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Glyn made honorary chaplain of farming charity. THE diocesan rural officer the Revd Canon Glyn Evans has been appointed Honorary Chaplain to the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution (R.
Outstanding Church school celebrates new primary status. A Church of England infants school judged outstanding by national Government and Church inspectors is about to be transformed into a primary school.
The proms come to Twyford. The Royal Albert Hall, the venue for the Proms.
Spreading the Word with COINS. CHRISTIAN Outreach In Newbury Schools (COINS) is a charity, supported by local Christians and churches, seeking to communicate Jesus's love and the Gospel message to the children of Newbury and the surrounding area, writes Tanya Wolak.
Summer fun transcends time. MORE than 100 children were dropped off by parents who left them safely registered in their 'time pods' ready for a holiday club with a time travelling theme, at St George's Church, Wash Common, Newbury.
A view from a barn. AN ecumenical service in a barn has become a major event in the life of the Newbury Deanery.
Families in Thatcham. THE Revd Pat Jones works with the ministry team from St Mary and St Barnabas Church, to serve families in Thatcham, a town with more than 25,000 people.
Innovative new ways of working in Newbury. WITH 36 parishes (41 church buildings) and just 15 stipendiary priests, the Newbury Deanery has put innovative new ways of working together at the heart of its new Mission Action Plan.
From Methodist roots to becoming the 'real vicar of Dibley'.
To be a pilgrim. Thought for September 2013, by David Winter.