It's West Lindsey Open Churches Festival this weekend. Churches and chapels of many denominations are open and it's an opportunity many people take to go on a church crawl.
To be honest, most of the open churches are Church of England because, although almost every village has an Anglican church, it's just the larger villages which have other buildings.
I shall try to visit a few churches but I will be most involved at St Peter's, Normanby le Wold. Here's what the brochure says.
"Something different for all the family…. A Jigsaw Festival. Completed jigsaws on display and available to buy. Help us to complete jigsaws - we’ll need as much help as we can get! Children’s jigsaws - lots to see and to join in. Jigsaw ‘Bring & Buy’ - bring along any you no longer want, provided they don’t have pieces missing, and buy a new one. Local history and displays… including Parish registers information dating back to 1561. Light refreshments available."
I shall do my best to get to Thoresway and the brochure says, "St Mary’s nestles is a sleepy village among fields of sheep. It has a Romanesque arch from an original tower, 13th century arcades in the nave and seven floor stones dating from an earlier period. There is an exhibition on the history and origins of the village together with stories of local residents and their lives. A warm welcome awaits those who come to sample our homemade cakes and savouries, including our popular gluten free and vegetarian offerings."
What the brochure doesn't tell you is that the "cakes and savouries" are produced by a celebrity chef who lives in the village and they are truly scrummy. Not that I am going there just for the nosh, you understand!
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