Victory in Japan (VJ) Day
Friday 15 August 2025 saw the 80th Anniversary of VJ Day. Our Church held a short service to remember all those who fought to protect the freedoms we enjoy today and those currently serving our country. The Roll of Honour was read and it was fantastic to see such a wide age range at the service.
In addition to the service, a fundraising event was held afterwards and a flower festival was held at the Church - photos of the flowers are below and thank you to everyone who helped as they looked amazing!
Friday 15 August 2025 saw the 80th Anniversary of VJ Day. Our Church held a short service to remember all those who fought to protect the freedoms we enjoy today and those currently serving our country. The Roll of Honour was read and it was fantastic to see such a wide age range at the service.
In addition to the service, a fundraising event was held afterwards and a flower festival was held at the Church - photos of the flowers are below and thank you to everyone who helped as they looked amazing!
Our Injured Bat!
On 15 March during our Frogs service, we found an injured bat - we got in touch with the Cambridgeshire Bat Group (link to their website here) and he was taken for treatment - he was pretty poorly when we finally captured him and not expected to survive - the update from the Cambridgeshire Bat Group is below:
"This is Lord Dullingham, a soprano pipistrelle who's been in the bat hospital for the last few weeks. He was injured (by a cat) sometime in the second week of March, although it's difficult to be precise as he evaded capture for several days. So it was about a week before he arrived here. Both his wings had been clawed, the left wing was so swollen that it couldn't be opened or closed, the thumb was red and very swollen. He had a huge scab on his back, that looked like part of the skin had been pulled away. But he was lively and healing had already started. At 3g he was underweight but immediately took to mealworms. The swelling didn't go down until 01/04 and then physio was started. At first he would just hang from my gloved finger trying to open his wing, it took just over a week until he could fully open it and then it was still stiff. The injury to his back had affected his shoulder. On a couple of days I found large bits of scab that he had pulled off- with some fur attached. He's been in the indoor flight tent for 3 days now and today he flew properly for the first time. He still has a reverse 'C' scar on his back. Bats are incredible and I'm completely in awe of the healing power of something so tiny."
On 15 March during our Frogs service, we found an injured bat - we got in touch with the Cambridgeshire Bat Group (link to their website here) and he was taken for treatment - he was pretty poorly when we finally captured him and not expected to survive - the update from the Cambridgeshire Bat Group is below:
"This is Lord Dullingham, a soprano pipistrelle who's been in the bat hospital for the last few weeks. He was injured (by a cat) sometime in the second week of March, although it's difficult to be precise as he evaded capture for several days. So it was about a week before he arrived here. Both his wings had been clawed, the left wing was so swollen that it couldn't be opened or closed, the thumb was red and very swollen. He had a huge scab on his back, that looked like part of the skin had been pulled away. But he was lively and healing had already started. At 3g he was underweight but immediately took to mealworms. The swelling didn't go down until 01/04 and then physio was started. At first he would just hang from my gloved finger trying to open his wing, it took just over a week until he could fully open it and then it was still stiff. The injury to his back had affected his shoulder. On a couple of days I found large bits of scab that he had pulled off- with some fur attached. He's been in the indoor flight tent for 3 days now and today he flew properly for the first time. He still has a reverse 'C' scar on his back. Bats are incredible and I'm completely in awe of the healing power of something so tiny."
Well he did survive and on Friday night about 9.10 pm , he was released, watched by Anthea who reported: "He certainly recognised his environment and his squeaks told it all. He flew round in circles for a short while before other bats called to him. It was a wonderful moment and has encouraged me to know more about the work of the Bat Preservation Society".
On the Cambridgeshire Bat Group Facebook page, they posted the picture here just before he was released to re join his friends!
On the Cambridgeshire Bat Group Facebook page, they posted the picture here just before he was released to re join his friends!