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Philip Ringland and Debbie Young speaking at the Lit Fest
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New Perspectives on English Country Churches

Posted on by Debbie Young

I spent part of the weekend before last observing other people’s reactions to country churches they weren’t familiar with:

  • On the Saturday, many visitors from beyond our parish attended the Hawkesbury Upton Literature Festival‘s autumn event at St Mary the Virgin, Hawkesbury – my local parish church.
longshort of interior of St Mary's during lit fest
Photo of the interior of St Mary’s Hawkesbury during the Lit Fest by Peter Salenieks
  • On Sunday, at St Andrew’s Leighterton, I attended the last of five concerts in the inaugural Badminton Benefice Festival of Music. Each concert in the series was held at a different church within the Benefice, of which my home church is a part. (A benefice is a group of parishes under the charge of one vicar.)
Andrew Hopwood singing at St Andrew's Leighterton
Guest singer Andrew Hopwood’s outfit was the perfect match for the gorgeous pastel shades of the fresco behind the altar and the fresh flowers on display (Photo by Debbie Young)

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