haunted funfair

 

the clowns are all hung from the lamp-posts

the swans have been long put to sleep 

we crawl through a barbed-wire outpost

in search of some ghostly relief

 

donald duck is training his spy-glass

on the last of the fast-fading sun

and the haunted funfair advances

our nightmares have just begun

 

 

 

it's a happening place

 

 

 

 

 and all our future is shiny

metal cut-ups

to a window

on a new world

 

reflect

shoot-up

stand back

climb

crawl

peek

pass

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a concert for ukraine

 

 

On Friday our church hosted a special, 'Concert for Ukraine'. Over a hundred people came to hear a fantastic night of music. A local lady from Ukraine spoke to us about her country and a family of Ukrainians, fresh to the village, were in attendance too.

In all the concert raised over £760 from ticket sales, donations and refreshments, all of which is going to the DEC Ukrainian appeal. 

Thank you so much to Lindsey who organised the concert, to Michael, Joe, Karen and John, her fellow musicians, to the ladies who baked cakes, to our fantastic hard-working refreshments team, to all those who came or donated and to The Revd. Rachel who closed our night fittingly in prayer.