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Dowland Poppy Tribute Remembers Three Lost Soldiers
A beautiful memorial has been created to remember three young soldiers from Dowland, near Winkleigh, who were killed during World War 1. The memorial was made to honour William Piper, 29, his brother Arthur, 21, and George Westcott, 21. It was discovered that four Piper brothers went to war. The third brother, Harry, passed away at the end of the war from influenza, so the family lost three sons. Whilst none of the Piper family…
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Video Appeal for More Ukraine Host Families in Devon
Residents of a Devon village have made a video encouraging more people to consider hosting a Ukrainian refugee family. The video is presented by 10-year-old Ailia from Ukraine, who is now living with her mother and sister in Walkhampton, near Tavistock. It has been made on behalf of the Diocese of Exeter, which has been working with the charity Citizens UK, to offer Ukrainian guests a home in Devon. So far 34 families (89 people)…
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New Giving Advisor Rev’d Jeremy Putnam Encourages Culture of Generosity
The Rev’d Jeremy Putnam has recently joined the Diocese of Exeter staff team as a Giving Advisor. Jeremy recently moved to East Devon to take up a House for Duty post in the Honiton Deanery after spending the last seven years as a Priest in Charge in Truro. In his diocesan role Jeremy will be supporting churches with mission resources, such as the Parish Giving Scheme, contactless giving and church grants. Jeremy said “I am…
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Devon’s Bishops Take Part in Living in Love and Faith Journey from Discernment to Decision-making
Devon’s bishops have been attending a national meeting of the College of Bishops in the latest stage in the Church of England’s Living in Love and Faith (LLF) discernment process about matters of identity, sexuality, relationships and marriage. The Bishop of Crediton, the Rt Rev’d Jackie Searle, is the Diocese of Exeter’s LLF advocate and said “In September the Church of England published ‘Listening with Love and Faith,’ gathering the responses from churchwide engagement with…
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Church of England Environment Officer from Devon Chosen as Cop27 Observer
A Church of England Environment Officer from Devon is one of just three people from the UK to have been chosen to attend COP27 as an official observer for the Christian Climate Observers Program. Lydia Perris, 23, is the Social Justice and Creation Care Officer for the Diocese of Exeter. The international COP27 (Conference of the Parties) climate summit is taking place in Sharm el-Sheik in Egypt and runs from 7 to 18 November, 2022….
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New Modern Slavery Advisor for Diocese of Exeter
The Diocese of Exeter has a new modern slavery and anti exploitation advisor. Rev’d Edwina Fennemore recently moved to Devon after spending the last seven years working across Hampshire as Anti-Slavery Lead for the Diocese of Portsmouth and then additionally, Winchester Diocese from 2020. Edwina works nationally alongside the Clewer Initiative, which is the Church of England’s project to combat modern slavery. She also works locally with the Devon and Torbay Anti-Slavery Partnership and will…
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