The Vicarage, Whitwell SG4 8HX. 01438-871121. Email: slfielding@hotmail.com In November, I was delighted to baptise Oscar at St Martin’s and Demelza at All Saints – the more so as very large numbers came to be part of this happy and … Read More
November is primarily a month for memory – for remembering. In our nation and community, we honour the dead in war on Remembrance Sunday. On All Souls Day, (Nov 2) we remember the departed. A day earlier, we celebrate All … Read More
A Letter From Dawn Jenkins, Reader Of The Parish It’s this time of year that Keats’s “Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness” seems to be best at home. We’ve had a few cool early mornings in September but the sun … Read More
A Letter From Tim Liddell, Churchwarden, All Saints’ Hello All, Last time I wrote this letter was in the Spring and by the time this is published it will be the start of Autumn. So I thought it might be … Read More
Canon Stephen Fielding, who will be licensed as our new vicar in October, writes: I am absolutely delighted to be coming as your new vicar in the autumn. For us, it is a return to Hertfordshire after periods at Coventry … Read More
A LETTER FROM DAWN JENKINS, READER OF THE PARISH As we move into the month of June it is with awe and wonder that we view the countryside around us and thank God for his creation.So forgive me as I … Read More
Dear All, As we become older, most of us of a certain age have no idea what we would like as a birthday present, at least not until after the day has passed. I did however come up with something … Read More
Dear All, First a mention of the Family Service on St Patrick’s Day, 17thMarch at St Martin’s with the theme being “Let’s Go Green”. It was a lively celebration of all things green, including recycling and living in an eco-friendly … Read More
Hello everyone The thought of clocks changing and longer days takes us gladly into Spring, a wonderful time of the year in our village and countryside. The church is generally quite quiet in February, partly as it between the busier … Read More
A LETTER FROM THE READER OF OUR PARISH Dawn Jenkins. Email: imdawnh@hotmail.com or tel. 01438 -871831 Dear All A couple of weeks ago, like many of you, I stayed up to watch the new year in with my family, … Read More