SandMillers

Jacob’s Biscuit Factory – an Assorted History Many parishioners have had an association with Jacob’s Biscuits over the years and perhaps this accounted for the large attendance at Wendy Williams‘ fascinating talk on Jacob’s – once the third-largest biscuit producer in the British Commonwealth. The company was founded in Waterford…

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Parish Organs

Sandford Organ The restoration of the Sandford organ is now essentially complete, with only minor tweaks and fine-tuning left to be done over the next several months. The organ will be featured in the summer lunchtime concert series, with an official re-dedication and recital in the autumn. St Philip’s Organ…

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Parish Development Committee

About 120 people attended the parish celebration on Sunday 19 November 2017. Of these, fifty-three returned the completed Feedback/Comments form. Most of these people were involved in parish activities, many heavily so. The overwhelming response was positive, with a high emphasis being place on the value of the parish as…

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Confirmation

On a glorious hot sunny Saturday in April (21st), twenty young people were confirmed by the Archbishop of Dublin, the Most Revd Michael Jackson. Those confirmed: From Sandford and St Philip’s: Emma Bagnall, Katya Bailey, Sam Berman, Niamh Best, Sam Cooke, Andrew Fraser, Sam Hodgess, Rupert Hurley, Oscar Hurley, Sophie…

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