After 18 months of uncertainly, with the Royal Bath and West Show having been cancelled in 2020, over the August bank holiday weekend, a different and scaled down Bath and West Country Festival took place at the showground. Although there were parts of the traditional show missing, lots of trade stands, food and entertainment was on offer for people of all ages.
This August bank holiday weekend was back in the fields overlooking the harbour town; with reduced capacity, lots of hand sanitiser, fresh air and a great line up on the three stages.
Diocese says farewell for Elizabeth Harper who has passed away.
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Bringing the community together to celebrate the gift of music. St John's Church in Highbridge have been awarded a grant to host a monthly music event called Blues in the Pews. It is an open mic and jam night featuring a house band and is open to everyone in the community.
Kathryn Tucker, Church Warden of Exford and General Synod member has been invited by the Archbishop of York to take part in the national discussions about the rural church. She is to join five others who have been selected to write a blog about the rural church for the national church website.
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Five adults are baptised by full immersion in the river.
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Farrington Gurney primary school and High Littleton primary school undertook a pilgrimage of their own for their year six leavers.
Brenda Staples plans to play a verse from every hymn in the hymn book
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Offering telephone and face to face support to survivors, providing them with the help and advice needed to rebuild their lives
Using a lottery grant to tell the history of the church building and share the faith within.
Finding out how we can do more to care for God's creation
As the diocese seeks to ensure its work is as local, sustainable and positively impactful as possible, work is underway to reshape the structure of the diocese's Support Services team, which currently includes the Ministry for Mission, Central Services and Education teams.
'A chance to understand your spiritual place in life and to reconnect with God's natural world.'
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Bishop Ruth thanks Mary Masters for her 'wisdom, knowledge, listening ear and willingness to speak for and on behalf of others', as she steps down after six years as Lay Chair
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'Jesus, the one in whom all we need can be found, and the one who holds out his hand to lift us from the fear'
Archdeaconry Days - 6 to 12 February 2022
As part of the process of finding our new bishop, people across the diocese are being asked to share their views
Primary School brings the community together to design and paint a mural which reflects its Christian values and encourages conversations about the Bible.
Revd Ann Gibbs blesses rowing club's two boats before joining the crews for an evening row
Join us on the farm to find out how farmers in Somerset and Africa are working to combat the effects of climate change.
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