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This monthLooking back: Jane Easton and Robin Rolls leave the DioceseLooking forward:Bishop Tim and Beth Marvin talk about exciting times ahead

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On the CoverThis years Deacons line up for their official photograph in front of the Cathedral, 4th July. They are Susan (Sue) Frances Bradley, Sonya Helen Joan Brown, Lesley Ann Butler, Timothy (Tim) Robert Day, Adrian Thomas Furse, Helen Hayes, Alan Humphrey, David Lower and Sally Margaret Rowland.

3. Food for the JourneyBishop Tim shares his thoughts on exciting times in the Diocese

4. Moving On...The Outgoing Diocesan Secretary remembers her time in Leicester

5. Rural Mission DayA look back at the Diocesan conference with the Bishop of Shrewsbury

6. Robin Rolls The Director of Youth Ministry reflects on his time in Leicester

7. Beth MarvinNew beginnings in Youth Ministry

8. A Brand New DioceseA look at the new branding with Communications Director Liz Hudson-Oliff

10. Christmas Bus Stop CampaignChristmas Starts with Christ

11. Street Pastors in Northern IrelandCanon Barry Naylor visits Northern Ireland to talk about the work of Street Pastors

12. Coming Up...Some upcoming National and Diocesan Events for your diaries

15. Comings and GoingsWho’s joining, who’s moving, who’s retiring...

16. Diary DatesYour Church events, view more in full on http://diomail.dioceseofleicester.com

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What we eat is much in the news these days. Hardly a week passes without stories about obesity, school meals or problem diets. We are perhaps more acutely aware than ever that we eat makes us what we are.

The Bible is full of stories of significant meals – the feeding of the five thousand, the wedding feast at Cana, Jesus eating with Simon the Pharisee, the breakfast by the lakeside and of course the Last Supper.

Eating and hospitality is very close to the heart of our story as Christians. The offering of food to friend and stranger is the way in which we express something essential to the Gospel which speaks of the God who invites us to dine at His table.

This year, two new centres of hospitality will be opening in our Diocese. In the heart of the Leicestershire countryside, Launde Abbey, following its recent major restoration, will be placed to offer hospitality and welcome to people from all over Leicestershire and all over the country. We shall be proud as a Diocese to offer this ministry in what will be unquestionably one of the very best retreat houses in England.

At the heart of the city, St Martin’s House will be opened in the early part of next year as a centre of generous hospitality supporting the mission and ministry of the churches of the Diocese in the centre of the city. It must be our prayer as a Diocese that all those who visit these new centres will experience the warmth of welcome which reflects the spirit of George Herbert’s great poem: “Love bade me welcome”.

These two centres are reminders that as Christians we need the food of friendship, physical nourishment and spiritual feeding if

we are to make the journey of discipleship to which we are called.

During the coming months there will be many opportunities to explore the “Food for the Journey” which we all need. The Diocesan Assembly on 25 September will explore through talks and workshops the nature of the spiritual nourishment all of us depend on. Later this year on 27 November will be the Bishop’s Lay Congress, providing a further opportunity for lay people in the Diocese to deepen their faith. And in the New Year, during February, there is an invitation to all the clergy to come for a day’s retreat in the newly restored Launde Abbey to be followed by visits to every Deanery during Lent by Bishop Christopher and myself.

The opening of these new centres will be at the end of May and during the first two weeks of June next year. More details will be published very soon. Meanwhile please pray for our Diocese, for the life and work of Launde Abbey and St Martin’s House and for each other that we may become part of the way God provides food for our common journey in the days ahead.

