Sunday School

There will be a joint Sunday School for children in both parishes on Sunday 22September in Sandford at 10am, and on Sunday 1 December at 11am at St Philip’s.  It would be really great to see children from both parishes at our Sunday School gatherings, which involve arts and crafts, stories…

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St Philip’s Hall Restoration

As part of the ongoing refurbishment of St Philip’s Hall, work has been completed on the two gable end windows. The window frames were restored and refurbished and the glazing replaced with thermally efficient double glazing. The wall under the window over the kitchen has been rebuilt and refinished internally…

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Sandford Church Bell Cote

September 2024 will see the Bell Cote construction completed. The works comprise repairs to the Bath stone columns in the bell aperture, the removal of damaging Portland cement strap pointing, and the installation of new stainless steel anchors/lead sheet flashing on the coping stones at the top of the tower. Where…

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Start of School Services

Alexandra College Start of School Year Service On Wednesday 4 September, Alexandra College students from 4th class all the way up to 6th year and staff attended a start of school service in Sandford Church. Reverend Gyles led this lovely service to mark the beginning of the new school year…

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Green Tips

As you may have seen recently, we have started to collect used postage stamps in aid of the Irish Peatland Conservation Council (‘IPCC’) so I thought I would explain what this latest initiative is about. Who are the Irish Peatland Conservation Council? The Irish Peatland Conservation Council (‘IPCC’) is an…

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