www = West Window Woes
One of the mullions in the west window of All Saints Lullington has fallen apart!!! A large pice of stone was found lying at the base of the window, a wooden frame has been inserted inside the window to stabilise…
A Churchyard discovery
Work to prepare the churchyard for seeding some areas with wildflower meadow seeds has uncovered an area of stone ‘paving’ in the north west corner of the churchyard at All Saints, Lullington. This hasn’t been seen for at least fifty…
Churchyard maintenance…
There will be an extensive programme of maintenance taking place in the churchyards at both churches starting on 21 September with preliminary work to reseed parts of the churchyards with wild flower meadow seed or new grass. Work on upgrading…
Last of the summer Choral Evensongs….
The last of the summer series of Choral Evensongs at St Mary’s Orchardleigh BA11 2PH will take place on Sunday 16 September at 6:00pm It will be sung by ‘Cantores Occasu’ and will feature the music of Thomas Morley.
Last coffee until 2019…….
The last of the summer ‘Coffee, cake and a chat’ at All Saints, Lullington BA11 2PG wil be held on Thursday 13 September 2018 between 10:00am and 12:00 noon. If you miss it you will have to wait until 2019!!
Rector’s Resignation
The Reverend Andrew Chalkley has resigned as Rector of the Beckington Benefice, with effect from 30 September 2018.
Tree works at All Saints
Access to the churchyard at All Saints, Lullington will be limited on Tuesday 17 July and on a number of other dates and will be at the discretion of the contractors. Thank you for your co-operation.
More tree work….
Access to the churchyard at St Mary’s, Orchardleigh will be limited on Tuesday 10 July and at the discretion of the tree surgeons who will be removing two large tree stumps. Due to an equipment breakdown the work was not…
A Special Evensong
Sunday 19 August 2018 at 6:00pm in St Mary’s, Orchardleigh there will be a very special Choral Evensong sung by members of the parish. The service celebrates the Patronal Festival of the Church, it being the nearest Sunday to the…
The Ash Grove….
Well not quite a grove of ash trees….. The large ash at the east end of the island at Orchardleigh which we were concerned about at the end of last year due to ‘ash dieback’ is at last showing signs…