Bishop Tim

‘Eating and hospitality is very close to the heart of

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Jane Easton is moving on after six years as Diocesan Secretary. The Editor caught up with her as she completed one of her final tasks, preparing the 2011 Budget for the September Diocesan Synod. Why have you decided to leave?I have spent six very enjoyable years working with lay and ordained colleagues across the Diocese of Leicester, and beyond. Every now and again, God throws challenges into our path - and mine is to work with the Royal Air Forces Association as their Secretary General, leading the development of support and welfare services to serving and retired members of the RAF. At a time when our armed forces are very much in the public eye, this is a huge challenge, and one which I pray I will be able to rise to meet. What are your most treasured memories?There have been some wonderful high points - the welcoming of new clergy at licensing services, the Celebrate 80 year (remember the sunshine and celebration in Abbey Park?), confirmation services with the inspiring testimonies of new Christians, the ‘yes’ decisions of Diocesan Synod in relation to the Cathedral Square development and the refurbishment of Launde Abbey, and the kindness of friends and dedication of colleagues. What have you learned about the church, God and yourself?If I can roll all those things into one .... I think I’ve come to realise that despite the fact that we KNOW we have a loving God who will provide for us whatever, the Church can be over-anxious - and as an individual I certainly worry too much! We all need to trust more - for that in itself is an act of generosity to God and to each other. In the last six years I have learnt to listen harder to God and to others and hopefully not to act until I have understood each situation. How will you use this in the context you’re going to?At the RAF Association I shall be leading a staff of around 90, some at Central Headquarters in Leicester, others at Regional Offices or based abroad, and working with many thousands of volunteers. Many are ex-RAFand will understand the context much better than I do. I will need to listen, to value the support of my new colleagues and to trust God that He knows why I’m there and He is too! If you could give your successor advice, what would it be?Can I duck that one? No? Well, I’d say “be yourself”! That might sound a bit flippant, but I mean it very sincerely. Bring your humanity to the task ahead of you.

‘In the last six years I have learnt to listen harder to God’


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On Saturday 10th July, 130 clergy and key lay people gathered for a diocesan day conference in Broughton Astley to consider how we might go further with mission in a rural context.

After a welcome by Bishop Christopher, who shared a story of his time engaged in rural mission in Malawi, and before five subject specific seminars, our two keynote addresses came from the Bishop of Shrewsbury and Chair of the Rural Theology Association, Mark Rylands. He started his first talk with this story, which acted rather as a metaphor for the key themes of the day:

“In July 1994 I had a crisis … I was in a multi-parish benefice in South Cheshire and we [Bishop Mark and his wife] were going up to do a Eucharist at the 9:45am at the village seven miles away and then due to come back to do a family Eucharist at 11am with three baptisms … We got there no problem, coming back down, however at 10:40am, they’d set up road works on this hot sunny morning … So I thought no problem, we’ve got time, we’ll make it, but as time went on, we’d only moved on a hundred yards and I thought, we’re not going to make it. I could see the tower of the church four miles away, so I said to Mandy, I’m going to have to get out and so with my white cassock alb on and ASB [old service book] … I started to run down the road! There was traffic either way which must have thought I was doing a sponsored run dressed as a monk as they all started beeping their horns. It was so hot and they were tarmacking, so I got off the road and round the side of the road where

they had just cut the grass, but as I was running along I realised I had got a bit of tar on my shoes and was picking up all the grass, so running with two great big plates of meat on my feet! I was sweating profusely as I got to the traffic lights half a mile from the church. Having run three miles, I was absolutely shattered and by then it was 11:15 – I got to the church, dripping. The church was heaving, three farming family baptisms with 250 people in church - me 15 minutes late, babies screaming, the organist asking ‘where’s the vicar?’ [as he hammered the keys!]. The Church Warden, said ‘take

your shoes off’ and then she gave me a glass of water and said ‘don’t worry it will be alright’…. It taught me a lesson … Because I’d been running round these four parishes, spinning plates, setting up housegroups, trying to do everything,

getting things going, galvanising people. And it was like God saying to me, ‘what are you doing, Mark? This is My mission not yours, My church, not yours. I was learning … I had to learn to give up plate spinning and become a better talent spotter, a better discerner of the gifts, a better cultivator of the environment to allow growth to happen. God is the evangelist, He is the One who transforms lives, but He longs to use you and me to introduce people to Him.”

To listen to the rest of Bishop Mark’s talks, Bishop Christopher’s welcome or to download the handouts from the day go to http://sbg.dioceseofleicester.com/?p=325 and to read a report from Ted Hutchin who attended the day go to http://diomail.dioceseofleicester.com/?p=5207

Rural Mission Day

‘This is My mission not yours’


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I was THE most excited man on earth when I was offered the job of Director of Youth Ministry in the summer of 2007.

