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Fasten your seatbelts as ‘Captain Concorde’ Mike Bannister touches down at Graffham’s Empire Hall to share his unrivalled insight into the world’s only supersonic airliner in an event to raise funds for maintaining St Giles building and churchyard. Mike knows Concorde better than anyone – from being appointed its youngest first officer as it started flying in 1977 to commanding its final flight as British Airways’ Concorde Chief Pilot 26 years later. Since then, he’s become the best-selling author of the definitive Concorde book – and an in-demand and entertaining speaker.
Tickets £15 (plus booking fee) each from www.ticketsource.co.uk/stgilesgraffham
At this one-off fund-raising event, he’ll give his unique perspective on a flying icon that enabled Royalty, celebs, moguls and everyman to sip Champagne while travelling faster than a bullet, at almost 25 miles a minute. He’ll share videos and photos from his personal library, swap anecdotes and take questions from the audience. There’ll be a bar offering a selection of drinks and Concorde-inspired theatre-style indoor picnic boxes.
Reflecting on a busy year for our parish, the Trustees’ Annual Report and Financial Report of the Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Graffham with Woolavington for the year to 31 December 2023 was published ahead of the Annual Parochial Church Meeting at St Giles on Sunday 17 March 2024. You can read it here.
Night Prayer
Click on the CANDLE below for a service to use or download.
Parish Eucharist followed by refreshments takes place each Sunday at 10.30am, except third Sundays when BCP Matins or Holy Communion at 9am is followed by a simpler, accessible ‘Third Sunday’ Service at 10.30am suitable for all ages. Children are welcome at ALL our services.
Supporting Ukrainian families
If you have accommodation locally that a Ukrainian individual or family could rent, please contact Revd Vivien.
Bellringing at St Giles
Our church has a wonderful band of ringers. Practice night is on Tuesday evenings at 7.30pm. Do come along; if you ring or are interested in ringing, you will be most welcome.
All Saints’ Chapel Services
BCP Evensong with piano accompaniment takes place on Second Sundays at 6pm. Morning Prayer is offered there on Tuesdays at 9.30am, followed by our Pilgrim Study Group from 10 to 11am.
You can now raise funds for St Giles by shopping online – at zero extra cost to you!
You can now help safeguard the future of Graffham’s historic St Giles Church whenever you buy almost anything online – from your weekly shop to your car insurance – at no additional cost to you.
Click here to find out how it works and how you can sign up to help.
There are lots of other ways you can help look after our village’s beautiful church and everything it does for the community. Click here to see how easy it is.
Safeguarding
Our safeguarding officer is Howard Pescott Click on the link for our safeguarding page http://stgilesgraffham.org/policies/safeguarding/
Graffham Archive website
To see Graffham Archive online go to: www.graffhamarchive.co.uk then enter your email address and create your own password
Graffham Archives’ website enables you to find virtually everything available there is to know about the village’s past from the comfort of your own home, office or school – including every back copy of Graffham Parish News from 1987. With a full search capability, you can see more than a hundred vintage postcards featuring Graffham’s buildings, people and views and read documents and memories of days gone by.
Contact Graffham Archivist Robin Brind at graffhamarchive@outlook.com
Contact Us
Revd Vivien on 01798 867199 or reverendvivien@gmail.com for parish enquiries.
Defibrillator
A defibrillator is available outside the Empire Hall in the village. Access code is on the Hall notice board.
Remember to call 999 first.
