Celtic Communion with prayers for healing

Occuring
Monthly. Every Third Sunday at for 1 hour
Venue
St Nicholas, Blakeney
Address
Cley Road Blakeney Holt, NR25 7NJ, United Kingdom

Celtic liturgy with the option of the ministry of healing after communion.
This will also be live-streamed on our Youtube channel.
Do stay for coffee/tea afterwards

Bible Study

Occuring
Every Tuesday at for 1 hour
Venue
St Nicholas, Blakeney
Address
Cley Road Blakeney Holt, NR25 7NJ, United Kingdom

A weekly look at the readings for the forthcoming Sunday

Transatlantic Hot Club

Occuring
for 2 hours, 30 mins
Venue
St Margaret's, Cley
Address
Holt Road Cley St Margaret Holt, NR25 7TT, United Kingdom

Gypsy swing is a style of music made popular in France during the 1930’s by Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli. They combined traditional Romanian music with the swing jazz of the time and in 1934 formed the Quintette du Hot Club de Paris and the Hot Club moniker has been used ever since to denote this style of music. The music is string based with no drums or brass but the Transatlantic Hot Club is unique in featuring a harp rather than a guitar.

Cardiff born Ben Creighton Griffiths is one of the world’s leading jazz harpists having played in over a dozen countries across the globe while French born Adrien Chevalier is New York’s premier jazz violinist and a leading proponent of gypsy jazz in both the US and Europe. They are joined by Ashley John Long who is regarded as one of Europe’s finest jazz bass players and is also a respected composer and professor of musicology and composition at Cardiff University.

Tickets £20
There will be an interval when drinks will be available (donation bar).

Sung Communion with hymns

Occuring
Every First, Fourth Sunday at for 1 hour
Venue
St Nicholas, Blakeney
Address
Cley Road Blakeney Holt, NR25 7NJ, United Kingdom

A Common Worship Communion service which will also be live-streamed on our Youtube channel.
Do stay for coffee/tea afterwards.

Ascension Day Communion Service

Occuring
for 30 mins
Venue
St Nicholas, Blakeney
Address
Cley Road Blakeney Holt, NR25 7NJ, United Kingdom

A Book of Common Prayer service

Confirmation Communion Service

Occuring
for 1 hour, 30 mins
Venue
St Nicholas, Blakeney
Address
Cley Road Blakeney Holt, NR25 7NJ, United Kingdom

We welcome Rt Rev Dr Jane Steen, Bishop of Lynn, to preside at our Benefice Confirmation Service and pray for all the candidates.

Glaven Valley Bereavement Support Group

Occuring
Monthly. Every Second Monday at for 1 hour, 30 mins
Venue
The Merchants House
Address
86 High Street (or rear entrance off Little Lane) Blakeney, NR25 7NT, United Kingdom

Anyone who has suffered a bereavement is very welcome.

Refreshments from 3.50pm

Praise and Worship

Occuring
Monthly. Every Second Sunday at for 45 mins
Break
Please note that this event will not be taking place between and
Venue
St Nicholas, Blakeney
Address
Cley Road Blakeney Holt, NR25 7NJ, United Kingdom

An informal service with contemporary worship songs led from the piano, with words and images on screen.
This will also be live-streamed on our Youtube channel.
Do stay fo coffee/tea afterwards.

Five Churches Festival - The King's Men

Occuring
for 2 hours
Venue
St Mary's, Wiveton
Address
Glandford Road Wiveton Holt, NR25 7TW, United Kingdom

The choral scholars of the choir of King's College Cambridge.

A stunning opening concert with this renowned vocal ensemble. A programme spanning classical, folk, blues/jazz, and popular arrangements.

Tickets £15

Five Churches Festival - Making Musicians

Occuring
for 45 mins
Venue
St Margaret's, Cley
Address
Holt Road Cley St Margaret Holt, NR25 7TT, United Kingdom

Showcasing the winners of ‘Norfolk Young Musician 2024’, Alice Platten (soprano) and Tristan McCardel (violin) in a recital with Brenda Blewett (piano).

Part of the regular community Thursdays@Three series.

Featuring Benjamin Britten’s haunting song-cycle ‘On this Island’, Debussy’s Violin Sonata and the dazzling ‘Havanaise’ by Saint-Saëns.
Free admission.

