stamps. One question revealed a confession from a Prince of Wales that he was a fool who paid an extraordinary sum for a rare stamp. It proved difficult to fool our members and it could be said that honours were even. Despite the cold and dark outside the atmosphere was warm and friendly with plenty of laughter.
Our December meeting (on Monday 8th December) invites members and visitors to submit between 5 and 10 album pages on the theme of “B”. That could be anything from Belgium, bananas, blue – and prizes are on offer. We will also enjoy a “Bring and Share” buffet. Non-members are most welcome to join us. Last year a visitor won a prize!
On Monday 12th January we will have a sales evening including a trial of a different approach to trading stamps. A mystery? Maybe worth investigating!
Our meetings are held on the second Monday of each month at the Church Hall, West Runton starting at 7.30pm. A welcome is guaranteed. For further details please contact Jim Farrell on 01263 721043.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE DEADLINE FOR AN ITEM TO BE INCLUDED IN THE FEBRUARY/MARCH EDITION OF QUINTET NEWS WILL BE FRIDAY 16TH JANUARY 2026
Please contact Pam Thompson:
Telephone: 01263 510319 Email: [email protected]
