Events
Forthcoming Events
10:00 am - Saturday 8th April - Egg Decorating and Rolling
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Past Events
On Christmas Eve 24th December 2019 we held our carol service. The large congregation was welcomed by Richard Scholes. After singing favourite carols we enjoyed mulled wine and mince pies.
The Coffee Morning held on the 7th December 2019 was very well supported and the sum of just over £277.00 was raised. The Church is very grateful to everyone who attended, and it was a very happy occasion.
Our Harvest Thanksgiving was held on Sunday 8th September 2019. The church bells were rung and the service was led by the Reverend Alan Sheath, who had at one time farmed on Exmoor. A large number of items were brought and donated to CHAT.
As is our tradition, following the service sports were held on the lawn at The Old Rectory. Thanks to Bronson and Camilla Albery for the use of their garden. The sports were organised by Claire and Will Webber. A Bring and Share tea was then enjoyed in the Hall and many thanks to everyone who contributed so generously to this. During tea, another tradition is the competition to see who can tie the most knots in a length of string in one minute.
It was a very happy and enjoyable afternoon.
What a wonderful Fete it was on 6th July 2019 on the lawns of The Old Rectory. The weather was perfect and a throng of happy people came. The stalls and tea tables were overflowing with the generosity of our community and, all this combined, made it perfect! Bronson and Camilla, always welcoming and the perfect hosts, formally opened the event this year and were presented with a posy and buttonhole by Harrison and Ruby. The day also saw the culmination of the hanging basket competition and the green looked lovely with the colourful array of baskets suspended all around. Congratulations to the winners and to all those who took part in this aerial, horticultural challenge.
The sum of £1,024 was raised and we are very grateful to everyone for their support.
Easter Saturday 20th April 2019. The egg decorating and rolling competitions were kindly organised by Oliver Tobey and were very well supported.
Following this the Coffee Morning and Sale was held in the Hall. Thanks to everyone who attended and helped raise the sum of £330.00.
On Christmas Eve 24th December 2018 a service of Carols followed by Holy Communion was held in Church. This was attended by a large congregation and was followed by mulled wine and mince pies.
The Coffee Morning held on Saturday 1st December 2018 and hosted by Jeanne Jones was a great success. The Church is very grateful to everyone who came to this enjoyable event and raised the sum of £280.00.
Harvest Festival Weekend 2018. On Saturday evening 8th September we were entertained with a performance by the Pennymoor Singaround. A delicious Harvest Supper was provided by the Social Club and PCC, which included local produce. On Sunday afternoon there was a Harvest Songs of Praise in Church. The theme was Harvest in Washfield and we thought about all the good things produced in the parish. A large number of items were brought to donate to CHAT. As is our tradition, sports on The Old Rectory lawn followed and the Bring and Share tea in the Hall concluded the harvest celebration. Thanks to all those who made this an enjoyable weekend
The Annual Church Fete was held on Saturday 7th July 2018. As this was also the date of the England versus Sweden match of the World Cup the start time was brought forward to 2.00 pm. The fete was opened by Mary Ross, who was presented with a bouquet of flowers by her grandson Patrick.
On a very hot afternoon a good crowd enjoyed the many stalls and games set out in the grounds of The Old Rectory, by kind invitation of Bronson and Camilla Albery. The Tiverton Concert Band played throughout the afternoon.
At 3.00 pm the television was switched on in the Hall so that the football match could be watched at the same time as enjoying a lovely cream tea and other delicious food.
The amount of £825 was raised for Church funds, and we are very grateful to everyone who came and supported this event.
There were some wonderful entries in the Egg Decorating Competitions, which were judged by Elizabeth Fathi, on Easter Saturday morning 31st March. The rain held off and the Egg Rolling Competitions followed, down the hill between The Old School and The Well House.
After this a very sociable coffee morning was held in the Hall, and the very pleasing sum of £373 was raised for Church funds.
Our Carol Service was held as usual on Christmas Eve and over 70 people attended. The bells were rung, and Richard Scholes welcomed everyone. Away in a Manger was sung by the choir of children, and Sarah Tobey played the organ. A very happy evening concluded with mulled wine, coffee, tea and mince pies.
The Coffee Morning on 9th December 2017 was very successful. The Church is very grateful to everyone who came and generously supported this event. The sum of £180.00 was raised.
Harvest Festival celebration, 10th September 2017. The church bells were rung, and the service, led by Jeanne Jones and Allison Trout was very well attended. Due to the very wet weather it was not possible to have sports at The Old Rectory so competitions and games were organised in the Village Hall by Claire and Will Webber. During tea, a traditional competition was held, where the challenge is to see who can tie the most knots in a length of string in one minute, and congratulations to Ann Boundy who won with 10 knots.
It was a very happy afternoon, and many thanks to everyone who decorated the church and brought food for the delicious tea.
The annual Church Fete was held on Saturday 1st July 2017, a glorious sunny afternoon. The Fete was opened by the Reverend Steph Jeffs, who was presented with a beautiful bunch of flowers by Eliza Albery. It was a happy and successful afternoon, with a delicious tea served in the Village Hall.
Many thanks once again to Bronson and Camilla Albery for the use of their lovely garden, and to everyone who contributed in so many ways.
Richard Scholes publicly thanked Viridor and The Amory Trust for enabling repairs to be carried out at the Church.
The Egg Decorating Competitions on Easter Saturday morning, 15th April, were well supported, and judged by the Rector, Steph Jeffs. The Egg Rolling Competitions followed, down the hill between The Old School and the Well House, watched by a large crowd.
Hilary Arnold and friends organised the coffee morning with stalls in the Village Hall, and were very pleased that £361 was raised for Church funds. A very enjoyable morning.
On 24th December we held our traditional Carol Service. This was very well attended and followed by coffee and mince pies.
A Coffee Morning, hosted by Jeanne Jones was held on Saturday 3rd December in aid of Church funds.
Harvest Festival was held on Sunday 11th September 2016. Jeanne Jones and Jenny Parnell led a thoughtful service, during which the flowers and produce decorating the Church were appreciated. We then moved on to The Old Rectory where the children's sports were held. A big thank you to Camilla and Bronson for letting us use their lawn, and to Claire and Will for organising the sports. Following this a wonderful tea was enjoyed in the Village Hall, many thanks to everyone involved with this.
Our Summer Fete was held on Saturday 2nd July 2016 in the gardens of The Old Rectory. The event was opened by Mrs Jeanne Jones who was presented with a beautiful bouquet by Eliza Albery. The weather was cool and showery but those attending enjoyed the various stalls and games, and a wonderful tea was on offer in the Village Hall. The draw took place and there were many prize winners.
Thanks to everyone who helped make this a successful afternoon.
