Northern Breeze

Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th May

The Ferguson Hall, Nursery Lane, Belford 2.30 Belford Young Players Present

‘Ramifications’

Written by Christine Fletcher, a play based on nursery rhymes, featuring a gang of sheep rustlers…The Crooks …

and in the evening

6.30 for 7 pm Belford Players present

Sheep Tales on Stage

Verbatim Theatre written by Chris Eldon Lee Script created from Sheep Tales oral history project. With a Herd’s Supper

Shows £2 adults/£1 children on the door Food and wine available each evening (donations)

Sheep Tales & Spinning Yarns will be touring their final Exhibition at the following locations :

The Village Hall @ Kirknewton Show Sunday 19th August 2012

Wool related stalls and demonstrations, stick dressing display, felt hangings, AV display of archived photographs with oral history sound clips and Sheep tales exhibition panels.

Etal Show Sunday 2nd September 2012

Felt hangings, AV display of archived photographs with oral history sound clips and Sheep tales exhibition panels.

The Barracks @ Berwick Slow Food Festival Saturday and Sunday 8th and 9th September 2012

Felt hangings, AV display of archived photographs with oral history sound clips and Sheep tales exhibition panels.

Belford Show Saturday 29th September – Belford Middle School

Felt hangings, AV display of archived photographs with oral history sound clips and Sheep tales exhibition panels.

Wooler Easter Hillside Dawn 6.30 am ( take the bridle path off Cheviot Street, and walk along for 5 mins to join the crowd on the hill) followed by Easter Breakfast in the Glendale Hall. Led by Rev P Ward 11 am Easter Holy Communion led by Rev Rachel Poolman

Spittal/ Berwick 8 am worship on the beach at spittal. 11 am Easter Worship Led by Mr Graham Ferguson & 6 pm Rev Tony Richie.

North Sunderland 9 am Holy Communion led by Rev David Herbert

Chatton – the URC are not holding a service today, but there is an C of E service at 9.30 am

Belford 10.30 Worship with Holy Communion, Children’s worship with Egg Rolling and Egg Hunt. Refreshments in the Ferguson Hall. Led by Rev Dave Herbert

Horncliffe 11.30 Holy Communion led by Rev Rob Kelsy.

Crookham 3 pm Easter Worship with The Crookham Cuckoo singing and Easter Egg Hunt, and refreshments. Led by Rev Dave Herbert

Erskine, Belford 1st Messy Church on the Sheep Tales and Spinning Yarns theme of the Good Shepherd was a huge success with 22 children attending with their parents and a further 9 adult helpers.  Fabulous play, worship and food.  Dates for a future Messy Church to be 1st Monday of the month, March 5th and April 2nd.  No Messy Church on Bank Holiday Mondays in May and June.

newpaper Ferguson Hall jan 2012 Click to read the Northumberland Gazette article.

Belford church and hall are in the news, inviting the local community to become a ‘Fergy Friend’ to ensure the sustainability of the the church hall for the village.

We are hosting in the Hall on Nursery Lane, a Ferguson Hall Users Meeting February 22nd 2012, 7pm.  See below the hall used in January’s 2012 annual children’s Unity Party

All user groups, the Parish Council, the Development Trust, sister churches, Bell View and other community groups to come and share their ideas.    If you think you are in a position to help please contact our church secretary Mrs A Thomson, 3 Nursery Lane Belford, or  Tel Rev David Herbert 01666219584.

Could your group run an evening of entertainment, quiz, or dance, which would raise money for The Ferguson Hall on a regular basis, even if just once a year?

 Maybe you would like to join Friends of the Fergy Hall?     Life Membership £100 or Annual Subscription £20

 Could you offer your time to help to maintain the Hall?

 If you are able to make a gift of money please confirm if you are a UK tax payer and wish for gift aid to be claimed on your donation.  Please make  cheques made payable to Erskine United Reformed Church and send to Judith Burn, Fenham le Moor Farm, Belford.

