Children of Norbury School get ready for the event

Update for Friday 2nd July 2010

More than 20 children of Norbury C of E Primary school will be entertaining the visitors with songs, poems and instruments:

Song: 'We are the young' written by Mary Donnelly
Song: 'God is all around us' written by David Ogden
Poem: 'Table Manners For Children' Found in the school, author unknown
Woodwind: 'When the Saints go marching by'
Woodwind: 'Short Waltz' played by 'Megan Dent' and written by James Rae
Duet: 'Sonata Theme' Played by Rachael Patterson and Josie Brown and written by Mozart.

Take a look at the school website:

http://www.norbury.derbyshire.sch.uk/

Also, the Friday evening entertainment includes:

Poem: 'Norbury Church' written and read by Joy Boot
Poem: 'Footsteps' read by David Coxen
Poem: 'Church Mouse' written by John Betjeman and read by Gillyan Prince
Medley of light music and jazz: On the clarinet played by Alan Hopkin
Song: Classical by Becky Dalton
Song: 'The man I love' written by Gershwin and performed by Louise Jefferies
Song: 'Over the rainbow' performed by Louise Jefferies
Song: 'The Elephant and the Flea' performed by Barber Shop
3 songs: performed by Norbury Church Choir
Poem: 'Thoughts of Norbury Church' written and read by Enid Shepherd

Save money whilst raising money for Norbury Church

We have a new 'Webshop' that you can access here:

www.buy.at/norburychurch

There are plenty of offers that you can save money with, and at the same time a commission is paid to Norbury Church directly.

For example:
Buy a DVD from HMV.com and 4% of the sale will go to Norbury Church
Buy clothes or homewares from Littlewoods and 8% of the sale will go to Norbury Church
There are over 160 retailers, including Marks and Spencer, Amazon, ebay, Thorntons and Sky Digital.

REMEMBER to shop via www.buy.at/norburychurch next time you shop online!

New Norbury Church website

You can find out more information about Norbury Church at www.norburychurch.com along with contact details for the event.

National Trust opens Norbury Manor to celebrate

Norbury Manor, situated at the end of Norbury Church drive (keep left) will be open during the 700 year celebrations of the Church.

The beautiful site, owned by the National Trust consists of a medieval hall, featuring a rare king post, Tudor door and 17th century Flemish glass. Gardens include a parterre herb garden.

The Manor will be open from 11am until 4pm on Friday 2nd, Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th July 2010.

There may be a small charge made by the National Trust on entry.

See www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-theoldmanor for further details.