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Patrick Barkham, The Guardian.

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Farmers Market on the Recreation Ground

Please support the stalls at a new monthly Farmers Market on Sundays 9 am -3 pm at the Recreation Ground, Wells Road, Walsingham NR22 6DU. They are donating the stall fees towards the rebuilding of Walsingham Village Hall.

Local sellers and makers bringing you a whole range of locally produced items. For more information visit https://www.norfolkfarmersmarket.co.uk/

28 May, 25 June, 30 July, 20 August, 24 September, 29 October, 26 November, 9 December 2023.

 

Village Hall Survey

The Village Hall is a community asset and the Parish Council is seeking your views on what a new hall should look like and what facilities you would like to have. Please complete the Village Hall Questionnaire (link below). It is also available in paper form – delivered with the May / June issue of the newsletter.

We need everyone’s views – residents, holiday cottage owners, adults and children….

Please complete the questionnaire by 21 June 2023. Do contact the Parish Council walsinghampc@googlemail.com if you need further information or clarification.

Village Hall Questionnaire

Guided Tour – Discover Walsingham

Friday 26 May at 11 am and at 2:30 pm Discover Walsingham with a Guided Tour led by Scilla Landale: a place of pilgrimage since the miraculous event of 1061 and a legal centre in the 18th and 19th centuries. For further information about tickets and costs contact scilla.landale@afiweb.net / 07747 693235.

Tall Gothic stone arch rising above a bed of bluebells.

Walsingham Abbey – a place of pilgrimage

Walsingham Mill, built as part of the House of Correction, or Bridewell (prison)

Norfolk and Norwich Festival in Walsingham 26 – 28 May 2023

Friday 26 – Sunday 28 May 2023: Exhibition in St Seraphim’s Chapel, the Parish Hall, Read and Digest Tea Room and windows and public spaces in the village. Open 12 – 6 pm. (Maps available at the various venues).

Friday 26 May at 11 am and at 2:30 pm Discover Walsingham with a Guided Tour led by Scilla Landale: a place of pilgrimage since the miraculous event of 1061 and a legal centre in the 18th and 19th Scilla will also offer a special presentation on Saturday 27 May entitled ‘The Miraculous Story of Walsingham’ Seen Through Glass which will contextulise the theme within the broader religious and historical context of Walsingham. For further information about tickets and costs contact scilla.landale@afiweb.net / 07747 693235.

Saturday 27 May 2023: Pilgrimage ‘In Search of the Miraculous’. We will depart from the start of the Pilgrim way, a one mile path which begins by the Slipper Chapel. 12:30 – 8 pm.

The event features works and offerings by Anne Bean, Anna Brass, Ansuman Biswas, selina bonelli, Oona Grimes, Poppy Jackson, Joan Key, Scilla Landale, Reverend Gyoro Nagase, Holly Slingsby, Candide Turner Bridger and Richard Wilson RA.

In Search of the Miraculous image Anne Bean, Drop and Flame, 1990

In Search of the Miraculous is convened by Anne Bean and produced by FUTURE RITUAL. Presented as part of Norfolk and Norwich Festival 2023

Full programme details can be found online: futureritual.co.uk/in-search-of-the-miraculous

 

Annual Meeting of the Parish Council 10 May 2023

Members of the public are cordially invited to attend the Annual Meeting of the Parish Council on Wednesday 10 May 2023 at 7:15 for 7:30 pm in the Parish Hall, High St. Please use the following link to view the agenda: WPC 2023 AGENDA 10 MAY

Notice of Poll

Please use the following link to view the notice of poll for the election of a District Councillor in Walsingham Ward: Walsingham Ward Local Elections 4 May 2023.

Remember to take photo ID to the polling station.

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