With Christmas round the corner, we couldn’t resist a Prize Draw, to get everyone in the festive mood. Prizes have been generously sponsored by the New Inn, and we will be drawing the winning names from a hat on 5th January, the day after my birthday, so I hope I win! The Draw has a […]
Thank you to all who helped make our annual Remembrance Sunday service such a moving occasion. It never ceases to shock me, listening to the names of those who gave their lives in two world wars, and it is particularly poignant hearing the same family name called out more than once. Every year we hear […]
Many thanks to all who helped make our Harvest Festival such a jolly occasion! It was lovely to see so many harvesters in church, led by Shirley Laird on her new buggy, towing grandchildren and visiting Spanish children in her wake. The churchwarden couldn’t resist having a little go too. The church looked beautiful, and […]
As the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness kicks in with a vengeance (anyone else admit to having lit a fire yet this year?), we are much looking forward to our Harvest Festival on Sunday at 11 am. Chloe is busy baking bread, Maureen has been busy baking cakes, and I’m busy restocking our supplies […]
With thanks to all who supported us, we are delighted to report that the 2017 Ride and Stride went like a breeze and we raised over £800 for the Hampshire Historic Churches Trust, with half of that coming to the Shalfleet Church Fabric Trust. The weather was beautiful as Claire and I set off in […]
Well, we were certainly very lucky with the weather over the Bank Holiday weekend, and the sun was shining on us for our annual Village Fete. The village was out in force once more, and from my vantage point at the top of the tower, it all seemed to be going splendidly, with a healthy […]
Although the weather might not be in tune with this, Lammastide is here and we celebrated at Shalfleet with a lovely service followed by some delicious homemade bread and a flagon or two of cider. Chloe and Rhod came armed with some truly delicious loaves, and Val led us through a lovely service to celebrate […]
As summer really puts its hat on – and it has been doing just that lately – there is a wonderful feeling of purpose around the village, as everyone bustles around, trying to make the most of the lovely weather before it all goes pear shaped again. The school prepares for the summer break, and […]