All Saints Church, Hemblington

If you would like to learn more about the history of the church, its architecture and stonework, we are offering short tours on Sunday, 20^th September, as part of the Heritage Open Days event.  Please contact churchwarden Catherine on (01603) 270360 to book a free place.

On the weekend of 12th and 13th September there will be “Coast & Country” – an exhibition of paintings by John S. Applegate. Do come along to this free exhibition in church – a second opportunity to enjoy the skill of this much admired local artist and see the church in a new light, adorned by wonderful works of art, with the added pleasure of home-made refreshments too! Opening times will be Saturday, 12th September 10am – 4.30pm and Sunday, 13th September 11am – 4.30pm.

On Saturday afternoon, 1^st August, well-respected Medieval historian Imogen Corrigan enthralled the 70 strong audience in All Saints Church, Hemblington, with a master class detailing the history surrounding the Norman invasion of 1066.  Her explanation of events expertly sewn into the embroidery by English women 900 years ago, delighted the audience and encouraged many questions afterwards.  The tapestry is currently on loan to the British Museum.

The event had been organised by The Friends of Hemblington church and supporters provided tea and much cake for the audience after the talk.  One attendee emailed later to say “It was a delightful well-organized afternoon, with an expert speaker, wonderful hospitality, in a beautiful church. Thank you.”

Our next Make & Mardle session is on Tuesday 22nd September at Hemblington Church from 10am to 12noon. Then, in October we will move to Gables Farmhouse, Hemblington Hall Road, Hemblington on Thursday, 22nd October. Usual format – coffee, cake, chat and optional craft, you will be most welcome to join us.

Sunday services now regularly take place in the Churches of Blofield and Hemblington and we look forward to welcoming worshippers.

Sunday services are held in Hemblington Church with North Burlingham at 9.30 am and in Blofield Church at 11.00 am. Services alternate between Holy Communion and a Service of Morning Worship.

The Wednesday morning service is at 9.30 am in Blofield Church, alternating between Holy Communion and Morning Worship.

Thursday morning prayers are at 9 am in Hemblington Church.

Our church buildings will remain open for private prayer at published times.

Hemblington Church is open to visitors every day from 9.30 am until 4 pm.

We hope you enjoy the history and peace of our lovely church.

As a retirement project, Andrew Hawkins is building a website which takes a virtual tour of places of interest in and around the historic city of Norwich, presented as a series of interactive 360-degree panoramas in which you, the viewer, can ‘turn the camera’ to look left and right and up and down. He has just added a section about Hemblington Church which contains beautiful views of our church. The Hemblington Church entry can be found at:

http://norwich360.com/hemblington.html

But have a look round the rest of the website for interesting insights into our local heritage.

For anyone who is researching family history in the Hemblington area we have a page explaining how you can access our church records.

This can be found here.

Thanks to Paul Brittain of Norfolk360.co.uk you can now experience a 360 degree tour of the inside and outside of our church by using the following links:

View inside All Saints, Hemblington Church on Google Tours

View outside All Saints, Hemblington Church on Google Tours

This is video shows our beautiful church on a lovely summers day in June 2014. Music by the Octagon Singers of Norwich.