BCI Churches

Welcome to our Benefice

Thank you for visiting our achurchnearyou pages. We hope the information you find here will encourage you to visit our churches for our services of worship or just to enjoy the tranquillity, peace and beauty of these historic places.

The Benefice comprises the three Anglican churches of Holy Trinity Blendworth, St Michael and All Angels Chalton and St Hubert’s, Idsworth in the Diocese of Portsmouth. In normal times they are usually open every day from 9am until 4pm in the winter months and until 6pm during the summer.

For more information, see the individual pages for each church, or visit the Benefice website:  www.bcichurches.org.uk

Holy Trinity will be closed from April to June as part of the roof will be replaced. All Sowing Seeds sessions will be at Blendworth Church Centre.


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Come and Sing Evensong

for 1 hour
St Michael & All Angels
South Lane Chalton Waterlooville, PO8 0BG, United Kingdom

with music by: Smith, Stanford, & Mozart with hymns to celebrate Trinity Sunday.
Rehearsal 2pm to 4:30pm

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St Hubert's Church 'One Word, Many Notes' - Quattro String Quartet

for 2 hours
St Hubert
Old Idsworth Finchdean Waterlooville, PO8 0BA, United Kingdom

‘One Word, Many Notes’ is a concert series built around a beautifully simple idea: that one word can open the door to a whole world of music.

Each evening takes a single word and brings it to life through performances by exceptional musicians.

We can look forward to an evening focussed on friendship through the music of, amongst others, Mozart and a piece composed especially for the group inspired by ‘Lines Written in Early Spring’ by William Wordsworth.

Quattro String Quartet is made up of outstanding musicians, all of whom are graduates of London's top music colleges and who work as professional musicians in London and the South of England. Their individual experience spans the English Chamber Orchestra, the BBC Concert Orchestra, The London Philharmonic Orchestra and the Welsh National Opera.

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St Hubert's Church ‘One Word, Many Notes' - New Arts Opera

for 2 hours
St Hubert
Old Idsworth Finchdean Waterlooville, PO8 0BA, United Kingdom

Our second concert is bought to us by New Arts Opera, for an evening exploring the theme of love.

As one of the performers, we are very lucky to have the outstanding Anglo-Irish soprano Zita Syme, a Britten-Pears Young Artist whose career spans major opera festivals and houses across Europe. Her many concert appearances have included Haydn’s Nelson Mass and recitals at St James’s Piccadilly and the National Portrait Gallery.

This evening will be far more than a recital. Through tender duets and intimate arias, we will trace how composers across centuries have wrestled with love in all its forms: passion and longing, devotion and loss, hope and heartbreak.

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Safeguarding

Our benefice is committed to safeguarding children, young people and adults from harm. We follow the House of Bishops guidance and policies and have our own Parish Safeguarding Officer (PSO). Our Diocese of Portsmouth’s safeguarding pages contain vital links and information including contacts for the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor who advises our PSO. If you are concerned that a child or adult has been harmed or may be at risk of harm please contact the PSO or the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor [www.portsmouth.anglican.org/safeguarding/].

If you have immediate concerns about the safety of someone, please contact the police and your local authority’s children or adult social care services.