Save Our Church is delighted to host a fascinating talk at Holy Trinity about the filming of Downton Abbey and the star of the show: Highclere Castle.

Johnnie Gundill, Highclere Castle Manager, has been involved from the beginning and will reveal what it is like to work with a film crew and, we hope, some back stage secrets!

Tickets are £15 per person including wine and nibbles. All funds will go towards the Holy Trinity fundraising campaign.

This is the second of two talks - happily the first is sold out.

Reserve tickets by emailing: [email protected]

The service is for everyone and will be family friendly as we are delighted that Revd Ross Meikle is joining us from Salisbury Cathedral where he is the Missioner for Young People.

It would be lovely to see the church well attended for this service like it is on Christmas Eve and demonstrate its value as a precious community asset. There will be an opportunity afterwards to mingle and enjoy some light refreshments.

We are also collecting donations for the Trussell Trust; a charity which supports 1,300 food banks across the UK, including Salisbury. The items they are currently short of are: long life fruit juice; tinned veg; tinned meat meals; UHT milk; instant mash potato; sponge puddings; jam; chocolate; coffee; shampoo; deodorant; loo roll; washing powder.

Harvest is a pivotal moment in the food bank calendar. Warehouse stocks are often at their lowest just as demand increases in the run up to winter. Heating and jumpers go on....and people start skipping meals to pay the bills. If you wish to donate an item/s please bring to the church on the day OR drop off to Mary at Swallow House OR Lexie Whelan has kindly offered to collect in advance. Please email [email protected] for further details.