50+ club winners for May will appear in the July newsletter along with June winners as our organiser, John Finden, is unwell. We wish him a speedy and full recovery.  CHURCH FLOWERS FOR THE JUBILEE The twelve ladies who always decorate the church so beautifully for festivals are willing to

Ground works in St. John’s Churchyard were completed in April to protect the building from water damage and are an essential part of preserving its integrity. We will be greatly relieved to see the main roof work get started in early June 2022 subject to the results of a bat survey in May.

Hopefully, ground works associated with the roof replacement will have started in St. John’s Churchyard by the time you read this. The works are needed to address blocked drains either side of the south porch which will protect the building from water damage and are an essential part of preserving the

Winners of the March  50Plus Draw  1st Prize £105-00 – number 75 – Stella Smith. 2nd Prize £52-50 – number 59 – Steve Jessop. 3rd Prize £17-50 – number 80 – Betty Edwards.  Do you enjoy singing but can’t read music?  Why not come to Good Vibes at the Methodist

Building work to replace the church roof was due to start on Feb 28th but at very short notice, we were informed that our furry bat friends are likely to be roosting  inside the church and another survey will be needed. The survey will take place in the first week

Winners of the March 50Plus Draw  1st Prize £103-50 – number 06 – Chris Gunner. 2nd Prize £51-75 – number 22 – Elinor Hawksley. 3rd Prize £17-25 – number 42 – Shirley Catlin.  LENT GROUP  We are planning to run a Lent group on Wednesday afternoons, beginning on March 9th,

St. John’s was delighted to recently receive the faculty, providing the final approval needed for the church roof replacement. This was the last piece of the jigsaw that started almost 2 years ago when fund-raising started for St. John’s Restoration & Renewal campaign. We are hugely grateful to the community of Ryhall

Winners of the December 50Plus Draw  1st Prize £103-50 – number 67 – Shaun Rolfe. 2nd Prize £51-75 – number 18 – Win Peck. 3rd Prize £17-25 – number 33 – Chris Hayes.  With three weeks to Christmas, Betty Edwards decided there was just about enough time to put the annual Christmas hamper

Winners of the December 50Plus Draw  1st Prize £103-50 – number 44 – Rebecca Storey. 2nd Prize £51-75 – number 75 – Stella Smith. 3rd Prize £17-25 – number 61 – Tom Rowlands.  Thank you, Stephen and Neil Fenn, for the lovely new paths through the churchyard, which have done

Winners of the November 50Plus Draw 1st Prize £103-50 – number 50 – Liz Hastings. 2nd Prize £51-75 – number 23 – Steve Green. 3rd Prize £17-25 – number 14 – John Saunders. From the Ryhall registers Sunday October 24th Baptism of Poppy Amelia Goodliffe Sunday October 31st Baptism of