Norfolk Open Churches Week August 1 to 9

It's Norfolk Open Churches Week, August 1 to August 9, http://www.norwich.anglican.org/visiting/openchurches/ .

St Mary’s Fishley (photograph), an isolated Saxon Church across the fields from Acle, will be staging a Flower Festival, co-ordinated by Church Warden Chloe Ecclestone, running throughout Open Churches Week (daily 10am to 4pm). The Flower Festival theme is ‘Weddings’ – each of the displays will mark a wedding anniversary e.g. ruby and golden. There were only 17 wedding ceremonies at Fishley between 1860 and 2006 (the wedding register dates from 1835). But in the last three years there have been seven weddings plus a blessing and a christening.

"We are actively encouraging weddings at the church," said Church Warden, Ivan Barnard. "We have had more in the last three years than in the previous 50. We are also very keen on Open Churches Week. Fishley is a beautiful Saxon Church, but very isolated. Last year we had 293 visitors during the week and raised £400 through donations. We are looking forward to an even busier week this August."