After much recipe collecting, design layout and proofreading, the Sandford Parish Cookbook has been published, following sterling work by the Cookbook Committee (Chris Boyd, Linda Evans, Barbara Power-Smith, Rob Tilson, Gillian Wynne, and the Rector). Our thanks to Victoria White for proof-reading the book. We look forward to the launch…
The SandMill Challenge 2021 had twenty-one suggestions to keep young and old busy over the summer. From blowing bubbles to growing seeds – there was something for everyone. We were really glad that the children who participated in the challenge this year enjoyed their ‘treat bags’. Each bag included supplies…
Helping Hands Campaign Thank you to all those who have come forward to offer their help over the past number of months for the Helping Hands initiative. If you need some additional help in running errands, there are lots of people in the parish who are willing to help you…
Following the success of previous Parents and Toddlers Coffee Mornings, the Parish Development Committee has decided to hold this twice a year, with the next one taking place on 19 October.
One of this year’s achievements has been the completion of a documentary on the life of the joint parishes filmed and edited by transition year students of Alexandra College. This will be shown at a joint service in November marking the four years since the Parish Forum, which led to…
Guides to the Churches Self-guided tours have been prepared for Sandford Church and St Philip’s Church and these will be launched in both churches on Sunday 25 September. These leaflets will give a brief history of each church and provide specific information about particular features in our beautiful churches. The…
The Parish Development Committee is working with the Transition Year students (2016/17) at Alexandra College to produce a ten-minute documentary on the many and varied aspects of parish life in Sandford and St Philip’s. It is envisioned at this stage that, when completed, the documentary will be shown within the…