The latest church and benefice news.
For anyone wishing to view the details of Inkpen's graveyards, including burial details, grave stone inscriptions and the location of the graves, please click here. Inkpen Burial, Marriage, Baptism and Birth records covering the period 1607 to 1837 can be found on the Inkpen history website, here.
You may well be aware from all you hear or read in the media that
things keep happening in the Church of England. Sadly very few of
them are to its credit. But what is becoming increasingly apparent
is that if it is to survive let alone prosper this can only be by
support at Parish level. So it is with much gratitude that we
thank the village for the support you give.
St. Michael's as a building is open 8.30am to 4pm seven days a
week and for services all are most warmly welcomed. But as a 'body
corporate' its Council is accountable once a year to the village.
This is at the Annual Parochial Church Meeting to which all who
live in the village are entitled to attend, to hear Reports over
the past year and to have their say. However, only those who are
on the Church Electoral Roll have the right to vote. They must be
baptised and resident in the village or be regular worshippers to
have their name put on the Roll. This year's Meeting is not until
May 8th and will be held in the Church Room at 7pm.
The Revision of the existing Roll takes place before that date so
if you want your name to be added, contact the Electoral Roll
Officer who is Tim des Forges by email - tim@godsondesforges.co.uk
- before 17th April. This sounds very officious I'm afraid, but
that's what the book says.
The first service this month is Parish Communion at 9.45 on the
7th April and will be led by Revd. Patrick Whitworth. The second
is Holy Communion following the Book of Common Prayer and is at
8.30 on the 14th April. And the third is Compline which will be
led by Christopher Sears at 6pm on the 21st April. And we can look
forward to the Benefice Rogation Service which will be held at
West Woodhay Church at 10am on May 5th. Roll on Spring!
CHURCH FUNDING
We are again appealing to the many people who have given
generously in the past and to others who would like to support the
upkeep of our church. If you would like to donate to St. Michael's
Church Inkpen, please do so using the secure website
www.parishgiving.org.uk.
Your donations are vital to the upkeep of our beautiful church
which so many rely on for weddings, baptisms, funerals and
memorials as well as regular services. Thank you.
INKPEN
Sunday 7th April - 2nd Sunday of Easter - Holy Communion at
9.45am
Sunday 14th April – 3rd Sunday of Easter – Holy Communion at
8.30am
Sunday 21st April – 4th Sunday of Easter - Compline at 6pm
COMBE
Sunday 21st April – 4th Sunday of Easter - Holy Communion at
11.15am
Other Services in the Benefice are on the Website which is
www.walburybeaconbenefice.org.uk
Our Lady of Lourdes, Priory Road, Hungerford RG17 0AF Parish
Priest - Fr Zbigniew Budyn 01635 40332
Sunday Mass - every Sunday at 9.00am
Weekday Mass - every Wednesday at 10.00am
For further information on regular service as well as and
memorials contact Paul Burrough Tel: 01488 668882, Mobile: 07836
292976, Email: paul.burrough43@gmail.com
We are sad to report the passing of Jeannine Barber, a long-time
resident of Inkpen, who died in February of this year. Residents
and CPRE Newbury & Hungerford, who knew Jeannine (Lady Barber)
pay tribute to her longstanding and tireless campaigning to save
the countryside from destruction.
Jeannine was an Inkpen Parish Councillor and Chairman for many
years and was involved in various campaigns and initiatives with
CPRE, the countryside charity. She became involved locally with
the preservation of Hedgerows and campaigned against the 2,000
houses to have been built on the land near Watership Down,
Sandleford, south of Newbury, a landscape designed by Capability
Brown.
Jeannine was recognised for her opposition to the controversial
Newbury bypass (referred to as the Third Battle of Newbury), and
to the felling of over 10,000 oak trees and the decimation of the
woodland needed to make way for this controversial bypass.
Jeannine delivered food to those campaigning (including Swampy),
who inhabited the trees in order to block the way of the
bulldozers. In recent years, Jeannine moved from Windrush House to
Shalbourne, and suffered poor health. It was clearly a struggle
for her to maintain the momentum of her earlier years.
It will be hard to replace Jeannine, and find such dedication,
determination and passion for the English countryside and AONB
(now known as a National Landscape).
For more information about CPRE, the countryside charity - contact
www.cpreberkshire@btopenworld.com. and become a supporter or
volunteer.
The images of St. Michael's past and present are shown here