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Chat mats arrive in Caversham

First published on: 5th April 2019

Chat mats arrive in Caversham. SOMETIMES a quiet coffee is just the thing while at other times the chance to chat can make all the difference.


A never-emptying food cupboard

First published on: 9th April 2019

A never-emptying food cupboard. Generous villagers are keeping a food cupboard in their church stocked so that anyone in need can help themselves whenever they like.


Archdeacon of Bristol announced

First published on: 12th April 2019

Archdeacon of Bristol announced. 14 April 2019 - The Rt Revd Vivienne Faull, Bishop of Bristol, announced this morning the appointment of Revd Neil Warwick as the new Archdeacon of Bristol.


Distribution of food bank Real Easter Eggs begins

First published on: 12th April 2019

Distribution of food bank Real Easter Eggs begins. MORE than 700 Easter Eggs made in Oxfordshire have been donated to food banks by churches from across the UK.


Hundreds of homeless sought winter refuge in church-run night shelters

First published on: 17th April 2019

Hundreds of homeless sought winter refuge in church-run night shelters. Clients get a good night's sleep in a warm building at the Bracknell Winter Night Shelter.


Royal Maundy comes to Windsor once again

First published on: 23rd April 2019

Royal Maundy comes to Windsor once again. SIX people from Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes received special coins from The Queen at the annual Royal Maundy service.


Message from the Bishop of Dorchester

First published on: 25th April 2019

The Bishop of Dorchester has issued a statement in response to the conviction of the Revd Christopher Tadman-Robins.


Creating more happy 'birth-days' this Christian Aid Week

First published on: 29th April 2019

Creating more happy 'birth-days' this Christian Aid Week. Every day in Sierra Leone, 10 women who had hoped to bring new life into the world die in childbirth.


Try a taster day at a convent

First published on: 30th April 2019

Try a taster day at a convent. THE Community of St Mary the Virgin, Wantage, in Oxfordshire is offering the chance for women to come and spend some time with them, to have a taste of the daily life of a Sister.


Service marks a century in England for "miracle" French statue

First published on: 30th April 2019

Service marks a century in England for "miracle" French statue. STANDING among the ruins of a French village in 1917, Wilfred James Dashwood spied a man lying in the rubble of a church.

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