I started work in August and began to create a launch event – 700 or so people packed into Emmanuel Loughborough and our commitment to Young People For Life began. Three years on and I’m attending a series of ‘my last evers….’ And it’s time to look back….Lots of highlights of course – The Lambeth Talk when we got Bishops, Archbishops and young people together from all over the world, and knowing that somehow in a small way our work had contributed to (amongst other things) a Youth Council that meets

to this day somewhere on the other side of the planet. The launch event itself, our Bishop’s Youth Council, ‘Big Brothering’ the Bishop with Becky Jackson at the Diocesan Assembly in 2008, the appointment of youth workers in many places, our day trip to the Lambeth Conference, our young people ensuring that Archbishop Rowan made promises about youth work, the students on the BCYM course and above all else perhaps the success story of Passion – something I’m actually really proud of.…..lots of good things, lots of laughter, vast amounts of the grace of God.

Sometimes things haven’t worked out as planned – such is life, but the thrill of knowing that somehow somewhere there might be

one young person who’s heard the gospel that never would have done so without this work we’ve been involved in – well that’s been worth the tough times….most of them!

New challenges await now, and a big job, and a house move….lots to be done. For now, thank you if you’ve been part of the journey, and please pray for me and my family as we move home. It’s been a good three years but the real test comes now. Work has to be built on, young people and children must become more important than ever before. My prayer for you is that you as Leicester Diocese continue to invest in Young People….for Life….

Return to Narnia! There’s a magical moment in The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe when Susan is speaking about Aslan – the Lion who C.S. Lewis created to represent Jesus in the stories. Susan is trying to find out more about this amazing creature. “Ooh!” said Susan, “Is he safe? I feel quite nervous about meeting a lion.” “Safe?” said Mr. Beaver. “Who said anything about safe? ’Course he isn’t safe. But he’s good. He’s the King’.

Following Jesus is never safe and if it is we’ve got something wrong, but he’s the King and that means it’s good, very very good…

Robin Rolls, Director of Youth Ministry

Young People at Passion, the Lambeth Talk and Robin after the Loughborough Leicester football match at the Clergy Conference 2010


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Sitting at breakfast one morning at a Bishops Youth Council residential Robin asked me what I was doing when I finished college. I’d been thinking of having a gap year for a while. Robin said “Fancy working for me?” So here I am, starting my second day.

As we were planning what I was going to do as an intern a donation was given with the idea of using the money in a way that was based in performing arts for young people. Well, my life is basically performing arts based! So that sounded good to me. I’ve studied drama and theatre all through my school life, choosing Drama, music and performing arts at GCSE and A level theatre studies. I’ve been on stage since the age of seven, in a gospel choir, dancing classes and my first role as a lost boy in peter pan.

I started going to church because I attended a Saturday club during festivals such as Easter. With this group, at my schools’ church, I was in little plays and we were told we could show them to the congregation. Now, any chance to show off and I was there so I went along to the Sunday service to perform our play of the Easter story. Through this I started to learn the gospel and I think this is what our

performing arts fund can do. Performance can change people, it can teach people and get through to people in a way that nothing else can. With this fund I hope we can give money to projects working in the arts so that other young people can hear the gospel and learn through what they enjoy and love. I would love to see applications coming in for all sorts of projects that are spreading the good news through acting, singing and dancing. The arts are a medium that many people are involved in and many things can happen through out the process of creating a performance, it’s not all about getting up on stage on the night.

I joined the Bishops Youth Council when it began, I was interested in being on the exec from the start but I only joined the exec after a year or so of being part of it. I have recently become chair and am looking forward to also spending this coming year in helping and watching the BYC grow and strengthen with new members. We are always looking for new members who are passionate and ready commit to giving a young person’s view to the dioceses.

Beth [email protected]: 0116 248 7448

Beth Marvin (pictured, centre, at the Lambeth Talk in 2008) on why she’s joined the Diocese as an intern and the year ahead in Youth Ministry.


