Sociable Strollers
Our June walk started from The Fox Inn at Ansty. It took in Melcombe Park with its famous yew hedge and the church of St. Andrew, Melcombe Horsey next to Bingham's Melcombe House.
The church is mostly fourteenth century and is built of stone and flint. It has two bells which get a mention in the second stanza of John Betjeman’s poem “Dorset”:
“Lord’s Day bells from Bingham’s Melcombe, Iwerne Minster, Shroton, Plush
Down the grass between the beeches, mellow in the evening hush.”
Though the morning was damp and parts of the walk wet underfoot we managed to escape the rain and returned to the pub for our usual convivial lunch. Our July walk will probably be a short one on Portland followed by a cream tea. Please watch the pew sheet for details.
1 July 2008
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18 August 2008
Come along to the Willowbed Hall, Chickerell on Saturday 27 September at 7.30 to enjoy the fantastic music performed by Serenade and indulge in a super homemade supper.
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11 August 2008
Everyone is invited to join the Sociable Strollers at 1.30 pm on Saturday 13th September for a sponsored stroll in aid of the Salisbury Sudan Link.
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1 August 2008
The speaker at this year's festival at Emmanuel Church, Southill on 22-25 September will be Alistair Magowan, Archdeacon of Dorset on the theme The Singer and the Song.
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“During July this year the fourteenth Lambeth Conference will be taking place in Canterbury. The Lambeth Conference is an assembly of all the bishops of the Anglican Communion. Nowadays it takes place once every ten years by invitation of the Archbishop of Canterbury. The conferences began in 1867.”
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Saturday 30 August 2008, 10.30am | Elm Tree Inn
Sociable Strollers
This late summer walk will be a local one to avoid the holiday traffic! We meet at the Elm Tree Inn, Langton Herring - all are welcome. Please let Liz or Ann know if you intend to come as we shall be lunching at the Elm Tree after the walk.
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Sunday 31 August 2008, 8.00am | Holy Trinity and St Nicholas
Parish Magazine
The September edition of the Parish Magazine will be available in both churches today ; the deadline for contributions is Sunday August 17th. All contributions welcomed either in church or on e-mail to the Editor at
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Tuesday 2 September 2008, 2.30pm | St Nicholas
Rodwell WI
The Craft Group will be making Napkin Boxes. All are welcome.
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Monday 8 September 2008, 2.30pm | St Nicholas
Women’s Fellowship
Our first meeting after the summer will be a brief AGM followed by a talk by Revd Anne Dunn. New members always welcome.
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