Raise a Ribbon at Holy Trinity Church, Barrow upon Soar

15/03/2026

15/03/2026

It was a very breezy first few minutes of the ribbons flying today!

15/03/2026

Raise a Ribbon 2026, with the names of 716 mothers and special women was raised this morning before the Mothering Sunday service. It will be in place for the rest of this week and illuminated at night. Thank you to everyone for your support. We wish everyone a a peaceful and happy Mothering Sunday.

11/03/2026

24 hours left until entries close at 12pm Thursday 12th March!

It's almost time for Raise a Ribbon 2026 at Holy Trinity Church on Mothering Sunday 15th March! You can nominate your mother, grandmother or any special lady in your life (past or present) for their names to be celebrated on a beautiful display of ribbons flying from the church tower.

You can nominate names for the ribbons via our page (using the "Message" button), at sign up sheets around the village or by email to [email protected].

Please submit names before 12pm, Thursday 12th March. However, you are also welcome to come into church to write names onto the ribbons yourself on Saturday 14th March between 10am and 12pm. It's a good chance to check out the community café too and enjoy a coffee and cake!

Cash, card and cheque donations can be made in church or a fundraising page has been created for online donations in relation to the event at www.justgiving.com/campaign/raisearibbonforher2026 where you can also add gift aid to your donation.

The ribbons will be released on Mothering Sunday, 15th March, at 10:30am. The service begins straight after, everyone is welcome to join us for both. The ribbons will then be on display for a week and floodlit during the hours of darkness.

06/03/2026

It's almost time for Raise a Ribbon 2026 at Holy Trinity Church on Mothering Sunday 15th March! You can nominate your mother, grandmother or any special lady in your life (past or present) for their names to be celebrated on a beautiful display of ribbons flying from the church tower.

You can nominate names for the ribbons via our page (using the "Message" button), at sign up sheets around the village or by email to [email protected].

The closing date for names is 12th March 2026.

You are also welcome to come into church to write names onto the ribbons yourself on Saturday 7th and 14th March between 10am and 12pm. It's a good chance to check out the community café too and enjoy a coffee and cake!

Cash, card and cheque donations can be made in church or a fundraising page has been created for online donations in relation to the event at www.justgiving.com/campaign/raisearibbonforher2026 where you can also add gift aid to your donation.

The ribbons will be released on Mothering Sunday, 15th March, at 10:30am. The service begins straight after, everyone is welcome to join us for both. The ribbons will then be on display for a week and floodlit during the hours of darkness.

Raise a Ribbon 2025 event at Holy Trinity Church on Mothering Sunday, 30th March. You can nominate your mother, grandmother or any special lady in your life (past or present) for their names to be celebrated.

30/03/2025

The moment the ribbons were released at the start of our 2025 Mothering Sunday service.

29/03/2025

Thank you to everyone who had submitted names to go onto the ribbons celebrating mothers and special women in our lives . The names have all been written and the ribbons are all assembled ready to release tomorrow morning at the start of our 10:30am Mothering Sunday service at Holy Trinity, to which all are welcome.

Listen out for the church bells ringing leading up to and after the ribbons being released! The best view point is always just inside the churchyard where the countdown and prayers will be held.

20/03/2025

Raise a Ribbon 2025 event at Holy Trinity Church on Mothering Sunday, 30th March. You can nominate your mother, grandmother or any special lady in your life (past or present) for their names to be celebrated.

20/03/2025

It's less than a week now until the cut-off for name for Raise a Ribbon 2025 at Holy Trinity Church on Mothering Sunday 30th March! You can still nominate your mother, grandmother or any special lady in your life (past or present) for their names to be celebrated on a beautiful display of ribbons flying from the church tower.

You can nominate names for the ribbons via our page (using the "Message" button), at sign up sheets around the village or by email to [email protected]. The closing date for names is 26th March 2025.

You are also welcome to come into church to write names onto the ribbons yourself on Saturday 22nd March between 10am and 12pm. It's a good chance to check out the community café too and enjoy a coffee and cake!

Cash, card and cheque donations can be made in church or a fundraising page has been created for online donations in relation to the event at https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/raisearibbonforher2025 where you can also add gift aid to your donation.

The ribbons will be released on Mothering Sunday, 30th March, at 10:30am. The service begins straight after, everyone is welcome to join us for both. The ribbons will then be on display for a week and floodlit during the hours of darkness.

Raise a Ribbon 2025 event at Holy Trinity Church on Mothering Sunday, 30th March. You can nominate your mother, grandmother or any special lady in your life (past or present) for their names to be celebrated.