Direct payments to Erskine URC: Sort Code 205817 Account No 80161381 Barclays Bank PO Box 36 Morpeth NE613YY

 More details of the Fergy Friends and the hall and churches finances can be found on the village website www.belfordnorthumberland.co.uk

Wooler 5.45 on the hillside above Wooler, walk up Cheviot street past the church, turn right along the footpath until you see the vista, and the dawn.  15 min walk from Glendale Hall.  Followed by breakfast and communion in Glendale Hall.  11am Easter morning worship.

Berwick St Paul’s 8 am on the beach at Spittel Ecumenical Easter Praise.  11 am Easter Communion.

St Cuthbert’s North Sunderland  9.am Communion

Erskine Belford 10.30 family worship and communion with traditional egg rolling and Easter egg hunt.  Followed by refreshments in the hall.

Crookham 3 pm Easter Worship with the Crookham Cuckoos Singing Easter praise.

The Ferguson Hall, Belford Wednesdays 27th April, May 4th 11th & 18th 7-8.30pm Everyone is welcome to join the four week discussion group exploring some of the big questions that people often ask about the Christian faith. The format will be a small informal discussion group mixing lively debate with some quiet time for prayer and reflection. It will be chance to look at some of the questions we ask ourselves as we look at how our faith fits into today’s increasingly secular world and how we can live our lives to the full including: • What makes us human rather than animal? • Our relationships with God, Creation and each other. • What is our image of God? Is this helped or hindered by traditional hymns and prayers? • How does the Bible help us with this? • Where do we belong and how do we gain our own identity? • How can we help create and be part of God’s kingdom?

Kate will lead the discussions in her own lively, original and highly enjoyable style as she says: “I have a curious mind, and I am always full of questions, and from past experience, I know I am not the only one! Come along and find out a bit more, whether or not you go to church, everyone is welcome.”

For more information please contact Kate Baxter on Tel. 07597 634900 or by email kateacredale@aol.com

Art Teacher – Anna Turnbull

Come and join an hands on session and take away your own art work. Come to one session or all four and make a different article each time. Monday 18th April 1 – 4 Ferguson Hall, Belford Wednesday 20th April 1 – 4 Village Hal, Chatton Wednesday 1st June 1 – 4 Glendale Hall, Wooler Thursday 2nd June 1 -4 Crookham, Church Hall ( back of Church_

Sheep Tale & Spinning Yarns Project of the United Reformed Church. Children under 8 bring an adult please. £2 per feltmaking participant. More information Jane Armstrong 07976900668 or jane.armstrong5@btinternet.com

Saturday 4th Dec

10 am – Belford Christmas Trail (running until 23rd Dec). Venues across the village windows – Collect a map from the Craft Gallery.

10 am till late – Erskine URC Candle Festival – ‘Gloria in Excelsis’ – church open all day. … 10 – 12 Ferguson Hall – Children Christmas Decoration Craft workshop, 8 yr and under to be accompanied by an adult.

4 – 7 Erskine URC – Candles lit and refreshments served

2.30 -3.30 Ferguson Hall – St Mary’s Middle School Orchestra play – Free, refreshments served.

3.30 Erskine URC – Lighting Ceremony of Candle Festival and Procession from Ferguson Hall to market cross.

4 pm Market Square – Switching on of Christmas lights, singing carols and presentations of community

citizen and group prizes. Hot chocolate, mulled wine after community singalong if the weather is fine.

5 pm Ferguson Hall – A Christmas Carol (PG)- New Disney film starring Jim Carrey – Free entry, donations welcome. Pop Corn and refreshments available. (92 min Film).

Sunday 5th Dec

10 am till late – Erskine URC Candle Festival – ‘Gloria in Excelsis’ – church open all day. Morning worship 10.30 am

4 – 8 Erskine URC – Candles lit and refreshments served.

5 pm Erskine URC – Musicians play in the candle light church.

6 pm Erskine URC – Christmas Carol Service followed by refreshments in the hall.

*UPDATE* Air ambulance charity disco at Community Club Saturday night cancelled due to adverse weather conditions.

St Jame’s Day Matrix event at Belford.