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 The Forget Me Not Café is situated in the old medieval church of St Michael at Plea on Redwell Street at the top of Bank Plain. The Café is named after the clock in the church tower which bears the same inscription, and provides a unique and restful setting in the chancel of the church behind the Norwich Christian Resource Centre bookshop. The area is always well heated with 44 seats inside as well as use of the scented garden during the warmer months.
Normal opening hours are 9:00 am to 3:30 pm
Browse and shop at Norwich Christian Resource Centre online for a wide range of christian books. Bibles, DVDs, candles, cards, gifts and church supplies.
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Norwich Christian Resources is a registered charity - number 1135412
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Bells ring out at Norwich Christian centre
 For the first time in at least 38 years, bells are chiming again at St Michael-at-Plea church, home of the Norwich Christian Resource Centre after a whimsical idea at a Lent course two years ago turned into reality this week.
Centre manager Steve Foyster explains what happened. “During an ecumenical 2009 Lent study course held in the Forget-me-not-Cafe, the participants were discussing outward signs of faith such as Moslems being called to prayer from minarets.
“The sounds of church bells as an outward sign of the Christian faith was also raised. I suggested rather wildly that it would be really great if we could get a bell ringing again at St Michael-at-Plea, given that this couldn't have happened for at least 38 years, the church being deconsecrated in 1973.”
Some weeks later, Sheila Spreadbury one of the cafe volunteers, a Norwich bellringer and member of the Lent group informed Steve that she had found a redundant bell in a city centre church. A friend and fellow bellringer, Neil Thomas, would be willing to hang it for free!
During the last month the redundant bell from St John de Sepulchre winched into the tower at St Michael-at-Plea, by Neil and Sheila's son, John Spreadbury.
Rehung and linked electronically to the church's clock mechanism, the bell will chime the hour between 9am and 6pm, so remember listen out for it the next time you approach Norwich Christian Resource Centre!
Visit the Norwich Christian Resource Centre’s new online shop at www.norwichcrc.co.uk for a full range of books, Bibles, music and other Christian resources.
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