Play area development

The Parish Council are very excited to announce that the development of the new play area will begin next week on Thursday 9th July and will take 2 to 3 weeks to complete.

As a result of these forthcoming works the playground will remain closed until they have been safely completed.  A further announcement will then be made

Read More

Church Newsletter – July 2020

At present all services will continue to be internet based.  However, in line with Government and CoE guidelines, the PCC is exploring how best to open the church for private prayer. It is not simply a matter of opening the church everyday again, as strict cleaning measures and/or quarantining of areas of the church are required between visits.  It would therefore be helpful to know the level of interest in the village for private prayer. …

Read More

Potty Scarecrows Competition

Thank you to Michael from the pub for making the difficult decisions as our judge…

The winners are:

Adult’s category

First

Potty Scarecrows Competition
Sharon and Alan Briggs (and Ruby) (by themselves)

Second

Potty Scarecrows Competition
Ozzie the Owl (by Clare Burgess)

Third

Potty Scarecrows Competition
Moo! (by Emily Middleton)

Children’s category

Joint First

Potty Scarecrows Competition
Piggie (by Amelia Letley)
Potty Scarecrows Competition
Dorothy (by Sune Letley)

Congratulations!

A big thank you to all who took part. 

Read More

A message from Action Fraud

Criminals are exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic to try and get their hands on your money and personal information. To date, Action Fraud has received reports from 2,378 victims of Coronavirus-related scams, with the total losses reaching over £7 million.

How you can protect yourself from Coronavirus-related scams:

There are some simple steps you can take that will protect you from the most common Coronavirus-related scams.…

Read More

Church Newsletter – June 2020

At present, all services, apart from those which are internet based, are still cancelled and the church building continues to be closed. Please check the benefice website www.bartonbenefice.org.uk for details of what we are doing or contact Clare Burgess (347382) if you wish to receive our weekly notice sheet by email.

Benefice Service on Zoom

We will, however, be continuing with our popular internet-based Sunday morning service on Zoom.…

Read More