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| Pencoyd Christmas 2007: Sadly, the church was hit by a power cut on the day of the Carol Service, so (although the service went ahead at Tretire instead) many people did not get the opportunity to see the church decorated for Christmas! John and Margaret Oubridge have submitted these pictures to remedy that. | |||
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Easter Workshop - 7th April 2007
- at St Weonards
Including a visit from Megan the baby donkey! |
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Palm Sunday 2007 - thanks for
the contributed photos!
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Garway Through The Ages -
Saturday 7th October
Well over 100 people came along on a beautiful autumn day to the ancient chirch of St Michael at Garway. The day was organised by Caring For God's Acre and people from the local churches as a culmination of the summer Churchyard projects. |
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Elemental Fire from the Drudions
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Dressing the Holy Well
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Are the Knights Templar back?
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Grinding flour the old way
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Austin Keenan spellbinds in the
tower
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Copying our Green Man (the
original is shown inset at the bottom)
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Discussions about the Garway
Hill archaeological dig
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Andrea Gilpin from CFGA
helps with the basics of peg weaving - an old way to make cloth
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Harvest Services
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Pencoyd Church (Thanks to the
Everalls for the photograph)
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Orcop Church
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Orcop Church
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Orcop Church
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Service in the Woods - 30th July
2006
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The approach to the woods
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And the track further in
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Makeshift altar
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Getting things ready
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Revs Elaine and Kay
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Dreamcatchers for our prayers
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...and our hopes
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BODS roundhouse
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Many thanks to David, Snowy and all at BODS - an outdoor education charity that reaches out to young people who have the least opportunity to experience adventure - for making us welcome (and for making the tea!). Find out more about the great work BODS do at http://www.bods.info |
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Fire ready to boil the water for
tea
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Waiting for a blessing ...
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...very calmly!
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The Mow a Meadow project
continues at St Weonards, Hentland, Garway and Llanwarne churchyards.
On July 1st, local expert Martin Kibblewhite taught the skills
associated with scything and raking. For further workshops, see the events page.
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Rural Crafts and Plants Day at
St Weonards - 14th May - in association with NIACE and Caring for Gods
Acre.
Many thanks to organiser Jo Knight and many others for all their hard work! All photos by Rebecca Griffiths |
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Organiser for NIACE was Jo Knight (left). Many other people gave their time and skills to make this day an enjoyable events, so thanks to everyone. |
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Dry Stone
Walling Event at St Weonards - 6th/7th May 2006
Thanks to Caring for God's Acre and the European Social Fund, our damaged wall has been repaired and 16 adults have had training in the techniques by the British Trust for Convervation Volunteers at the same time. Many thanks to everyone involved,
for hard work, organisation, teaching, last minute supplies of stone,
cups of tea and lots more. |
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Day 1 - Tackling the weeds
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Tutor Dave Shaw checks stones
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Rubble nearly cleared
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Laying the base
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Careful placement
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Getting higher...
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Concentration!
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Nearly the end of day one
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Day 2 - Tutor Dave Shaw and
organiser Andrea Gilpin
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Thanks to farmer David Thornley
for extra stone! |
A relaxed lunch and then...
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...back to work.
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Nearly finished
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Really finished!
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Old on the left, new on the
right
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The team!
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The
Good Friday Workshops at St Weonards were busier than ever!
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Joining
our friends from the other denominations for our Palm Sunday Walk from
Broad Oak Roman Catholic Church to Garway Church
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Starting Point
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Father Nicholas and Reverend
Elaine
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Broad Oak Methodist Chapel
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Crossing
Garway Common
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Arriving
at Garway Baptist Chapel
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Down the
hill to Garway Church
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Into the
Church
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Footsore
but safely arrived!
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Pancake
Races on Shrove Tuesday at St Weonards
Girls, boys, ladies and gentlemen - all had a go at the races (in the remnants of the morning snow), followed by pancake tossing and then refreshments in the warm. |
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Let's try
a smaller pancake
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On your
marks...
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Let's get
started then
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Vicar
issues a steward's warning
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Thanks to Helen Shipton for the 2006 Pancake Race photos! |
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Not as easy as it looks
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Come on girls!
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Plough
Service (29th January 2006) at Garway |
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Starting
point for the procession
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Pride of
place to the plough
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Make way
there!
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Carrying
plough from church
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Loading the plough
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Finishing
point!
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Christmas 2005 |
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The
shepherds (and others!) visit the stable
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Before the
rush
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Our Mary
and Jesus with the calves and lambs
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Christmas tree festival at St
Weonards - December 2005
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Service in
the woods - Summer 2005
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