Five Churches Festival - Homelands

Occuring
for 2 hours
Venue
St Andrew's, Letheringsett
Address
Holt Road Letheringsett Holt, NR25 7AR, United Kingdom

From the heartbreaking despair of Shostakovich's 8th string quartet to the joyful exuberance of Dvorak's 'American' quartet.

Chaos Collective, formed in 2022, is a Norfolk based string quartet. Violinists Fran Mattishent and Rebecca Scott-Smissen, violist Rachel Stacy and cellist Ivan McCready met whilst performing together in a variety of ensembles in East Anglia. The aim of the ensemble is to embrace many different disciplines and encompass many different forms of music. Their programmes have included disparate works including Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Prokofiev, Roger Eno and Susie Self amongst others. They have reworked songs by Queen, film music including James Bond and folk music, giving their programmes an eclectic appeal.

Tickets £15

Five Churches Festival - Mikeleiz-Zucchi Duo

Occuring
for 1 hour, 30 mins
Venue
St Martin's, Glandford
Address
Mill Cottages Glandford Holt, NR25 7JR, United Kingdom

"Contradance"
This is a programme inspired by dance music from different eras and cultures, from the courts of 16th century France to folk inflected Scottish music; from Eastern European traditional music to nuevo tango. The Mikeleiz-Zucchi Duo bring their compelling combination of instruments - saxophone and accordion - to the concert hall, exploring the symbolic relationship between these two instruments and dance music. The two commissions from Aileen Sweeney and Alex Paxton have already received the support of the Marchus Trust, the Vaughan Williams Foundation, and City Music Foundation.

Tickets £15

Five Churches Festival - Jazz & Pizza

Occuring
for 2 hours
Venue
Glandford Deli
Address
Manor Farm Barns Glandford, NR25 7JP, United Kingdom

Summer evening jazz with The Chris Cooper Trio and includes all-you-can-eat pizza at the Glandford Deli.

Tickets £20

Five Churches Festival - In Conversation

Occuring
for 45 mins
Venue
St Margaret's, Cley
Address
Holt Road Cley St Margaret Holt, NR25 7TT, United Kingdom

"A Century of Film in Glorious Technicolour and How it has Shaped Us". Writer, broadcaster and film critic Francine Stock (BBC Radio 4’s The Film Programme) in conversation with Rev Richard Lawry, exploring the world of film and film music and how they influence us.

Tickets £5

Five Churches Festival - Movie Music Night

Occuring
for 2 hours
Venue
St Margaret's, Cley
Address
Holt Road Cley St Margaret Holt, NR25 7TT, United Kingdom

Let Chaos Collective, with guest vocalist Ella McCready, immerse you in the magical world of movie music. From Pirates to Gladiators, Batman to Bond, join us for this exciting journey through the ages of film music.

Movie night prosecco and popcorn available!

Tickets £15

Five Churches Festival - Festival Praise

Occuring
for 1 hour
Venue
St Nicholas, Blakeney
Address
Cley Road Blakeney Holt, NR25 7NJ, United Kingdom

Join us for a ‘Songs of Praise’ service celebrating creativity, the arts and music!

Five Churches Festival - Festival Finale

Occuring
for 2 hours
Venue
St Nicholas, Blakeney
Address
Cley Road Blakeney Holt, NR25 7NJ, United Kingdom

A celebration concert gathering artists with whom Artistic Director, Brenda Blewett, has performed regularly in the last 5 years. This is a programme of nostalgia, beauty and inventiveness.

The evening opens with a rousing Festival commission by composer Sarah Rodgers and continues with an inspirational inter-weaving of two works by Gerald Finzi - the song -cycle ‘Let us Garlands Bring’ (Julian Godlee-bass, Brenda Blewett-piano) and the ‘Five Bagatelles’ arranged by Finzi for clarinet and string quartet (Geraldine Allen-clarinet,Chaos Collective).

The second half begins with a second Festival commission by Susannah Self, ‘All Shall be Well’, a setting of the words of Julian of Norwich for mezzo-soprano and string quartet. Susannah will be the singer in this work and also in Chanson Perpétuelle – a moving work by Chausson for mezzo, piano and string quartet. The concert finishes with the glorious, but rarely performed, Debussy Piano Trio.

Brenda and Julian have always included popular songs in their programmes and as ever, treats await…

Tickets £15