Making Christingles
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Making Christingles
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Arranging flowers
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Val and Stella clocking off after arranging flowers
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One final clean before the service!
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A Vicar's wife's work is never done....
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An angel arrives
and is shown to her seat

The Inn Keeper entering
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Donkeys arriving
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The smallest angel and her Daddy?
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A full Church
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Anticipation
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A shepherd and her sheep
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The smallest shepherd and his sheep
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Georgina our organist taking to a shepherd
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No more photos!
A media savy angel!

Mrs Thompson and a shepherd
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Mary and Jesus
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Mary and Jesus
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Holding the Christingles
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One little King
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All I want for Christmas?
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Mary's work is never done!
Helping put everything in the right place after the service

Hide and seek
after the service

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Pet Service 2008
Photos to follow when Jenny gets a moment away from her studying!

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Beautiful paths
at every turn inviting you to explore




Quiet spots
to listen to the gentle flow of water

Woodland paths
through fields of wild garlic




Hiden gems
like this carved bird to spot

Like snow
wild garlic flowers trembling in the breeze




Time for tea and cake
After looking at the garden there is a range of cakes to rival any National Trust tea shop!

And then maybe...
a walk in the woods, to admire the bluebells with the dog

Snow!
by the time Jenny got here for the 11am service there was only this little bit!

Artist at work
Our volunteers setting up to work thier floral magic

Creativity in the air
Its always wonderful to see the talent that is hidden in our Church

Saturday sunlight
The sun was shining stright through the window as we decorated

Hidden treaure
These beautifully carved dragons are usually hidden

Our Easter Cross
This year Jenny edged the Cross with rosemary from her garden

Our new Altar cloth
Sheila Nash made our new Altar cloth, which was put on the Altar for the first time for Easter Sunday

Altar Flowers
Beryl used a beautiful selection of spring flowers for the Altar arrangements

Sunlight streaming in
The Altar, our Church banner and side window

Daffodils in sunlight
Catherine placed the daffodils in thanks for the coming spring

Mary Window
With flowers made by the Sunday School

The Vicars chair
Vee created this beautiful basket, which fitted beautifully in front of the Vicar's chair.

Organ flowers
An all white arrangement by Georgina

The pulpit
Jane did this beautiful arrangements

The Memorial
Catherine made sure that even the smallest vases weren't forgotten

The window oposite the door


A close up
Angela used a beautiful selection of yellow and cream

The Font
Once again Margaret and Vee have out done themselves!

The Gallery
Stella, Ken and Val decorated the gallery, reflecting the spring theam with daffodils

Peeping through the arch
The view as visiters get to the door on Easter Sunday

Our Easter Garden
Sue and Fiona always set me a huge challenge trying to take a good photo of their garden!

Our Easter Cross
We invite people to place a flower in it as they come up for Communion

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Ponys arriving for the service with the Church in the background


People arrived in diffrent ways!


Setting up
the field ready for the children to perform

More pets arriving!


The two oldest atendies
Rona Proud (91) and her dog Meg (17)

Getting ready for the service
3 generations and a Guine Pig

Everyone finding seats before the service


Pets getting ready for the Service


David greeting everyone


Mounted riders were in attendence


Members of the Pony Club
read poems they had written about their pets

We heard a lovely poem about Buttons


Georgina, Nigel and David
Nigel gave a funny sermon about when they got their new cats

Horses and pets lining up for the blessing


Coming up for the blessing


The Pet Blessing
Each Year pets are invited to come up for a blessing

The Pony Club getting ready to set off


Man (and girls) best friend


Every one s watching......
apart from Monty...

Watching the Pony Club display


There were some very cute pets


Its always wonderful to watch the Pony Club performing


They are a very talented bunch!


Chatting after the service


Now whats in there?


One last pet of the pony before its time to go home


After the show


Whose going to have a try riding the pony next?


Poppy getting her feet in the stirrups while Joshua watches


This is fun!


Can we go faster?


So I hold my reins like this?


Look at me Mummy!


Maybe this isn t so bad after all.....


Relaxing after the show


Time to go home!

Margaret Evason and the Very Revd Geraint Hughes


The Very Rev d Geraint Hughes and our Vicar, David Wilkinson


Enjoying the sunshine


Mike Ardouin, Margaret Evason, Anne Ardouin and Gwyneth Davies enjoying the sunshine


Beautiful tranquility

The Porch
Decorated by Fiona and Sue

The other end of the Porch
Decorated by Fiona and Sue

The other side of the Porch
A last minute arrangement by Margaret and Vie

Looking through the door
On my way in to Church

Our Church
Taken before the service

Our Pulpit and Millenium Window
Decorated by Jean

The Cross before the service
Decorated by Ailsa

The Mary Window
Decorated by Jenny

Window beside the Altar
Decorated by Gwyneth

The Altar
Decorated by Gaynor and Linda

Close up
No doubt all the lillies will open in the next few days!

The Organ
Decorated by Georgina

The Memorial
Decorated by Ailsa

The window oposite the door
Decorated by Angela

The Window oposite the door
Decorated by Angela

The Gallery
Decorated by Stella and Val

Our Font
Decrated by Margaret and Vie

Beside the Font
Decorated by Beryl

The cross after the service
We are invited to add flowers to it on our way to communion

Preparing for the Service


The congregation arriving
Its always wonderful to see the pews filling up

Preparing for Worship


Georgina our Organist
I loved the different light sources

David our Vicar
Taken just before the service started

Natalia and Poppy
Two of the Vicar's granddaughters

Enjoying Fellowship


Sharing Fellowship


Bishop Anthony
With Shelbi, our Vicar's Granddaughter, and Rachel two of the Confirmation Candidates

Bishop Anthony and all the Candidates


Bishop Anthony and the Candidates


Bishop Anthony and Rachel


Geraint and Bishop Anthony
Discussing plans for university and the future

Bishop Anthony, Viv Jones and David
Putting the wold to rights!

Susan and family


Who said men don't gossip?


The Jones family


Catherine and Eileen


Enjoying Fellowship


Poppy practising
Poppy the Vicar's granddaughter holding a baby

Poppy Practising holding the baby
Mum ready to catch!

It was like playing sardines!
We had a very good turn out and filled the Church!

And still more people arriving


Preparing to worship


Every seat was taken
and a few more unconventianal ones as well

Pack to the rafters
The gallery was quick to fill up

Mary in the shadows


The shepherd
hearing his name being mentioned in the Christmas story

Beautiful angels attended


Getting ready for the service to begin


Angels standing to tell the good news


Our Christingle Service
Some of the children came dressed as characters from the Nativity Story and took part in the telling of the Christmas St

We had everyone there
Angles and Kings!

Packed to the rafters


Collecting Christingles


Patiently waiting


Carefully does it!
Oliver carefully carrying his Christingle Orange as well as one for a little baby sitting by him

Dylan being very careful


Being careful!


Jake getting some help from his Mummy


With a little help from Mummy


Mary and Joseph
It had been a long day!

Bringing Christingles to everyone
We also took the Christingles to those who couldn't get to the Altar

The littlest shepherd


Mary and baby Jesus
Joseph was feeling tired and didn't want any more photos!

Where's my sheep?
And more importantly where's my Granny?

Our tree
It reminded me of the story of the crooked little Christmas tree

Our Christmas tree
and some of the gifts donated by members of the Congregation

Leaving after the Service
The Congregaton taken from the Gallery

Action shot
As you can see we collected many gifts to be distributed

We think our sunflowers will grow
And grow until they are taller than us