SELMESTON CHURCH OPEN DAY
SUNDAY 30TH AUGUST 2-4PM
Our church and churchyard have a fascinating history which you may not be aware of and which you may find fascinating. Even if you are a non-churchgoer but are interested in the building we’d love to give you the opportunity to learn more about this and about the current church .
We will be in the church from 2-4 pm (longer if demand is there) to chat with you and there will be a range of fun activities for children and adults to take part including: Brass rubbing, sandbowl, photo competition, church secrets quiz and various things to make.
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Yew Tree Festival at St Mary & St Peter's Churchyard
Monday 31st August 10am to 5pm
For more information, please follow this link.
Enquiries: revshirleym@gmail.com
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CUCKMERE PILGRIM PATH WALK - Saturday 5th September
Following the postponement of the walk last month due to the hot weather conditions the walk has now been rearranged to take place on Saturday 5th September. If you would like a cooked breakfast at Selmeston please book your place by Thursday 3rd September with Jan Matthews Email: janet.matthews1@btinternet.com or Tel: 07802 841440.
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SUSSEX HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST - RIDE + STRIDE
The 2026 Ride + Stride fundraiser is taking place on Saturday, September 12 from 9am to 5pm.
Ride + Stride is open to all! Get your friends and family to sponsor you and then visit as many different churches as you can throughout the day. You can choose any route you want and any mode of transport – walk, run, cycle, ride – or even drive – between the different churches on the route you've chosen. For further details please follow this link: RIDE + STRIDE | SHCT
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BERWICK PAINTINGS AUDIO DESCRIPTION LAUNCH
Sunday 6th September at 4 p.m.
A local teacher/director of drama, Andrea Brooks, has made recordings of audio descriptions of some of the main paintings in Berwick Church for the visually impaired. Andrea has been visiting the church since she was a child, when she was brought by her grandparents. The recordings are also helpful to listen to for those who are not visually impaired and will be used with educational and visiting groups. At the same time they communicate in a beautiful way the gospel message for whose glory the paintings were installed.
The recordings will be accessible using headphones provided and a QR code. As most modern phones do not have a headphone socket, adaptors are also provided which enable the headphones to be plugged into the phone’s charging socket. These are available in the church now for people to try out and we would welcome feedback.
If you know of individuals or groups for the visually impaired please let us know so that we can send them an invitation to this event, or invite them along yourselves.
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PRAYER DAY at Alciston Church - Wednesdays 30th September
Please use this link to sign up to the on-line rota - click on this link – where there is also a bit more information about the day.
Our aim is to have one or two people in the church throughout the day silently praying or reading from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
There are some services during the day but if you would like suggest anything as part of these services or in addition to them, please let Peter or Shirley know.
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TEA AND TRIPE
Saturday 10th October at 4pm
A celebration of George Orwell’s writings on food and drink. A light-hearted entertainment derived from some of Orwell’s seldom heard writings, from his account of the infamous “tripe house” to his Defence of English Cooking. Further details to follow.
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Service of Commemoration of the Departed at Alciston Church
Sunday 25th October at 3pm
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