Gigg Lecture: The next Gigg Lecture will take place next Friday, March 7, at 7pm when the speaker will be Sandra Gregory on the theme of Banged Up Abroad. In 1993 Sandra was sentenced to 25 years in Bangkok’s notorious Lard Yao prison, known as The Bangkok Hilton, for attempting to smuggle heroin out of Thailand. Following a pardon by the King of Thailand in 2000 she obtained a degree from Oxford and wrote a memoir of her time in jail. However, prior to attending Oxford she took a year out to tour schools and talk about her experiences in the hope of dissuading others from making the same mistakes she did and now gives talks explaining why she feels freedom is a gift we should all cherish and use to enrich the lives of others. Tickets can be obtained from the box office on 01729 893180.

Day of Prayer: A service to mark Women’s World Day of Prayer will take place next Friday, March 7, at 7.30pm at St Alkelda’s Church. The theme for this service will be Streams in the Desert, based on materials prepared for praying for Egypt. The speaker will be the Rev Canon Huw Thomas, formerly of Cairo Cathedral. Although billed as a women’s service, men are also invited to attend.