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Christmas High Jinks! #29

...ty at the vicarage afterwards with lots of food, mince pies and mulled wine along with a group of bell-ringers to finish off the evening. The thought of nice Christmas fare was enough to mollify them but they were already thinking up tricks they could play on the unsuspecting parishoners! The day of the Carol Service arrived and as they approached the church Gavin and Viv went to show their mother where the grave was. But as they got nearer they couldn’t find it. “How strange,” said Viv. “I’m sure it was here, just round the corner from the front door!” “It was here!” shouted Gavin. “There's the stone that I tripped over.” “But why woul...

The Church of the Holy Angels #55

...The first vicar was Rev. William Dunkerley who had come to the village in 1873 and took up residence at the Hall, and commenced regular services in the school. Over the years there have been a number of vicars of course, one staying as long as 37 years! In 1976 there was a special event to mark the centenary of the church entitled 'The Centimime'. The local Women's Institute played a prominent role dramatizing important world events spanning the previous century along with activities of the Red Cross and the Home Guard. In August 1980 the church was where myself and Kev, my husband, were married 'for better, for worse'! It was certainly a lovely day in a beaut...

Christmas High Jinks #72

...ty at the vicarage afterwards with lots of food, mince pies and mulled wine along with a group of bell-ringers to finish off the evening.  The thought of nice Christmas fare was enough to mollify them but they were already thinking up tricks they could play on the unsuspecting parishioners! The day of the Carol Service arrived and as they approached the church Gavin and Viv went to show their mother where the grave was.  But as they got nearer they couldn’t find it. “How strange,” said Viv.  “I’m sure it was here, just round the corner from the front door!” They looked around but couldn’t see anything but overgrown grass and crooked headstone...

Christmas High Jinks #87

...ty at the vicarage afterwards with lots of food, mince pies and mulled wine along with a group of bell-ringers to finish off the evening.  The thought of nice Christmas fare was enough to mollify them but they were already thinking up tricks they could play on the unsuspecting parishioners! The day of the Carol Service arrived and as they approached the church Gavin and Viv went to show their mother where the grave was.  But as they got nearer they couldn’t find it. “How strange,” said Viv.  “I’m sure it was here, just round the corner from the front door!” They looked around but couldn’t see anything but overgrown grass and crooked headstone...

Here comes the Bride (Part 2) #31

...vows, the vicar got his name wrong and so I nearly married a ‘Derek’.  There was much whispering at the front as we told him the correct name.  Again, when I put my ring on the Bible, the vicar thought it was two rings as I had a Russian wedding ring with three bands.  He started to say ‘with these rings……’ and once again, there was much whispering at the front as we explained that it was only one ring! And then, just as we were on our knees to receive the blessing, Chris Meek (my dad’s old racing driver) walked in with a beautiful model on his arm.  She was wearing a short cheesecloth dress and with the sun behind her it was completely see th...

The Tax Man Cometh! #28

...with the vicar who we had had such a fall out with when we were youngsters, when we had lit all the candles in the church one day to brighten it up. I hoped he didn’t remember! I also hoped he didn’t know that it was Gavin and I who had sabotaged the many Christmas and Easter high teas at the vicarage after the church services, when we would take the sandwiches apart and put them back together in a different order! We also had the added problem of my parents – my dad had to give me away so he had to be there, but my mum would surely want to see me married too, even if we weren’t really on speaking terms. Where would we seat them? How would we keep them...