August. Sand. Ice creams. Optimistic vats of sun-cream. Mewing – and often plain annoying – sea gulls. Early starts with suitcases and other paraphernalia spatula-ed into the car. The pure joy of Heathrow and the madding crowds. Slightly wobbly surfing in Cornwall with figure-enhancing wet suits. The strangely melodic clink Read more…
It was cold, damp and grey on the day that the wildflower initiative was started. But there were some smiles…. The results of all the collective hard work can now be seen. In addition to the aesthetics of the wild flowers, it is clear that the bees and the butterflies Read more…
The sun came out on Easter Sunday – winter was no more …. …. the church yard was pretty much full – with some fully-masked parishoners inside the church. There was enthusiastic singing outside combined with elegant coats, as summer is not yet quite here. There was added mystery to Read more…
PROPOSED MERGER OF THE BENEFICE WITH THE PASTROW BENEFICE We were informed on 5 March that there is to be a proposed pastoral re-organisation of the benefice which will affect Appleshaw Church. Summary of the outline proposal The outline proposal is for the union of the benefice of Appleshaw, Kimpton, Read more…
It was cold – but in a seasonal ‘crisp (but not deep and even)’ way. There was an element of mystery – with echoes of the Venice Carnival – as everyone was incognito in the semi-darkness, partially hidden behind masks and in many cases hats. Luckily – unlike Venice – Read more…
Carol service Candelit carols in Appleshaw churchyard (n.b. churchyard – bring hip-flask; wear thick coat, hat, scarf and hip-flask-compatible gloves) on Sunday 20 December at 6pm Christmas Day Parish Communion Friday 25th December at 11am *********************** Please click on this link if you would like to access a pdf document Read more…
We are all in need of a bit of good news on a grey November day in the middle of a second national lock-down … … so you may be interested to learn that the fund raising total for Appleshaw Church has now smashed through the £100,000 mark. In fact Read more…
A nationwide poll among the friends of a UK grant-awarding charity has given Appleshaw Church a much-welcomed boost of £5,000 to its fund-raising appeal. The National Churches Trust asked its friends nationwide to choose between four finalists – one of which was St Peter-in-the-Wood, Appleshaw. In the end we were Read more…
Hurrah! Harpoint Builders have started work this week on the refurbishment of the vestry. You can see from the picture below that the vestry is pretty ‘tired’. If you look carefully you will see that the door is skillfully reinforced at the bottom with bricks to try and reduce the Read more…
More than 30 counties throughout England and Wales are involved in the annual sponsored “Ride and Stride”. Every year “Ride & Stride” takes place on the second Saturday of September between 10am and 6pm – and this year it will take place on 12th September 2020. Cycle, walk, run, ride Read more…