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David Bradnock MBE JP DL FBHI 1943-2021

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Fr Patrick writes… The funeral for David Bradnock took place on 3rd December 2021.  The service had to be at St Alphege Solihull, as St Mary’s Lapworth was not big enough.  The singing was led by the Birmingham Canoldir Male

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Coronavirus Diary

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Fr Patrick writes… I would like to add another instalment to the Coronavirus Diary. The last instalment was on page 6 of the September edition of the Parish Magazine. Since the government relaxed most of the coronavirus rules on 19th

St Mary's Lapworth November 15, 2021February 15, 2022 News Read more

Short Notice Wedding at St Mary’s Lapworth

Short Notice Wedding at St Mary’s Lapworth

We have become sadly familiar with the disruption that Covid has caused to weddings, and some couples are delaying planning weddings because stressful last-minute changes always remain a possibility. Matt Gardner and Bryony Palmer originally planned to get married at

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National Day Of Reflection

National Day Of Reflection

Fr Patrick writes… The first national Covid lockdown started on Monday 23rd March 2020. A year later, on Tuesday 23rd March 2021, the CofE was one of many organisations supporting a National Day of Reflection to remember the 127,000 people

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Meet the new Organist and Choirmaster for St Mary’s, Lapworth

Meet the new Organist and Choirmaster for St Mary’s, Lapworth

Ron Binnie writes… A baby boomer born in Edinburgh shortly after my father returned from service in WW2, my earliest musical tuition was at the hands of my mother, a music teacher and singer of some repute. Mum also conducted

St Mary's Lapworth March 14, 2021March 14, 2021 News Read more

Coronavirus Diary

Coronavirus Diary

Fr Patrick writes… In the July/August 2020 and September 2020 editions of the Parish Magazine, I documented the wind down of the Covid restrictions after the first wave of the virus in the Spring of 2020.  I want to continue

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How Lapworth managed the previous pandemic

How Lapworth managed the previous pandemic

Churchwarden Hugh Roberts writes… We have been checking the archives of the Lapworth Parish Magazine to make comparisons between the current Covid pandemic and the “Spanish Flu” pandemic which led to the deaths of so many people just over a

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Cotswold Way Sponsored Walk

Cotswold Way Sponsored Walk

Churchwarden Mike Parkes writes… Back at the beginning of 2020 I started planning to walk the length of the Cotswold Way with my daughter Lucy and our dog Orla, starting at the market place in Chipping Campden and finishing 6

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Remembrance Sunday 2020

Remembrance Sunday 2020

Fr Patrick writes… A week beforehand we thought we would not be able to hold our Remembrance Day Service because of the second lockdown, but thankfully special guidance was published on 3rd November.  So on Sunday 8th November several people

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VASA: Join the drive to change lives

VASA: Join the drive to change lives

Fr Patrick Gerard has recently been contacted by VASA, via Warwick District Council, with a bid for volunteers. VASA is a volunteer community transport provider. It is their mission to reduce isolation and promote positive health and wellbeing by providing

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David Bradnock MBE JP DL FBHI 1943-2021
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