We are delighted that The Revd Charlotte Wallington has joined us as vicar

       Not to be missed!

All things pointing to Jesus

Creative slot 6.4.25

Holy Week

Sizewell weekend

Great fun, great food, lots of chat, wonderful weather!

Wonderful worship, prayer, and teaching

(see 'Church life' and the Gallery for more pictures)

Pettistree church is undergoing some replastering and painting

A few pictures to show what is happening after week 2

  (Note the five crosses to the bottom right)

A further update after week 3

All the plaster has now been removed from the second lift at the top of the Nave and a start made on the next level down, the West door has had a second skin fitted with a lock to allow access to the ringing chamber while work continues inside the church, the old ceiling of the Parish Room has been removed and replaced with new plasterboard awaiting a plaster skim and a thick layer of rockwool insulation and no bell ringers are left in this container overnight.........

A quieter week as a lot of the team were off on Easter break but progress continues with the plaster removal in the nave, the alarming fissures in the corners of the upper walls have been carefully refilled with flint and lime mortar and the floor in the Parish Room is receiving new wall plates and replacement sections of floor joists where they have rotted in to the brick walls.

And after week 5

Week five has seen the continued removal of the existing plaster which is now nearly completed, a brickwork wall revealed from behind the plaster on the old north door, in the parish room the new floor joists are in, the old ones have been sprayed for bugs and rot etc and the whole area is now level and awaiting the new floorboards, two additional air-brick holes have been made and in the process it was discovered that the parish room does indeed have a slate damp proof course in the brickwork.

Week 6

Martin  pinched an extract from some of the notes and items arising from a site visit made on May 7th by the main contractor

1- Render removal will be completed by Friday. 

2- We have found and in the process of removing cement based render at low level to Nave North wall at the east end. I guess there could be some damp retained in the wall behind this area. 

3- Crack repairs and general masonry repairs will be completed on Monday 12th May. 

4- The team are speaking to Electrician and arranging for works to be carried out next week.

5- Plasterers are programmed to commence Monday 19th May. (1 week behind programme) 

The parish room has now received the under floor insulation wool, a second membrane has been fixed on top, the edges will then be taped to the walls, and the floorboards are on site ready to be laid.

Don't forget to look at 'Coming up' and 'Church Life' for any notices or other happenings

and

Remember our weekly or monthly events in the church

Change of venue

Everyone is welcome to the monthly Benefice Communion Service on the 3rd Friday of each month, 10.30am

*The Pettistree church is being replastered, so services are being held in the village hall*