On June 11th, teams from across Yorkshire came for a competition at St Thomas a Becket in Hampsthwaite. The winners were the team from Leeds Minster.
Bang on time, at 9.00am on a very lovely Saturday 17 February morning a coach arrived at St Thomas a Becket Church filled with 44 Dutch Galanthophiles (snowdrop enthusiasts) on a garden tour from the Netherlands. They had come specifically to see the snowdrops in the churchyard! When I asked Hanneke, the leader of the…
We are delighted to welcome Gill Clarke, our new Parish Administrator. Gill will be working from the Parish Office at St John’s Bilton, giving much needed administrative support to Rev Chrissy. Gill has been working as Parish Administrator for St John’s & St Luke’s for a couple of months, before which she had a successful…
On Friday 11th November 2022 Killinghall C of E School came to church to mark their respects. The church was packed and the children were holding their poppies high. To mark the silence one of the parents, Duncan Morrell, played the Last Post on his trumpet.
What a wonderful, successful weekend we have had in the village! So many different people were involved in our Amy Woodforde-Finden Music Festival from musicians local and nationally renowned, villagers of all ages, artists, flower arrangers, guest musicians to name but a few. Around 200 people enjoyed the music of Friday and Saturday. First came…
The weather outside was miserable but inside the church at Killinghall was warm and filled with festive cheer on Saturday 1st December for a family fun day. Children from the village gathered to make festive crafts in the morning. The floor was carpeted with a layer of glitter as the children decorated Christmas cards, gingerbread…