This year’s Ghost Stories for Christmas, held at St Mary Magdalene Church on 13 and 14 December, have raised an amazing £930, with £730 going to the church new loo fund and £200 to Cottingham Friends of Green Spaces (FroGS)….
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We are individually auctioning these super cute mini needle-felted sculptures of the Cottingham Alpacas, which have been hand made in Cottingham from each of The Boy’s own fleece! There is one of each of The Boys, and each model stands…
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From Cottingham Parochial Church Council 22 August 2025 Dear resident, We would like to provide you with an update on the church clock. Clock repairs Since the clock was repaired and restarted on 8 June, we’ve had some minor teething…
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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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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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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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Organised by the Peterborough Diocesan Guild of Church Bellringers, our local bell ringers are aiming to ring all the church bells in the Benefice over the Jubilee weekend. You will be able to hear the bells at St Mary Magdalene…
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As a small community, we need to do all we can to support each other and keep each other safe in the light of the Coronavirus outbreak. Here’s a round up of what’s happening in the villages, things to look…
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Work is currently being carried out on the left hand side of the front apex on the Methodist Church so, for safety reasons, the main chapel entrance can’t currently be used. Sunday services will therefore be held in the Methodist…
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The Christmas church services for 2017 are as follows Christmas Eve, 11.30pm: Midnight service at St James, Gretton Christmas Day, 10.30am: Christmas morning service, St Peters, East Carlton December 31st, 10am: Taize Service with Holy Communion, St Mary Magdalene, Cottingham