Key Diary Dates

Men's Breakfast

Back again on Saturday 4th September from 08.30. You'll have to cook your own breakfast during the summer months! [read more about Men's Breakfast]

Fun In The Park

17th July from 10.00 until 12 noon. Fun for all the family with Giant Jenga, Connect 4 and rounders. Free drinks. This is a Churches Together initiative and will continue on every 2nd Saturday in the month

The Rector's Leaving Party

Saturday July 24th at the Parish Church. BBQ, cream teas, punch and fun and games for the family. Musical entertainment in the church with performances by David Goode, The Choir, In Spirit, Jazz Trio. Tickets are available from the Parish Office (required for food and drinks). No charge! Presentations and speeches start in the church at 18.45. We hope to see you there!

The Gathering . . .

. . . is a meeting of Christians from the different Shepton Churches at the Salvation Army Citadel. We meet to help build a prayerful community and to respond to the needs of our town. We're also part of the 24/7 Prayer initiative and Shepton Mallet Prayer Room. The next gathering dates are: Sunday July 4th from 18.00 [read more about The Gathering]

Garden of Remembrance

The mighty Martin Wood At the east end of the churchyard lies the Garden of Remembrance. It's a place where the ashes of loved ones are scattered and a plaque is laid in their memory.

In recent years the plot of land has become full and so it was decided to extend the garden out into the main churchyard to provide space for many years to come.

The main obstacle was the fact that 16 Lawson Cypress trees had been planted about twenty years ago and these needed to be felled in order to make way for a new border hedge of Copper Beech.

After a faculty had been raised and all due planning permissions obtained, work on extending the garden began. In early December 2006, the trees were felled and shredded and the root stumps removed.

Planting of 65 copper beech saplings followed on a clear and crisp Saturday morning and these should reach maturity in a few years' time. The new hedge will not be more than a metre or so high enabling a degree of seclusion in the garden without totally shielding it from public view.

Mendip District Council provided a new tarmac path which will eventually be extended into the garden. Further enhancements will also be made to the bench seating and with the addition of a wrought iron gate.