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Plymouth’s Laira Fair Invites Community to Shape Future of St Mary’s Church
A community event asking members of the public about the future of one of Plymouth’s churches is taking place this weekend. St Mary’s in Laira will be hosting bellringing, a history tour, bouncy castle, bric-a-brac and pulled pork rolls as part of its free Laira Fair Event on Saturday 6 June from 11am to 3pm. The church recently paused its regular church services in order to allow time to plan for a future which best…
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Devon Churchwarden Who Helped Save Life at Church Service Receives St Boniface Award
A churchwarden from Devon who helped save a man’s life at a church event by administering CPR and using a defibrillator, is among this year’s recipients of a St Boniface Award. Becky Britton, 33, was at the Archdeacon of Exeter’s annual Visitation service at St George and St Paul’s Church in Tiverton in 2025 when a member of the congregation suffered a heart attack. She helped carry out first aid until the emergency services arrived,…
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Okehampton Church Reaches Out Following Dartmoor Royal Navy Helicopter Crash
The Vicar of Okehampton, the Rev’d Claire Reynolds, has spoken about the shock of the local community following a Royal Navy Helicopter crash near the town in which three serving personnel were killed. The crash happened in the early hours of Wednesday 3 June in a field in Sourton, close to Okehampton. Rev’d Reynolds said “Okehampton is shocked and saddened by these events. The town has close ties with the armed forces with Okehampton camp…
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Statement from St Wilfrid’s Trust Regarding the Closure of St Wilfrid’s School in Exeter
St Wilfrid’s Trust, which is a charity linked to the Diocese of Exeter, has published the following statement in response to the news that St Wilfrid’s School in Exeter is to close: “St Wilfrid’s Trust is deeply saddened by the announcement that St Wilfrid’s School will cease operations at the end of the current academic year. We recognise the distress and uncertainty this news will cause for pupils, parents, staff, and the wider community who…
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Living Stones Live Celebrates Church Buildings and Those Who Care for Them
The social media influencer Inspector Organ, was one of a number of inspiring speakers at the first Living Stones Live event at Abbotsbury church in Newton Abbot recently. The day-long conference was organised by the diocese Church Buildings Team to bring together people who care for their church buildings, including clergy and lay volunteers, to get inspiration, guidance and support from a range of experts. Other speakers included Douglas, a trainee LLM from Okehampton who…
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Bubble Churches Popping Up All Over Devon!
Following our Bubble Church training day in March we have seen Bubble Church growing across the Diocese, with many more planned for launch in September. Bubble Church is a Sunday church service especially for babies, toddlers, and young families. It’s a puppet-packed, Jesus-centred, coffee-and-food-fuelled, 30 minute kids and families adventure. Following in the footsteps of Eggbuckland, Thorverton and Alphington, the Lynn Valley and All Saints Sidmouth have also recently launched Bubble Church in their settings….
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