Sunday 29th June, 6.30 pm Joint Choral Evensong with Beeston Methodist Church. Tea, cake and a chance to sit and chat from 5.45 until the service. Early birds might even hear some of the rehearsal! All welcome. Any questions – contact Kaye Ford or Pat Atkins

Only a week to go until Helix Ensemble is playing in St John’s Parish Church in Beeston, Nottinghamshire! We are looking forward to playing in St John’s Church, Beeston on Saturday 28th June at 7.30pm. Our Musical Director Adam Summerhayes is a versatile violinist who traverses many musical genres, and he has played with the groups Red Priest, The Ciderhouse Rebellion and Riot as well as leading the Bardi orchestra in Leicester and taking part in other classical performances. We are excited to be playing another adventurous violin concerto with him, and you can be sure to hear some exciting fiddling! We have lovely melodies and harmonies from Sibelius in his piece written to accompany a play Pelléas and Méllisande, and made into a suite of nine short movements, while the two Preludes by Vaughan-Williams are based on hymn tunes. Honegger’s Pastorale d’été is a gentle piece of music inspired by a summer holiday in the Swiss Alps, but you are more likely to know his music Pacific 231 which sounds like steam trains. The orchestra meets for a full day of rehearsal with the MD and we are excited about the two new pieces both written by Adam; his second violin concerto and a poem ‘Hunger and the Swan’ set to music, which will include the voice of Jessie Summerhayes, the poet. Come and enjoy the beautiful setting of St John’s Church. We will be providing refreshments at the interval. Tickets are available from [email protected] or 07954 085009 and on the door.

‘Green Pastures’ Dementia Friendly Service: The next service will be on Tuesday 1st July from 2pm-3pm. This is a short service of music, prayers and reflection, with tea & coffee afterwards. This month’s theme is ‘Anniversaries – Celebrating the Past’ Green Pastures continues through the summer and the theme for August will be ‘Hands that have done a day's work’

Hello and Goodbye! If you are new to St John’s or even if you have been attending for a little while, we would like to welcome you with coffee and cake on Saturday 5th July between 10 am and midday. This will be a chance to meet a few people informally, find out a little about the church, climb the bell tower (from the inside!), discover who’s who, what we do and ask questions if you want. The morning will also be an opportunity to say goodbye to those who might be moving on at the end of the academic year. There is no need to book a place, just turn up. We’re looking forward to seeing you there.

Messy Church is back! Relaunching on Saturday 5th July and then every other month we will meeting in church 3-5pm. Expect messy craft, worship and food. Families with children of all ages welcome. For more info see Fenn Sutton or Rebecca Gillie

Eco Corner: Greening Beeston Greening Beeston is a Beeston-based local campaign group dedicated to educating the community about the climate crisis and global warming, as well as individual actionable steps to resolve these issues.Their website features a treasure trove of resources and recommendations for getting started with a more environmentally friendly lifestyle and choices.Founded in 2013, the group is supported by the Broxtowe Borough Council. To learn more about Greening Beeston, visit their website at www [dot] greeninginbeeston [dot] weebly [dot] com/ or contact them via the website contact form.If you are a part of any organisations or groups within or outside Nottingham, caring for the natural world and involved in issues of climate justice, not listed in the past few weeks, do let us know in person or via email at [email protected]!