Church Clock Survey
The clock at St Mary Magdalene Church was restarted on 8 June. Now that the clock has been working again for a few weeks, we’d really like to hear what you think. Do you enjoy hearing the clock chiming? Would…
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Author Archive: Jane Smith
Church clock repairs to begin
From Cottingham Parochial Church Council We are delighted to let you know that the long awaited repairs to the church clock are due to start on 15 May! We’re not sure at this stage how long the work will take,…
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Car parking in Middleton
From Middleton Parish Council Middleton Parish Council has received several complaints about parking throughout the village. These include concerns about vehicles parked close to junctions and parking on pavements. Cars parked very near junctions can present a safety hazard for those…
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Cottingham shop vacancy
A fantastic opportunity has arisen to join the Cottingham and Middleton Village Store and Café This is a permanent role, 25 hours a week Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, from 7.15am to 1.30pm Main tasks and responsibilities will include: 1….
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Church electoral roll – deadline 20 February
Every six years, St Mary Magdalene Church has to create a new electoral roll, and 2025 is the year! Why should I join the electoral roll? The electoral roll is a record of the support and interest the church has…
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Church cushion appeal
With more events now taking place at St Mary Magdalene Church, our bell ringing team are looking to repurpose a quantity of upholstery fabric that’s come their way to make seat pads for the chairs. So now we just need…
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C&M WhatsApp Community
Cottingham and Middleton Community is a new What’s App community for our villages that acts as an umbrella for the various What’s App groups we have in the villages. We’ve also made a few changes to more closely define what…
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Repairs to Bell No.3
Our village church, St Mary Magdalene, has a ‘ring’ of five bells. To ensure ringing can continue well into the future, we need to make sure that the bells, frames, bearings, ropes etc are well maintained. As part of this,…
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As autumn approaches…blackberry way
By Lesley Bailey In the words of poet John Keats in his iconic poem Ode to Autumn, this time of year is a ‘season of mists and mellow fruitfulness’. This year there seems to be a stunning harvest of blackberries,…
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Full peal, St Mary Magdalene
A team of bell ringers successfully rang a full peal at St Mary Magdalene Church on Sunday 2 June, lasting 2 hours and 45 minutes and covering 31 different ‘methods’, which are effectively ‘tunes’ that the ringers learn, with the…
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