Cley Church Life & Events
Thursdays @ 3
Weekly recitals featuring our local talented musicians
Thursdays@Three opens with an exciting combined spring and summer season on Thursday April 23rd with a celebration of St George’s Day and Shakespeare’s birthday followed by an organ recital by Mark Jones on 30th April and a programme telling the poignant story of Ivor Gurney in a script by Michael Green on 7th May. We are so fortunate as this will feature the formidable musical skills of Julian Godlee and Brenda Blewett, as well as a narration provided by Steve Benson, Sue Andrews, Richard Clothier and Harriet Cooper.
A printed brochure of all the season’s concerts is now available from April 23rd in the church and from our usual outlets. This will now be our last as I am planning to finish the series at the end of July. We don’t know when the repair work will start, which makes planning any immediate concerts difficult. I have indicated that I am hoping someone else might be willing to continue organising these kinds of gatherings, though of course not necessarily in the same format and with the same frequency.
We are still exploring that idea!
In the meantime, I hope you will enjoy what is being planned in Cley and let me thank you all for your support since we first began (October 2021!), as well as thanking all the artists who have performed for us and all the support volunteers who have helped us each week
Wyatt Earp
April 2026
Cley Church Flowers!
There is a strong community feeling for Cley Church. The building is normally open every day and, as one of Simon Jenkins’ 1000 best churches in the country, attracts a lot of visitors.
There is a great creative spirit in the church. From decorating the porches for Advent and Easter, to Flower festivals, concerts, exhibitions. The beautiful space invites creativity and worship.
Once a month, the back of the nave comes alive for Café Church when it is full of people enjoying doing church differently – coffee and croissants and Sunday papers to help our inspiration. Equally popular and special are the Advent Carol Service led by Gresham’s choir and the Crib Service on Christmas Eve.
There is an attractive card stall at the back selling cards by local artists. Weekly flower arranging is undertaken by a voluntary rota.
Since 2012, St Margaret’s has hosted an annual exhibition of contemporary art by the North Norfolk Exhibition Project (click here to learn more). This has been very successful in attracting a large number of visitors, and in recent years the church has hosted an annual Benefice service celebrating the artwork in the church.
An annual fundraising highlight is St Margaret’s Fair in July, held on the church field as part of our Patronal Festival weekend. A great community event.
