St Nicholas Church Dersingham

WOW!….Demystifying the organ –six varied instruments in 6hrs – to hear or to try.

More of an organ canter than a crawl! ‘andante amabile’ rather than ‘largo’.

Celebrating local organ music, do drop in at any or all the events to enjoy hearing and playing a varied selection of local church organs.

Your hosts – local organists Peter Murray, Andrew Pearson, Adrian Flower

11.00 St Nicholas Dersingham PE31 6LN (wc) – one manual tracker Foster and Andrews 1884

11.45 St Mary’s Snettisham PE31 7NA (wc) two manual tracker by Kirkwood

12.30 Heacham Parish Church PE31 7HJ (wc) 3 manual Spurden Rutt 1914 additions and modifications by Holmes and Swift, 35 speaking stops, detached drawstop console. A chance to look inside the casework, and guess the number of pipes! Small prize to anyone who gets it correct within 100.

Tea ,coffee, squash, biscuits etc supplied….. or byo.

1 pm. Delighted that Adrian Richards ( organist King’s Lynn Minster) has agreed to give a 30 minute recital at Heacham

2.00 St Edmunds Hunstanton PE36 6BE Allen 2 manual electronic

2.45 St Mary’s Old Hunstanton PE36 6JS (wc) 3 manual Walker 1936 with additions, 28 speaking stops, stopkey horseshoe console, attractive casework

3.30 Holme next the Sea Church PE36 6LJ J W Walker 1894 given to the church 1937 2 manual tracker 6 stops. tea etc offered

This is an informal friendly day hoping to encourage folk, not only to enjoy the varied fantastic organ history and sounds, but also to have a short ‘go’ on the local organ..if you can play a hymn on the piano you can do it on the organ with just a little initial help..don’t worry about the pedals!

Just drop in to any of the venues or ideally spend the day with us.

If folk don’t get time to play any of these organs other times can be arranged.

Adrian Flower
Organist Heacham Parish Church (adeandjean51@gmail.com)
01485 571102

Rev Mark visited our local school to present new Bibles to the children,

plus a special one to the new head, Zoe Warren.

Don’t forget our Coffee Morning this Friday in Church

On Tuesday 4 of August HRH The Duchess of Cambridge launched a new initiative with Baby Basics, Little Village and Abernecessities, following on from a private volunteering visit to her local branch of the national Baby Basics charity at St Nicholas’ Church in Dersingham

In May, The Duchess of Cambridge expressed a desire to see what happened “at the sharp end” of this organisation that supports expectant or new mothers.

Maggie Anderson Co-Lead of Baby Basics West Norfolk explains: “The Duchess requested to volunteer with myself and a Health Professional to build a Moses Basket, ready to be delivered to a mum in need. During the visit, she asked lots of questions and thoroughly enjoyed herself. Whilst it was exciting, because of social distancing requirements, it took a lot of organising and numerous telephone calls to ensure this private visit could take place.”

Following on from this in June, at the Duchess’ request, HRH met with two mothers and their babies who had previously received a filled Baby Basics Moses Basket. Over an informal afternoon tea, the Duchess heard their stories and how Baby Basics had helped them when they needed it most.

The Duchess of Cambridge said: “Over recent months, I have heard from families who have been supported by baby banks through the most difficult of times and I have been deeply moved by their stories. Having somewhere to turn to for support is important for all families, and baby banks work every day, up and down the country, to provide immediate, tangible and practical help for parents and carers when they are most in need.

The Revd Mark Capron Rector of St Nicholas Church Dersingham said: “It is wonderful that HRH has chosen to support this local Christian Charity. The Duchess is aware that sadly there are many babies who arrive into the world where there is so little. The Baby Basics Moses basket offers an expression of God’s love and hope to new and precious lives as they begin their journey in this world; a journey’s beginning that to some degree echoes Jesus who was born in a humble place, being laid in a manger. The Duchess of Cambridge’s involvement is will raise the profile of the wonderful work done by Baby Basics, and in doing so will support all those who need it most.”

On hearing of the Duchess’ care and involvement with Baby Basics, The Bishop of Norwich – The Rt Revd Graham Usher said: “I am delighted that HRH The Duchess of Cambridge has supported the outreach work of St Nicholas’ Church in Dersingham by filling a Moses basket. The arrival of a new baby should be a time of joy and delight, but for some women, it can be a time of huge vulnerability. I pray that the gift of a basket of items will support them and encourage them so that they can delight in the remarkable gift of a new life.”

Baby banks aim to support and empower families by ensuring every child has the essential items they need to thrive. In the UK, they are powered primarily by volunteers and typically run on professional referral from services such as health visitors, midwives and social workers.