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Why change the logo?

Liz Hudson-Oliff, Communications Director for the Diocese, explains.

For several years we have used a version of the established Church of England logo on many of the materials, and have added new images and logos for different projects as we have gone along. Over time, this led to a very disjointed, albeit creative, approach to the visual dynamic of the Diocese. A quick look on the Diocesan home page showed just that with anything up to ten different logos on display. We decided that something needed to change!

During 2009 a number of changes and developments presented us with a great opportunity to re visit the way the Diocese is seen and so with the creative brief of ‘one family under God, one body of Christ’ we began to explore ideas of how could we demonstrate this in a logo? Working with Graphic Design Company New English, based in the centre of Leicester, we developed this set of logos that speak of one family, of confidant Christ-based Christianity, being grounded in and held by the Church of England.

Why this image?

The logo we have designed is inspired by a statue called ‘the Welcoming Christ’ which is found at Launde Abbey. This has been combined with the familiar Church of England icon. Words such as ‘open, strong, welcoming, alive’, applied to the statue, have met with ‘community, tradition, inclusive, resurrection’ applied to the Church of England, to express visually a Diocese that is being Shaped by God to serve the people of the city and county.

You will gradually see the new images appear on headed paper and the website, and on documents from Church House. In addition it is already appearing on church notice-boards around the diocese. The logos are all available on the diocesan web site together with the ‘brand guidelines’ which are the instructions for use. The Communications Office is very happy to help with any changes you may want to make when re-printing stationary, making boards and so on.

Please contact Keith Cousins for advice. 0116 248 7403 [email protected].


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For years churches across the UK have produced posters to promote Christmas, but no one has attempted to run a national campaign, with a long-lasting slogan, that runs and builds year on year. The ‘Christmas Starts with Christ’ campaign solves this problem.

This year’s poster is iconic and will speak to our modern culture. In the 21st century, proud parents-to-be often announce the coming birth by showing friends and family the scan of the baby. The ‘Baby-scan Jesus’ poster uses this convention to place the birth of Christ in an ultra-contemporary context.

He’s on His way: Christmas starts with ChristChurches can buy a two-week display in the run-up to Christmas for £150. (We would ask that, where possible, churches or ‘Churches Together’ groups consider funding several posters to enable the campaign to reach as many people as possible). You can buy your local bus stop or donate to the national campaign.

To see the full poster and to downloads materials in the autumn visit www.ChurchAds.Net

To book your bus stop follow the two step process:

1 Find a bus stop. If you want a poster in your locality or nearest town simply tour the streets to find the site or sites that you prefer, making sure that they are owned by Clear Channel. (Other contractors, such as JC Decaux, will not accept religious advertising). Make a note of the 8 digit site identifier number (top left of the bus stop).

2 Buy a bus stop online. Visit www.churchads.net and hit the Book a Bus Stop button. Complete the form and place the bus stop number in the box provided. Alternatively, if you want a poster as part of

our national city centre campaign, simply write ‘National’ in this box. We shall inform you of its location so that you may pray for its effect on the people who see it. Now send your payment-credit cards accepted. We will send you a receipt and confirmation of the addresses of the posters you have booked. If the posters you have requested are not available we will inform you and try to provide alternatives. If there are no suitable alternatives available we would ask that you prayerfully consider allowing us to use your money to help fund our national high-visibility city centre campaign. Alternatively we shall of course be happy to make a full refund. We will take care of the rest, including arranging for the poster to be printed and displayed.


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In June a small group of Police Officers from the Police Service of Northern Ireland, and a Church Youth Worker, visited the Street Pastors Leicestershire, at the suggestion of the Chief Constable of the PSNI, Matt Baggott.

They met Street Pastors working in the city centre, at Hinckley and Loughborough and responded very positively to what they saw and experienced on the streets, in a training session they shared in and in their encounters with police from Leicester.

