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…
Our Churchwardens at Killinghall, Sue Macdonald and Fiona Pepper; and our Hampsthwaite Churchwarden, Beth Wickenden, were all installed in their position for the next 12 months as the Archdeacon’s Visitation Service at St Peter’s on Monday 25th July. Here they are with Reverend Suzy
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.
Benefice Jubilee Weekend. Please join us. Thursday 2nd June 7.45pm Bell Ringing for Her Majesty Saturday 4th June 1.30pm Coffee and Cake in Killinghall Church and a Street Party in Hampsthwaite Church Car Park! Sunday 5th June 9.30 Killinghall Jubilee service and 11.00 Hampsthwaite Jubilee Service, wear red, white and blue and stay for refreshments…
We are delighted to announce that we have appointed a new Musical Director, organist and choir master, whose name is Thomaz Flessenkaemper. We invite you to meet him in Hampsthwaite Community room on Saturday 2nd April at 6pm where we will serve drinks and nibbles. If you can’t make the evening, then do come along…
We were delighted to be able, at last, to formally welcome Reverend Suzy and her family to the Benefice at an induction service held on 28th July. With a few sensible precautions in place, the service went ahead in the newly-repaired Killinghall church and was attended by members of the three churches together with Killinghall’s…