Life at All Saints

Let me start with a HUGE THANK YOU to all of you living in Thorpe Abbotts for your very generous support of our Food Bank Christmas Appeal. Many families will have been struggling over Christmas so your support will have helped many. The Trussel Trust supports a nationwide network of food banks (including Harleston) and together they provide emergency food and support to people locked in poverty, and campaign for change to end the need for food banks in the UK.  Your generous donations went to the Trust’s Warehouse in Eye, additionally thank you so much Anne for dropping it all off.

Christmas in Thorpe Abbotts is marked on an early weekend in December by the lighting of the festive lights and Tree at the Pump on the Saturday which was preceded this year by a procession of lanterns made by the youngsters at the Crafty Bombers in the Village Hall. The highlight of the evening was you know who appearing from a yellow Taxi. Sunday saw a lovely Carol Service taken by Lynda Mansfield at All Saints. We were delighted to have a number of young readers, Robert, Adam, Rosie, Jack and Mabel were all absolutely amazing, a huge thank you to all those who read. Much festive fair was consumed we believe about 4 doz mince pies, 2 stollen cakes and finally at least 3 lts of Glühwein.

We have as you will have seen over the years an illuminated star on the Church Porch in the lead up to Christmas which has been mains powered. Ever mindful of electricity cost and doing our bit for the environment we have converted it to battery power with two new sets of lights very kindly financed by the Parish Council. Additionally and perhaps more importantly we have found a safer way of securing it when in the past it has required yours truly to teeter off the top of a ladder at height, it can now be done from ground level.

Simon