Perhaps it was the novelty of a genuinely thrilling World Cup final (football, for those on Planet Zog) – enhanced by a certain volume of liquid refreshments. Or maybe the “rose tinted” glow delivered by the somewhat anachronistic wall-mounted electric heaters – which appear decidedly politically incorrect, verging on the Read more…
Another day, another Advent festivity… On Sunday we had the annual Christingle service. (Sweets, oranges and lit candles: what could possibly go wrong?) The origins of the Christingle service can be traced back to 1747 when a German minister, John de Wattville, gave the children in his congregation a lit Read more…
So the weather is getting colder and the Advent festivities are slowly starting…. A wreath-making workshop was organised in the village hall on Thursday 2 December. The dormant creativity known to pulsate through the veins of so many, in and around Appleshaw, was coaxed into life by a glass of Read more…
Although it seems a little ‘de trop‘ to be talking about Christmas in mid November, we have posted information relating to the Church services for November and December on our website. https://www.appleshawchurch.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/APPLESHAW-Church-details-of-services-including-carol-service-and-Christmas-day-Nov-Dec21.pdf We also thought that it might be helpful to send you the information set out in this update.
Please click on this link if you would like information on when the services are being held at Appleshaw Church.https://www.appleshawchurch.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Appleshaw-Church-Sunday-Services-Oct-Nov-21.pdf Apologies – this is somewhat late in being uploaded – but the website had encountered some ‘challenges’.
There was much to drool over at Redenham Park on Saturday – and that was even before you got anywhere near the coffee & walnut cake in the pool-house As one approached the kitchen garden and the green-houses – and there was a plurality of green-houses – there were echoes Read more…
As you probably know, Chelsea Flower Show has been rescheduled to this week as a late summer festival to gardens, plants and flowers. So you could go through all the hassle of buying tickets, getting up to London, elbowing your way through the crowd, flinching every time someone coughs – Read more…
The annual Hampshire and the Islands Historic Churches Trust (HIHCT) https://hihct.org.uk/ ‘Ride and Stride’ fund raising event https://hihct.org.uk/cycling/ will happen this year on Saturday 11 September. For further information please click on this link: https://www.appleshawchurch.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/210901-1_Ride-and-Stride-poster-for-11-September-2021_HIHCT.pdf For further information please contact Caroline Tomlinson on 01264 772 414
The rain stopped. The wild flowers, although slightly past their prime, put on a good show. The demographics were impressive – from some very young to, er, a few no longer quite so spring-chicken, although definitely a ‘spring’ in the step. The recently refurbished vestry was put through its paces Read more…
August. Sand. Ice creams. Optimistic vats of sun-cream. Mewing – and often plain annoying – sea gulls. Early starts with suitcases and other paraphernalia spatula-ed into the car. The pure joy of Heathrow and the madding crowds. Slightly wobbly surfing in Cornwall with figure-enhancing wet suits. The strangely melodic clink Read more…