Author Archives: ChrisMelling

COVID CHURCH CLOSURES Living through history sounds grand but often isn’t. Covid stories may be dramatic for the grandchildren of today’s children, but the reality is much bleaker for many: education disrupted, careers crashed, businesses bust. And the wall-to-wall media … Continue reading →

January’s Draw (The tenth draw in this series) January’s prize draw of the Tote was decided when Rev’d Julia Curtis rolled the dice on 2nd January to select the set of random numbers and the starting point. As a result, … Continue reading →

Writing an article on the last day of November for inclusion in the January issue of a parish magazine needs the wisdom of the prophet Daniel, who could unravel mysteries and foretell the future. Sadly, the Diocesan Director of Communications … Continue reading →

The children of Lindridge Primary School enjoyed a surprise visitor on the last afternoon of the term, when Father Christmas arrived on the school playground in his red tractor. They were absolutely thrilled. The children of Lindridge have been amazing … Continue reading →

December’s Draw (The nineth draw in this series) December’s prize draw of the Tote was decided when Rev’d Julia Curtis rolled the dice on 1st December to select the set of random numbers and the starting point. As a result, … Continue reading →

At the end of September, I fell and badly broke my shoulder. A momentary lack of concentration whilst running massively changed many aspects of my daily life in a year which had already been so difficult and strange. It has … Continue reading →

Lindridge St Lawrence School invited Chris Andrew from Project Touchline to work with the children using sporting skills and teamwork to embed the values of the school (Hesed, Hamdah, Honesty and Horizons). The following video is a celebration of their … Continue reading →

Swallows have been nesting in the porch at Lindridge Church. They are now using the well-placed notice board as their resting place before fledging – here’s hoping the notices will still be readable when they leave! It is really good … Continue reading →

Congratulations to Sharon and Mark who celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary this week. The occasion was marked with a socially distanced blessing from Rev Ted in their garden.

Held at St. Michael’s Church, Little Witley Theme: “Rise! Take your mat and walk” Prepared by Christian women of Zimbabwe Here in St Michael’s church we participated in a very moving service – one small part of a great wave … Continue reading →

Lindridge Church held its annual Christmas Crafts at Lindridge School on Saturday 14th December where the children and their families made Christmas cards and other Christmas decorations. The particular favourite was glue, glitter and baubles, plus making paper chains – … Continue reading →

A big thank you to all who helped to clean and decorate the church, which looked stunning. Thanks also to the team who decorated the Christmas Tree, which was generously donated by Steve Wheeler. Once again, the Lindridge Church Choir, … Continue reading →

A short article on the history and closing of Pensax Thrift Shop has been added to the History pages. You can find it here.

The Toddler group entries at the Lindridge Autumn Show both won first prize and one was Best in Show in the Junior category. Well done Toddlers and all who helped with the cutting, glueing and fun. Up-cycled wellington boots were … Continue reading →

Our weekly clubs run each Thursday during term time, and are open to all ages and classes, from Reception through to Year 6. We’ve had a busy year, celebrating many different occasions, enjoying stories, games, song, dance praise, creative prayer … Continue reading →

Thanks to all who helped decorate the Lindridge St Lawrence Church for the Flower Festival on Pentecost weekend. The birthday of the church was celebrated in style and the church was overflowing with wonderful displays from across the Lindridge Parish … Continue reading →

Easter Craft Workshop at St Lawrence Lindridge C E Primary School The community came together once again for a very enjoyable morning of Easter crafts, which was held on Saturday 13th April, in the school hall. Children of all ages … Continue reading →

On Palm Sunday morning the Right Reverend Graham Usher, The Bishop of Dudley led the worship at Knighton Parish Room and Knighton Church. At the Parish Room, children from Lindridge St Lawrence Primary School, and elsewhere, sang songs learnt through … Continue reading →

On “Shrove” Monday (yes Monday!), the Rectory was filled with activity and good appetites. A wonderful way to meet and chat together and enjoy pancakes – there was a great production line going, from mixing batter to cooking, serving and, … Continue reading →

THANK YOU!!!! I wanted to say a huge thank you to all who have supported me through my Reader training – I have been overwhelmed by the kind words of encouragement and people’s prayers and appreciated seeing so many of … Continue reading →