St Mary's Ashwell

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Over the next week you'll be seeing various bits of scaffolding going up round St Mary's. This is because we're having a number of repairs done to the roof, to make sure that we're all water-tight for winter. We expect the works to last a few weeks, but access and everything inside the church will be going ahead as usual! ... See MoreSee Less

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Have you made lots of jars of jam, marmalade or chutney this year that you're wondering how you'll ever get through? If so please consider donating a jar or two for the cakes and preserves stall at the Christmas Fair on the 29th November. Please leave it by the gift stall donation box at the back of the church with a label saying what it is and when it was made. We'll pretty it up with a fancy label and sell it in aid of the church. Thank you! ... See MoreSee Less

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St. Mary's Ashwell has made a faculty application (the church equivalent of planning permission) on 6th November 2025 to introduce two wooden picnic benches in the churchyard, in the grassy area south of the tower.The picnic benches (funded by a council sustainable communities grant) are proposed to be sited in the grassy area south of the tower. There are no public picnic benches in the village and the hope is that it will help more local people to enjoy the churchyard, and that visiting walkers and cyclists will also make use of them. This all makes us a more welcoming place, serving the community. You can view the Faculty Public Notice and the proposal on our website page which is linked in the first comment. If you require hard copy print outs of any of these document(s), or if you have any further questions about this application, please contact the Parish Administrator via 01462 743922 or office@stmarysashwell.org.uk who will be able to assist you. ... See MoreSee Less
Tomorrow between 5 and 7 Trick or Treaters can come and warm up at St Mary's Lychgate where we'll be running the Hot Choc Stop, serving hot cordial, hot chocolate and soul cakes. These are a traditional biscuit/scone traditionally made for Halloween, All Saints Day and All Souls Day, given in exchange for prayers or songs in an old medieval practice called 'souling' (though we're just giving them away and songs and prayers aren't mandatory!).The church will be open and children are welcome to come in and use the loos if they need to. ... See MoreSee Less

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