Archive of: 2020

• Slow down – and catch up with God

  05 May 2020

  As the rectory is buffeted by another day of gale force winds, in the wake of storms Ciara and Dennis, I am amazed at the resilience of the leaves on the beech hedge that surrounds the garden.
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• Fear Not!

  18 March 2020

  While public services have been suspended for the moment, all our churches are open every day and certain events, like The Well Well, will continue to offer sanctuary and space to think for everyone.
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• Changes to bring Churches Closer.

  16 March 2020

  Bringing closer co-operation between the moorland churches of the Moreton benifice and the Whiddon Parishes
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• Swift Project

  15 March 2020

  2019 was a strange year for Swifts all over the country and Chagford's birds were no exception.
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• Update from On The Edge

  19 February 2020

  ‘Granny Lizley’ - the one and only Liz Goodwin, loved by all the young people who have been to The Mess over the years. Liz started volunteering at The Mess right at the beginning when it opened and has been a constant presence ever since. We are all very sad to see her go (although I’m sure she will keep in touch), but wish her all the best for the new journey ahead – whatever it ends up being! Thanks for all the laughs, love and support! You are amazing!
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• TIDES

  29 January 2020

  I perched on a lichen-tipped ledge on the side of the headland. Above me wheeled two over-attentive crows, hungry no doubt. Below me the strong tide was coming in, wave after wave. The long sands, where earlier I had walked, had been swiftly concealed again; the light-strewn shoreline of flotsam and pebbles and dog prints was being churned up and washed clean in the most beautiful fashion.
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• News from our Parish

  28 January 2020

  As I write this on 2nd January I want to wish all readers a very Happy and Blessed New Year. Just sorry it will be a bit belated when you read it! Well, didn’t we close 2019 with a “BANG”!
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