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Sep12Sat20202:00 pm Friends of St Mary’s Produce Show @ St Mary's ChurchFriends of St Mary’s Produce Show @ St Mary's ChurchSep 12 @ 2:00 pm – 4:30 pmA fun family produce show, organised by the Friends of St. Mary’s Church, will take place in St Mary’s Church from 2.00pm to 4.30pm on Saturday 12th September. Entry to the show will be 50p for adults and free for … Continue reading →Sep19Sat20207:30 pm The Mikado @ St Mary's ChurchThe Mikado @ St Mary's ChurchSep 19 @ 7:30 pmAfter last year’s very popular The Pirates of Penzance, Opera Anywhere is coming back to Long Wittenham to perform Gilbert and Sullivan’s much loved comic opera The Mikado for one night only at St Mary’s Church at 7:30 on Saturday … Continue reading →Nov28Sat20207:30 pm Moonrakers @ St Mary's ChurchMoonrakers @ St Mary's ChurchNov 28 @ 7:30 pmMoonrakers is an Oxford-based group of four musicians who pride themselves in having brought traditional and contemporary folk music to new audiences in village halls, churches, arts centres and festivals across the UK. The fact that the band “just oozes … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Church
Search For Vicar Begins Again
The recently appointed vicar for the Bridge Group of parishes within the Dorchester Team, Mark Howarth, has decided not to take up the post. Revd Canon Howarth cited “personal reasons” for his decision. He was due to have been licensed … Continue reading
New Associate Team Vicar Appointed
It has been announced that, following the appointment process in January, The Bishop of Dorchester and the Team Rector will appoint the Revd Canon Mark Haworth as Associate Team Vicar (HfD)* in the Dorchester Team Ministry, within which he will … Continue reading
Moonrakers – Saturday 4th April
Residents who enjoy traditional Irish, Scottish, Welsh and English music will be excited to hear that the Friends of St Mary’s have booked the Celtic music group Moonrakers to perform at St Mary’s Church on Saturday 4th April starting at … Continue reading
Women’s World Day of Prayer
This year’s service to celebrate the Women’s World Day of Prayer will be in St Mary’s Church on Friday 6th March starting at 7pm. World Day of Prayer is a global ecumenical movement led by Christian women for prayer and … Continue reading
Bells Appeal Reaches Target
Nearly £44,000 has been raised towards the restoration of the six bells in St Mary’s church. Work on the project by Whites of Appleton is expected to start next summer. The amount raised is £43,756. The revised estimate of the … Continue reading
Nativity – 16th December
This month’s film at the Long Wittenham Film Club at St Mary’s Church, next Monday 16th December at 1:45pm is Nativity, a feel-good Christmas film for the whole family. Primary school teacher Paul has to produce a musical version of … Continue reading
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Village Honours The Dead
More than one hundred and forty villagers, school children and teachers gathered at the First World War Memorial yesterday to honour the soldiers who were killed or died from injuries in the conflict. Long Wittenham honoured those who sacrificed their … Continue reading
Some Enchanted Evening
Residents who were lucky enough to get a ticket for Opera Anywhere’s performance of The Pirates of Penzance at St Mary’s Church last May, will remember the wonderful singing of the female soloists. Three of the Opera Anywhere sopranos have … Continue reading
Boost for Bells Appeal
More money has been raised to boost the appeal for the restoration of the church bells at St Mary’s church, including £1,000 from an anonymous donor. The Wittenham Warriors Safari Supper in the middle of September raised £1,200 and the … Continue reading
Harvest Supper – Saturday 5th October
The Friends of St Mary’s Church Long Wittenham will be holding the annual Harvest Supper at the Village Hall on Saturday 5th October starting at 7pm. All residents from Long Wittenham and the surrounding villages, together with their families and … Continue reading