This year the yew tree by the Church porch will be lit up to celebrate Christmas. This will replace the Christmas trees along the path that we have decorated for the last two years. Villagers are...
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From The Rectory – A Visitor Came
It was late as the visitor slipped into the back of the church and the evening office had begun. The minister in his stall, half turned his head; had he been seen, had anyone noticed him? In the...
From The Rectory – The Messenger
The evening was dark, windy and wet as I made my way out. Fortunately, the car was just outside the door; a quick dash and I would soon be back in the dry. Turning to lock the door, I noticed a...
Advent – Prepare Ye – From The Rectory
Night falls, the view from my study slowly fades to shadows, dark cut-outs against the evening sky. Pinpricks of light, traffic on The Street, flash past; otherwise, all is still. The year grows...
Christmas at St Mary’s
Christmas starts with The East of England Co-op Band Christmas Concert at St Mary's on Sunday 4th December at 2.30pm. Join us for some brass band classics and traditional Christmas Carols. Tickets...
From The Rectory – Through the Darkness
Mary and I recently enjoyed the ballet ‘Sleeping Beauty’, at Buxton Opera House. A magical tale where love overcomes evil. We had a relaxing holiday, enjoying, in addition to the ballet, some of...
From The Rectory – The Shadow Standing Guard
The streets are lined with large red poppies. At the village memorial, a life-sized shadow of a soldier stands guard, arms reversed. Around the memorial, the names of the fallen are recorded in...
Coffee Morning at St Mary’s
Saturday 12th November 10.00-12 noon Enjoy a warming bacon buttie and support St Elizabeth Hospice. Christmas cards, hats, gloves for sale. Fairtrade are also coming along with gifts galore and...
From the Rectory – Recreation
Sleeping Beauty - A Spectacular Fairytale Music by Tchaikovsky Buxton Opera House Every child’s favourite fairytale, Sleeping Beauty is the classic story of love and innocence, mystery and magic set...
From The Rectory – Blessed are the Poor
Blessed are you who are poor (Luke 6:20); not, I suggest, a strap-line to promote support for your cause. As I prepare this reflection, we have another new Prime Minister. Beyond the immediate, and...