St Margaret's Church is now back open and services are being held again. Our aim is to keep our church open to the community, and provide a range of services and events to bring our community together. Our church, like so many others, is in need of ongoing maintenance, something which often comes at a significant price. We receive no funds from the Church of England or Diocese of Lincoln so for many decades, our church has had to support itself. We rely on donations to keep our building upright and our doors open.If you would like to help us, you can now make a donation online. This is totally secure, and provided by a Church of England approved website. You can also Gift Aid your donation if you are a UK tax payer.Simply click HERE to visit the site to make a donation. You can select any of the amounts, or choose your own amount. Thank you for your support, we really do appreciate it.Andrew Price & David FormanChurchwardens
St. Margaret's Church needs a new roof but our funds are currently low after some recent urgent stonework repairs. Whilst we are starting to look at grant funding, there are still project costs required, and some grant providers request that the church provides 50% of the total cost. We would be very grateful if you could help us by making a donation. You can make one online, totally secure, by visiting the Church of England recommended Give A Little website - you can access it by clicking here.Thank you.Churchwardens Andrew and David
This year marks 100 years since Bucknall airfield was closed. Having been opened in 1916, the airfield was one of the landing strips used by 33 Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps. The Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust kindly donated the plaque to help us remember the service given by those who worked there and the men of 33 Squadron. We hope to install an information board in the churchyard in due course so information is available about the airfield, its former location (now returned to agricultural land) and the aircraft that used it. Today's service included the 'Airman's hymn' and 'God is our Strength and Refuge', the hymn based on the 46th psalm which is sung to the Dambuster tune. There was a talk about the airfield and the WWII poem 'High Flight' was also read.We would like to thank the Royal British Legion - Woodhall Spa and District Branch for attending with the Standard and Branch President David Mullenger who read the exhortation. We remain in debt to the Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust for donating the plaque as well as Stuart and Darren Wilkinson for their assistance in providing materials and labour to install the plaque. We are also extremely grateful to Shayne Turner who made the metal frame to house the plaque.#Bucknallremembers
