Parishes by the Wall - Living Faith on the Frontier
Friday 9th Auguat 2024
In response to popular demand the Over the Wall players gave a second performance of the murder mystery comedy 'Heirs and Disgraces' at Greenhead Village Hall. The hall was packed to capacity with many attired according to the period of the play set in the 1940's.
During the interval we all enjoyed an extremely nice supper.
After the performance the raffle was drawn, a prize awarded to the winning table who correctly identified 'the culprit' (Rev'd Keith Teasdale!) and a prize was awarded for the best attire of the 40's.,
A very entertaining evening, good company, good food.on a lovely summer evening.
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Hexham Abbey Flower Festival
July 2024
As part of the celebrations to mark the1350th Anniversary of Hexham Abbey a Flower Festival was held at the Abbey between 26th -28th July 2024. The theme of the festival was a celebration of Northern Saints, of which there are many, perhaps the most well known being St Cuthbert..
Many teams of flower arrangers and helpers from Flower Clubs and Parish Flower Teams across the region participated, creating some very beautiful and inspirational displays with each organisation representing a Northern Saint. A number of the saints celebrated had a close connection with the Abbey.
In the beautiful and peaceful setting of the Abbey this festival reminds us of our extraordinary heritage. In the programme welcome Rev'd Canon David Glover's words are:
' We celebrate the past that we might find inspiration for the future'
Summer Meeting of the Haydon Bridge and Beltingham with Henshaw Mothers' Union
Wednesday 26th June 2024
A 'Garden Party' was held at the home of Mrs Anne Brunton. Approximately 30 people attended with guests from four other branches of the Hexham Deanery. Following the service Anne introduced a very novel way of getting everyone to introduce themselves to each other in a very relaxed atmosphere, new friends were made and the company of old friends enjoyed.,.
It was a beautiful sunny day with clear blue skies and we all enjoyed a very delicious afternoon tea in Anne's garden.
The proceeds from the raffle and donations will be given to good causes supported by the Mothers' Union. A donation of £100 will be given to Summer of Hope 2024, an initiative of the MU which this year will support the lives of women and children in sub Saharan Africa
Thank you to the committee and all members of the Mothers' Union for a very succesful and convivial afternoon and especially to Anne for providing such a lovely venue..
In the early part of this year a small team of flower arrangers and helpers,from the Parish of Beltingham with Henshaw, led by Mrs Pauline Storey, decided to participate in the Hexham Abbey Flower Festival.
The Northern Saint allocated to us was St Eata (pronounced Air-ta), a saint unknown to us at that stage.
St Eata was one of twelve English boys educated by Aidan at Lindisfarne. He became a monk and eventually Abbot at Melrose. One of the monks he trained there was Cuthbert who arrived in 651. Several years later he went with Cuthbert and others to build a monastery at Ripon. Eata later became Bishop of Bernicia, the northern half of Northumberland. This eventually became divided into the Diocese of Lindisfarne and the Diocese of Hexham. Eata ruled Lindisfarne and later became Bishop of Hexham. He died after only a year at Hexham and his remains are in the Abbey.
A model of St Eata was carefully crafted by Mrs Hilda Rowlands with the mitre and bag made by Mrs Carol Adams and Mrs Anne Brunton respectively.
St Eata is now in All Hallows' Church at Henshaw and will remain for a short time.
Our thanks to Mrs Janet Beakes who provided us with much of the greenery for the arrangements including the beautiful sea holly.
A very enjoyable event.
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The condition of the noticeboard at St Cuthbert's Church, Beltingham was considered by the Parochial Church Council earlier this year and various possibilities were being explored for posssible restoration or replacement. .
Before a final decision could be made by the PCC, the force of nature made the decision for us. In the very windy period early in the year the noticeboard blew down!. A requirement is that the noticeboard should be oak therefore, the cost of a new one would be well in excess of a £1000.
In consultation with Geoff at Langley Furniture Works, he felt the original noticeboard could be satisfactorily restored at a much lower cost.
This has now been done and the restored noticeboard is back in its rightful place looking very smart.
Our very grateful thanks for the skills and expertise of all at Langley Furniture Works who have carried out such a successful resttoration.
THANK YOU LANGLEY FURNITURE WORKS
