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Dear friends, Greetings from lovely Sicily. The picture today is from a DOM church we visited Thursday evening. We learned that the dome was added during a 200-year period when it was used as a mosque. We also learned that…

Dear friends, The apple tree did us proud this year: an abundance of flowers made me decide to sacrifice some branches for an entry in the spring show of the Capel Horticultural Society and they won the class. Unfortunately the…

Dear friends, Four years ago we were in the first COVID lockdown. The picture of the wild garlic was taken of one of the many glorious walks around our villages. I will always remember the beautiful weather, the silence, the…

Dear friends, Last week, on Easter Sunday, we did a lovely walk starting on the footpath in front of our house. The attached picture with St John in the distance was taken from the nature reserve. We hope many of…

Happy Easter everyone! I hope you all have a wonderful time this weekend with a bit of sunshine albeit quite wet underfoot. Next week, 7 April, we have several exciting things going on. * First and foremost it is the…

Dear friends, For those who receive these notes in time: tonight 23 March we can join in with Earth Hour. This yearly event makes us stop and think how much resources we drain from the planet each year and how…

Dear friends, As I write the garden is bathing in glorious sunshine: a sight for sore eyes! Tomorrow we have a parish service in St John and I hope to see many of you. I will bring the new donations…

Dear friends, Tomorrow is Mothering Sunday and that means the first teas of the year in St John. Both our churches will have a special service with a cafe church in St John. Our PCC Facebook page is getting popular…

Dear friends, This message comes to you from sunny Dutchland, where we are on a trip we had to postpone from last January. Next week is Mothering Sunday and we hope to welcome many children of all ages in our…

Dear friends, My apologies for the lateness of this message. I was on a mission yesterday and totally forgot to post. Our quiet day last week was a great success. The location was inspirational (see attached photo) and we learnt…