Ratlinghope: St Margaret's

Welcome to St Margaret's and it's beautiful rural setting.  We are part of the OnnyCamlad Benefice, a group of 9 churches within the Diocese of Hereford.   

Our church is open everyday for you to come and have some quiet time and we welcome visitors to all of our services.

Across the Benefice there are a range of services every Sunday so if we haven't got a service here at Ratlinghope there will be one close by.  

If you want to find out more or wish to enquire about a wedding or baptism then please contact our Benefice Administrator by email at [email protected] or leave a message at the number listed below.

The parish of Ratlinghope is committed to the safeguarding of children, young people and adults. We follow the House of Bishops guidance and policies and have our safeguarding officer, Mrs Sue Cooke. The Diocese of Hereford’s safeguarding pages contain vital links and information including contacts for the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor (DSA) who advise our PSOs. If you are concerned that a child or adult has been harmed or may be at risk of harm please contact the DSA. If you have immediate concerns about the safety of someone, please contact the police and your local authority Children or Adults Services.

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Please consider giving a donation to St Margaret's Church.

Your support is much appreciated

Get in touch

Sue Cooke, Benefice Administrator

Lower Coppice
Ratlinghope
Shrewsbury
Shropshire

SY5 0SS
Benefice Administrator
01588 650580
What's on

Ride+Stride

for 8 hours
Snead, St Mary the Virgin
Snead CHURCHSTOKE, SY15 6EB, GB
Norbury: All Saints
Norbury Bishops Castle, SY9 5DX, GB
Wentnor: St Michael & All Angels
Wentnor Bishops Castle, SY9 5EE, GB
Ratlinghope: St Margaret's
Ratlinghope Shrewsbury, SY5 0SR, GB
Myndtown: St John the Baptist
Myndtown Lydbury North, SY7 8BL, GB
Lydham: Holy Trinity
A488 Lydham Bishops Castle, SY9 5HD, GB
More: St Peter
More Bishops Castle, SY9 5HH, GB

Saturday 9 September 2023
The Shropshire Historic Churches Trust ‘Ride+Stride’ takes place on Saturday 9th September 2023. It’s an Open Church day when most of our churches will be open, often with light refreshments, ready for visitors from elsewhere in our Benefice and from further afield.
The aim is that some of the visitors will be sponsored to travel to churches near and far – some by walking, some on bikes, some by car (especially if raining or in need of a knee operation or just generally getting older and want to spend more time visiting and less time traveling).
Those taking part from our 9 churches will be seeking sponsors during the next few weeks, so please do support them.

Consider if YOU could be sponsored to walk, drive or ride to some churches – maybe in the Town Centre, maybe in a distant part of Shropshire you’ve never seen before…

Half the money collected is for the participant's church, and the other half goes to the Trust which supports Shropshire churches with grants for essential work and useful improvements.

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News

Day of Renewal

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Everyone is welcome to join us for our 'Day of Renewal' led by Mark Melluish, the Mission Enabler for our Diocese.

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Safeguarding

Our parish of Ratlinghope is committed to safeguarding children, young people and adults from harm. We follow the House of Bishops guidance and policies and have our own Benefice Safeguarding Officer. Our Diocese of Hereford’s safeguarding pages contain vital links and information including contacts for the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor who advises our Safeguarding Officer. If you are concerned that a child or adult has been harmed or may be at risk of harm please contact the Benefice Safeguarding Officer, Sue Cooke on 01588 650580 or email [email protected] or the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor, Mandy McPhee on 07999 028076 or 07875757396. 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. Shropshire County Council
Child or Adult Concern – 0345 678 9021 (weekday office hours)
Emergency Duty Team – 0345 678 9040 (after 5 pm, weekends and Public Holiday)

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