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Church raises £30,000 in three days

First published on: 20th August 2015

Church raises £30,000 in three days.

Redesigned church transforms worship space

First published on: 20th August 2015

Redesigned church transforms worship space.

Signed tiles for a new church roof

First published on: 20th August 2015

Signed tiles for a new church roof. Children and staff from the Sulhampstead and Ufton Nervet CE Primary School sign tiles for the church roof.

£315,000 restoration scheme at Kingston Lisle church

First published on: 19th August 2015

Work starts on the £315,000 restoration scheme at the 12th-century Kingston Lisle church.

Death of the Rt Revd Simon Burrows

First published on: 6th August 2015

Death of the Rt Revd Simon Burrows. The Rt Revd Simon Burrows when he was the Bishop of Buckingham in the 1980s.

A night in a church yard

First published on: 29th July 2015

A night under canvas was a summer treat for the new youth group from St Helen's Benson.

Funeral of The Revd Dr Joyce Bennett

First published on: 28th July 2015

Funeral of The Revd Dr Joyce Bennett. The Revd Dr Joyce Bennett, pioneer woman priest, died on 11 th July.

Enhanced ministry at St Michael's

First published on: 21st July 2015

Enhanced ministry at St Michael's. AN £18,000 project has seen St Michael's, Lavendon, become a more accessible church.

People, Prayers and Potatoes in Earley

First published on: 20th July 2015

People, Prayers and Potatoes in Earley. THIS September will see the first ever Messy Church Confirmation in the Diocese of Oxford.

David Cameron opens the new community room at Great Rollright CE Primary School

First published on: 16th July 2015

Pupils, staff, parents and members of the local community were all delighted to welcome the Prime Minister to Great Rollright Primary School.