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Thursford packed for Methodist Songs of Praise
2016: Almost 1000 people attended one of East Anglia’s biggest Songs of Praise celebrations which took place at the famous Thursford Collection near Fakenham on Sunday March 13.
The annual event was organized by the
Central Norfolk Methodist Circuit
, in conjunction with the Thursford museum, is always one of the most popular events in the Norfolk church calendar, attracting people from all over the country.
Thousands of pounds were raised for t
his year's chosen cause, which was was the
East Anglian Air Ambulance,
and the theme of the worship was based around the healing and rescue elements of the charity.
The main speaker this year was
Rev. Julian Pursehouse
, Chair of the
East Anglian Methodist District,
and other participants were
the
Fakenham Town Band
, one of the foremost brass bands in East Anglia, and
Danny Wakefield
, playing the magnificent
Mighty Wurlitzer
organ, as well as the
Methodist choir.
An additional element this year included the entire afternoon being signed for the hearing impaired. This was done by the
Rev Anne Richardson
, well-known in Norfolk for her ministry among the deaf community.
The
Thursford Songs of Praise
started many years ago at the invitation of the Collection’s founder
George Cushing
and his wife, who suggested that a service using the Wurlitzer cinema organ would prove a big attraction. George's son John has been very happy to continue the tradition.
Article printed from networknorwich.co.uk at 09:07 on 29 March 2024