Simon's Weekly Video Update #27 - 15th April 2024Simon's weekly video update about the life of our church and current affairs affecting us all.You can watch this week's video on our YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLjwAreN4rU
The Annual Parochial Church Meeting will be held in Christ Church on the 28th April 2024 at 11:30am. Two new Church Wardens will also be elected at the meeting.Please see the two attached notices for more information.
On Thursday 11th April at 3pm there is going to be a peal attempt (ringing for 3 hours).This is being rung to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the ten bells being installed.The new bells were cast by the John Taylor Bellfoundry at Loughborough.They were dedicated by the Bishop of Bristol on 11th April 1924.These are the bells that have rung at Christ church ever since.If you are interested in joining the bell ringing team, please contact Ann Eyles at: Bells@Christchurchswindon.co.ukYou can watch the bells in action from a previous peal attempt at the link below…https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfKp8B5G_wAIf you would like to find out more about the history of the bells and the church we have copies of our book, The Beacon on the Hill, available to buy for £13 from the parish office.
King William Street School Church Council helped plant native saplings at Christ Church, recently as part of the church’s Eco Group’s on-going plan to increase biodiversity within the grounds.Once grown the saplings will provide shelter and food for birds and small mammals.Mrs Sarah Prevost, teacher at King William Street School, said the children were very excited to be helping with this project and were looking forward to seeing the saplings grow in future years, into mature trees.Mrs Anne Grainger, the chair of Christ Church Eco Group said “We are delighted that the children have joined us in this very special project. They are after all “our future” and what we do now to promote and conserve the natural environment for them is vital”.The saplings were generously donated by the Woodland Trust.You can find out more about the work of our Eco Group and Eco Church awards on our website here at: https://www.christchurchswindon.co.uk/blog/eco-church/Photographs from the event are attached.