One outcome of this visit was an invitation to myself and Chief Sup. Rob Nixon, the City Police Commander, to visit Northern Ireland and address a gathering of police and church leaders in Belfast. After a morning discovering the beautiful northern coast, we were welcomed by the Chief Constable and both Rob Nixon and I made presentations, which were very well received by the audience of nearly 200 people. They

represented a wide cross section of Christian life in Northern Ireland and police officers from across the Province. There is already some really valuable Christian outreach work going on there but our visit presented another model for such work. We addressed issues relating to the particular situation in Northern Ireland as well as more general principles relating to the ethos of our work.

Following the conference, Chief Inspector Steve Cargin said he had received several requests to develop outreach schemes along the lines of the Street Pastor ministry and had also had requests from churches in Dublin and from the Garda Siochana there to explore the possibilities of such work in the Republic. It was heartening to be able to take some Good News from Leicester and Leicestershire and for it to be so well received.

Canon Barry [email protected]

Canon Barry Naylor (right) on his visit to Northern Ireland. Pictured with Rob Nixon, Steve Cargin and Matt Bagott


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Pubs, clubs, community centres, care homes will be tuning in and singing along with the Sing Christmas carol service broadcast live by BBC Radio Leicester, Tuesday 21 December 7-8pm. Your church can help a local community venue to join in with Sing Christmas, and celebrate. The brewers Everards are asking their pubs to be involved. To find out more visit singchristmas.org.uk or telephone Jeff Bonser on 01858 440624.

Racial Justice Sunday: 12th SeptemberThe Leicester Diocesan Forum for Ethnic Minority Anglicans work for racial justice in the Diocese of Leicester. We aim to make a real difference in the Christian community and far beyond by raising awareness and working together.The second Sunday in September ‘Racial Justice Sunday’ is celebrated. It is an opportunity for Christians to focus their worship, prayer and action on racial justice. We request that you remember

racial justice issues and help us work for a church and society which reflects God’s creation.The Service will take at Leicester Cathedral, on 12th September at 4 pm. We request your presence to support and encourage involvement of people of ethnic minority in our diocesan and social life and look forward to welcoming you.Rev. Javaid Iqbal, Chair, Leicester Diocesan Forum for Ethnic Minority Anglicans

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The Bishop announces

...the appointment of the Revd Jerry Taylor, Assistant Curate, Parish of Chell in the Diocese of Lichfield as Priest in Charge of the Benefice of Enderby with Lubbesthorpe and Thurlaston in the Guthlaxton Deanery.

...the appointment of the Revd Sharon Constable, Team Vicar in the Parish of Melton Mowbray also as Adviser for Women’s Ministry.

...the appointment of the Revd David Cundill, Pioneer Minister for ‘Presence’ also as Co-ordinating and Anglican Chaplain for the De Montfort University. Each is a half time post.

...that the Revd Amos Kasibante, former Co-ordinating Chaplain, University of Leicester has been appointed as Priest in Charge of St Cyprian’s Harehills, St Stephen and St Agnes Burmantofts in the Diocese of Ripon and Leeds. He will be licensed on Tuesday 5th October.

...that the Revd Alison Hampton, Rector of the Hexagon Benefice in the Guthlaxton Deanery is leaving parish ministry and has been appointed as Outreach Team Leader for the Christian charity “Toybox”. Alison’s last Sunday service will be on the 3rd October.

...that the Revd Stella Polashek, Associate Priest (NSM) in the Woodfield Team in the North West Leicestershire Deanery has retired

...that the Revd David Shaw, Team Rector of the Benefice of Broughton Astley with Croft and Stoney Stanton will retire with effect from 9th October.

...that the Revd Phil Hughes, Curate in the Benefice of Ashby-de-la-Zouch and Breedon-on-the-Hill in the North West Leicestershire Deanery has been appointed as Vicar of Bishops Hull (0.68) and Chaplain at Somerset College (0.32) in the Diocese of Bath and Wells.

...that the Revd Michael Dunk, House for Duty in the Benefice of Shepshed and Oaks in Charnwood will be leaving the Diocese with effect from 15th October.

