East Winch & West Bilney 

The draft Minutes of the Parish Council meeting held on 13 January 2026 may be seen here

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EAST WINCH VILLAGE HISTORY GROUP – ADVANCE NOTICE

“A Flower Festival Dun Diffrunt”.

Following our very successful Village History Day last year we have decided to arrange another event this year.

We are planning a ‘flower festival with a difference’ in All Saints’ Church in East Winch on 24th,25th and 26th July 2026. Admission will be free but donations will be welcome and all proceeds will go to the Church.

We are most grateful to Mr. & Mrs McNeil Wilson from The Old Vicarage who have kindly offered extra parking and the use of toilet facilities for visitors and helpers.

Our aim is to highlight the history of our Church and its contents while keeping the event as

environmentally friendly as possible. Consequently, we will not be buying flowers or using floral foam in the arrangements. We will, instead use any garden flowers that are available along with substantial amounts of greenery. To further enhance the arrangements, we are adding hand crafted flowers made from recyclable material.

Using our Norfolk dialect we have decided to name the event -

“A Flower Festival Dun Diffrunt”.

For the event to be a success we will need a lot of support so if you are able to offer to help with anything listed below or would like more information please contact 

Gill on 07760 881169 or Jennifer on 01553 840678

We need offers of help to:

1. Donate greenery and/or garden flowers (collection from your garden on 20th or 21st July can be

arranged if needed)

2. Decorate and assist decorators in church on 22nd and 23rd July.

PLEASE NOTE YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE A FLOWER ARRANGER TO COME ALONG AND HELP.

3. Create hand crafted flowers (and insects!).

4. 6 Volunteer to be at the church on a rota system over the three days of the festival.

Nearer the time we will invite everyone who has expressed an interest in taking part to a meeting in the church when we will be able to provide more information.

We look forward to hearing from you and hope you will enjoy joining with us to create a successful festival raising some much-needed funds for the church.

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We look forward to hearing from you.