This afternoon, in glorious sunshine, parishioners and villagers met for a special preview of the newly created starry ceiling in the chancel of All Saints in Wilby. The church remains closed until the formal handover, cleaning and refurbishment have taken place. When the church opens again, all will be able to view the glorious celestial artwork, so kindly created by David Ord Kerr of Wilby. He spent over 2 weeks on scaffolding in the chancel creating and then gliding the stars.Those with a church connection or who live in the village, are being invited to sponsor stars. Details from Kate Midgley PCC Secretary.
The sun shone and the breeze was light - a perfect day for cycling around our local area, visiting churches to raise funds for All Saints, Wilby.Grateful thanks to Guy who joined in this year and cycled to several churches including Hargham, West Harling and beyond, ending with Old Buckenham, before returning to sign in at Wilby.Thanks to Heather, who as in many previous years, was supporting the cyclists with cold drinks and refreshments, including her home-baked cake which was yummy!The Wilby 'Three Wheelers' also took to the roads, having had very little cycle practice and aimed for Wymondham Abbey, via Spooner Row. We were glad to take refreshments at the abbey and were impressed by their cycle parking facility. We cycled back via Carleton Rode for cold drinks at the Baptist Chapel - an exhausting 28.9 miles!Thank you to all those who sponsored Guy and the 3-wheelers.
On Saturday 16th March 2024, members of Wilby church community, met to plant snowdrops in a shady area of the churchyard. Some had been kindly donated from Wilby Hall and others were re-distributed from the bank behind the church. We look forward to a beautiful display of ‘Candlemas Bells’ in January next year.