...that the Revd Martin Dale, Priest in Charge of the Upper Wreake Benefice (Frisby, Hoby, Rotherby, Ragdale, Brooksby, Kirby Bellars has been appointed as Vicar of the East Marshland Benefice (Terrington ST John, Tilney All Saints, Tilney St Lawrence, Wiggenhall St Germans, Wiggenhall St Mary Magdalene) in the Diocese of Ely. A service of licensing will be held at Wiggenhall. St Mary Magdalene, 5th October at 7.30 pm.

...that the Revd Andrew Winter, PTO Associate Minister at Holy Trinity, Hinckley in the Sparkenhoe West (Hinckley and Bosworth) Deanery has moved to take up the chaplaincy at Ipswich School in the Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich.

...that the service of licesening for the Revd Steve Delaforce, will be performed by the Archdeacon of Leicester on Sunday 31st October at 10.00am at Christ the King, Beaumont Leys, Leicester.

...that the service of licensing for the Revd Alison Fuller will take place on Saturday 23rd October at 12 noon at St Peter’s Church, Highfields, Leicester.


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Late Summer BBQEvent Date: Saturday 4th SeptemberCome and join us at our annual BBQ in the gardens of the Vicarage, 26 Firwood Road, Melton Mowbray, Tel 01664 481793.Fundraising for St Mary the Virgin Church Thorpe Arnold.

Jazz in the ParkEvent Date: Saturday 4th SetemberCome to Saxelbye Park, (LE14 3PN), for an evening on a country estate with Happy Jazz starting at 7.30pm. Bring your own picnic, drinks, chairs etc. Tickets £10 each from Tony Moore (01664 812813).

Church Fete, CarltonEvent Date: Saturday 4th SeptemberOn the Village Green, Shackerstone Walk, Carlton nr. Market Bosworth. Starting at 2pm. Refreshments, Games, Raffle etc.Entrance £1.00

Open Church, All Saints, KimcoteEvent Date: Sunday 5th SeptemberFrom 2.00pm – 5.00pm. With Tea, coffee cake, book stalls, bric a brac stall and craft exhibition.

Extravaganza of Wedding Flowers and Dresses – Ratby ChurchEvent date: September 11th-13thSaturday 10am-5pm; 6-8pm. Drink & musical accompaniment. Sunday 12noon-5pm. Monday 10am-4pm. Refreshments for sale during viewing times. Entry fee £1 (Sat evening: £2).Further details: Tel 0116 239 0010 or 0116 239 5572

Ride and Stride and Churches Open DayEvent Date: Saturday 11th SeptemberLeicestershire Historic Churches’ Trust Annual Ride & Stride and Churches Open Day. Check out the website www.rideandstride.org.uk for details of which Churches are open near you.

Heritage Open DayEvent Date: Saturday 11th SeptemberThurcaston & Cropston Local History Society. From 10am to 4pm, All Saints’ Church, Anstey Lane, the Methodist Church, Mill Lane, both in Thurcaston and the Evangelical Free Church in Cropston. Entrance to all venues is free and refreshments will be available

Harvest FestivalEvent Date: Sunday 12th SeptemberHarvest Festival at 6.30pm. Followed by refreshments and sale of produce. Wyfordby is 3 miles east of Melton Mowbray, just off the B676 Saxby Road.

Festival of Flowers – St Lukes, GaddesbyEvent Date: 17th to 19th September‘All Good Gifts Around Us’ – a festival of flowers to celebrate harvest-tide is being held at St. Luke’s from Friday, 17th to Sunday, 19th September 10.30am to 5pm. Stalls and refreshments. Admission £2.

Cropper/Welsh/Roscoe Piano TrioEvent Date: Friday 17th SeptemberA unique blend of informality and musicianship. 7.45pm Oakham School Chapel. Tickets £10 from 01572 758820 [email protected] or www.wegottickets.com

Centenary Organ ConcertEvent Date: Saturday 25th September7.00pm. at St Margaret’s Parish Church Leicester. Featuring, Jonathan Gregory, Geoffrey Carter, Ian Imlay, Andrew McMillan and more. For details email [email protected]

Green Fair St.Catherine’s, BurbageEvent Date: Saturday 25th SeptemberFrom 10am -3pm. Stalls to include wildlife/conservation groups, local produce, fairly traded goods, home-made refreshments and children’s activities

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