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Wylye and Till Valley Benefice
Salisbury Diocese
Making Jesus Known
Church of England


STOFEST 2025 ..... our very own Glastonbury!
This was a wonderful multi-generational event that brought music and festivity to the villages of Great Wishford and Stoford. There were...
nickandyvonne
Jul 231 min read
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OAK APPLE SERVICE ON THE FIELD
The very robust arched marquee that we used for the first time last year was again kindly left up for us on the day after the fête,...
nickandyvonne
Jun 21 min read
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OAK APPLE FETE 2025
We all breathed a sigh of relief as fête day, this year on 31st May, dawned dry and bright. Turning up at the field late morning, I saw...
nickandyvonne
Jun 21 min read
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GREAT WISHFORD RENEWS ITS GROVELY RIGHTS
On 29th May, after an early start when the village was roused by the Rough Band, people gathered in the village hall for a wonderful...
nickandyvonne
Jun 21 min read
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Wishford marks VE 80
It was a beautiful day for it, and outside, the bunting fluttered lazily in the breeze on the wall of the churchyard. Inside the church,...
nickandyvonne
May 131 min read
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Wishford school celebrates Easter
At the end of term, the Open the Bible team joined staff, parents and pupils to walk through the Easter story from after Jesus' trial...
nickandyvonne
Apr 231 min read
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EASTER SUNDAY AT BERWICK
Spring had sprung, and it showed in the lovely vases of flowers decorating the church, each one different and done by different people. ...
nickandyvonne
Apr 231 min read
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OPEN THE BIBLE AT WISHFORD SCHOOL
Our long-running (about 15 years) Bible story-telling at Wishford school continues, now enhanced by powerpoint projections showing...
nickandyvonne
Mar 291 min read
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LENT LUNCH AT ST GILES'
Anyone entering St Giles’ on Saturday 22nd March would have been greeted by the delightful aromas of 4 different hot soups: mulligatawny,...
nickandyvonne
Mar 291 min read
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Tea & Chat remembers Barbara Last
BSJ's Reading Room comittee, in conjunction with Barabara's family, held a special Tea and Chat on18th March to celebrate the life of a...
nickandyvonne
Mar 191 min read
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A flipping good afternoon at St Giles'
Also known as Pancake Day, Shrove Tuesday fell on 4th March this year. It comes from the word ‘shrive’, meaning absolution following...
nickandyvonne
Mar 101 min read
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Wishford's tree-lighting event
A massive thank you to the Oak Apple Club and all who helped make this such a success. We gathered in the barn for nibbles, drinks and...
nickandyvonne
Dec 22, 20241 min read
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St Giles' convivial Christmas Café
Bathed in the warm glow of radiant heaters, young and the not so young mingled over cakes and mulled wine at the final Café of 2024. The...
nickandyvonne
Dec 22, 20241 min read
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BSJ Christmas Tea and Chat
Thanks to Christine and to all who contributed to the wonderful Christmas goodies and lovely coffee in the Reading Room on 17th December....
nickandyvonne
Dec 22, 20241 min read
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Raffle tickets galore at BSJ's Christmas Sale!
Saturday 16th November saw Berwick's Reading Room packed with tables full of Christmas goodies, from hand made Christmas crackers and...
nickandyvonne
Nov 17, 20241 min read
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Pudsey comes to Café in school
St Giles' church Café and Wishford Primary School together raised an amazing £187.49 for Children in Need. Parents and our Café bakers...
nickandyvonne
Nov 10, 20241 min read
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Stapleford Harvest Praise - lit up by sunshine and flowers!
St Mary's was aglow with the sun shining through the windows and the breathtaking displays of flowers. For the first time in ages,...
nickandyvonne
Oct 31, 20241 min read
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A HARVEST SHARED IS A BLESSING GAINED!
Wishford celebrated harvest on 13th October with a service in church and a delicious supper in the school hall, a great team effort from...
nickandyvonne
Oct 17, 20241 min read
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So what is Harvest Festival?
This was the question I put to the children of Great Wishford school when they came to St Giles' to celebrate harvest. They quickly...
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Oct 8, 20241 min read
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Harvest Praise at Berwick St James
A now warm church (the heating has been mended!) greeted 25 parishioners and 7 children who were treated to a wonderful display of...
nickandyvonne
Oct 7, 20241 min read
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