Saturday 30 October 10am – 11.30am All Saints’ Church You’re invited to come along to our Parish Hall Consultation morning on Saturday 30 October to All Saints’ Church to find out the latest plans for the Parish Hall There will be a presentation to update you on our progress so far and an opportunity to … [Read more…]
New Safeguarding Officer required for Westbury Parish I have been the temporary Safeguarding Officer for Westbury since Easter, while we have been waiting for a new person to take it on. The person we had in mind is now not able to do it, so I would like to appeal for someone else to take … [Read more…]
Update on progress from All Saints’ Church In January this year we applied for a Cultural Recovery Fund Grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund. This was part of a £1.57 billion support package from the Government in response to the Coronavirus pandemic. At the end of March we learned that we were successful in … [Read more…]
Team Rector, Revd Rebecca Harris reports on the ordination of Holly Newton as Deacon It was a pleasure and a joy to witness the ordination as Deacon of our new curate, Holly Newton. Despite the Covid restrictions in place, it was a moving service, which reminded me of my own ordination many years ago now. … [Read more…]
All Saints’ Church, Westbury is delighted to announce that it is to receive £24,400 from the second round of the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund All Saints’ Church is among more than 2,700 recipients to benefit from the latest round of awards from the £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund This award will support All Saints’ Church … [Read more…]
Westbury Leigh Holy Saviour Church and Community Hall – 20 Year Anniversary Over 20 years ago when the church in Westbury Leigh was threatened with closure, the idea was born to turn part of the church into a community hall, run as a non-profit charity by and for the local people. Under the guidance of … [Read more…]
This week All Saints’ Church took part in the Bats in Churches project. The Bats in Churches project is a unique partnership between Natural England, the Church of England, the Bat Conservation Trust, the Churches Conservation Trust, and Historic England that was created to address the issues that bats can cause in churches while continuing … [Read more…]
Life must be different for all of us and it feels strange for me too! With no church services to prepare for or attend, no visiting allowed, no meetings to attend, what on earth are the clergy up to during the week? Well, I can assure you that we’re not sitting around twiddling our thumbs … [Read more…]
For many families our Easter Garden is their highlight. Di shows us how you can create one at home this year. We’d love to see them. Post them on Facebook or send them to [email protected] and we’ll include it in our next e-newsletter
On Wednesday 5th February at 7pm around 200 people gathered in All Saint’s Church to welcome our new Team Rector, the Revd Rebecca Harris. The Licensing Service was led by the Right Revd Nick Holtam, Bishop of Salisbury who welcomed Rebecca to the Diocese of Salisbury and the White Horse Benefice. Many members of the … [Read more…]