BUT FOR HOW LONG? After weeks of cajoling and reminding, the Highways Department put back the sign pointing to “Geldeston”…
Saving the Planet (updated)
New note on our Bottle Bank, Wherry Inn car park: “You can leave the lids on!” (shades of Joe Cocker?)…
The Conservation Area (1986)
In 1986, a Conservation Area was established in the centre of Geldeston, offering added protection to its buildings, walls, hedges…
Unfinished work
In 2004 the parish council held a survey, asking more questions than the ten-yearly national Census. Two thirds of all…
“Such queer people”
Geldestonians and their Church, Part 2. (Part 1, see St Michael’s Church). Walking, riding and driving In mediaeval times people…
Maria Phillips, 1931-2023
Widow of Canon John Phillips, rector of Geldeston, Stockton and Gillingham (1965-1970). Funeral at Bergh Apton church, 2 pm, Wednesday…
St Michael’s Church, Geldeston
Some Notes, Part 1. The first named priest of St Michael’s Church was Richard Abel, appointed in the early 14th…
Geldeston Parish Council, 2023 elections
Councillors and Clerk (alphabetical order) Ian ANSELL (chair) Big Row, 101 votes (68 %) John ASHFIELD (deputy chair) The Street,…
No-mow May
I’ve seen some ecological criticism of #nomowmay, but it’s working for us. Our lawn isn’t spectacular but it is becoming…
SEVEN DAYS (MAY 3-10)
03. Wed . Village Hall Committee, Annual General Meeting (AGM), Start 6.30 pm. 04. Thurs. LOCAL ELECTIONS, 7 am to 10…
Easter Egg Hunt
On a brilliantly sunny Easter Day about sixty people of all ages turned up at our new Village Park. They…
Down with Alexanders
Beat it (or eat it) Those townie columns in our newspapers, the Bungles (B&B) as much as the Daily Mail,…
What future for our churches?
In 2003 Geldeston still had a shop & post office; once it had a primary school and a railway station.…
Caring for a Churchyard
We cut and raked Geldeston Churchyard twice in 2021: on 16-17 August and again on 1 November when it only…
Put in some plastic, as well
“Plastic can take hundreds of years to biodegrade” but many types of plastic can now be recycled, as I was…
Goodbye Hello …
The Tidings website closed on 31 January 2022. In existence since early 2019, it never attracted enough visitors to warrant…
Snowdrops and Aconites
Geldeston churchyard: January 2022, “Signs of Spring” (photo, Joan Holland)
1966: Village School closes
“Oldest primary school in the district closes” wrote the Beccles & Bungay Journal half a century ago. Due to close…
Village Clusters consultation (pt 1)
Ended Monday, 2 August 2021. Cluster 16: Geldeston, Gillingham and Stockton “The cluster has a range of social and community…
The Village Produce Show: a little history
Open to residents of our five parishes, this event began in 1943 when the country was “Digging for Victory”. One…
A Trip back in Time
A Chronology of Ellingham & Kirby Cane (2019) Studying old documents local historian Jo Gooderham has been able to extract…
In from the Cold
A familiar summer face appeared in our living room recently. I’ve just found a Peacock butterfly in our chilliest room…
Stockton. Historical Notes
Looking though old papers, I came across this account of the smallest parish in the Waveney Group which, in times…
Douglas H. Sayer, 1930-2019
Dougie Sayer moved from Stockton to Geldeston in 1962 with his wife Shirley and their small son Jonathon. He lived…
A Prize-Winning Recipe
Most exhibits at the annual Produce Show will be familiar to everyone: there is one local dish, however, that may…
Libellous and unlawful
For the past seven days a statement “Extraordinary Meeting” (dated 5 June 2023) has been posted on the Parish Notice…
A Geldeston Miscellany 