The Benefice of St John the Evangelist, Chelford with St Peter’s, Lower Withington and All Saints, Marthall As a Benefice we wish to offer our deepest condolences to HM The Queen and all the
Collect and Readings for Sunday 11th April 2021 Year B Exodus 14.10-end;15.20-21, Psalm 133, 1 John 1.1-2.2, Acts 4.32-35, John 20.19-end The Prayer for today Almighty Father, you have given your
Recently, we've had some requests to publish the revised route for the Chelford Round. Here's the 2021 version which incorporates some changes to the original in order to escape some difficult road crossing.The entire route is covered by the Ordnance Survey Explorer 268 – Wilmslow, Macclesfield
You may know that this week is known as 'Holy Week' and it began with Palm Sunday when the crowds welcomed Jesus into Jerusalem waving palm branches. At church last week we received cross made from palm leave to remind us of Jesus' entry into Jerusalem and what this would lead to, his death
Here's a cheery note from Jeremy at the Egerton Arms! "We have decided to reopen on Tuesday 13th – lots of bookings are coming through already. We are only opening 4pm -9pm weekdays and fully open on weekends – this can always change if the weather is good to us". Click on the pictures
So, it looks like we'll be able to meet a limited number of other humans outside. The Knutsford Guardian has some suggestion for where to do this now that Spring is coming. Click here
Many of you will recognise this venerable building, it's the original coal office for Chelford Station. It's in its final stage of restoration by David Wilson Homes, as part of their scheme on the site of the old market. The building is one of our most important old structures and was first
Here's some travel advice fromm Richard Slater, The North West Chair of ABTA "The press are reporting today that you can be fined for going on holiday. Our take on this is that it is currently illegal to go on holiday, and has been illegal since December 2020. Therefore nothing has changed
Road works – Holmes Chapel Road Road works are likely to be taking place on Holmes Chapel Road between Monday 29th March, 2021 and Friday 2nd April, 2021. Two way traffic lights will be in use to manage traffic.
Collect and Readings for Sunday 28th March 2021 – A Service for Palm Sunday at All Saints, Marthall 9:30am. Readings: Liturgy of the Palms: Mark 11.1-11, John 12.12-16 Liturgy of the Passion: Isaiah 50.4-9a, Psalm 31.9-16, Philippians 2.5-11, Mark 14.1- 15- 47, Mark 15.1-39 40-end The Prayer for
Here's an idea from Helen Roycroft – An Easter Bunny Hunt "In these difficult times we are asking the residents of Chelford to join in with a village effort to put smiles on the faces of children, young & old, by placing pictures of Easter Bunnies where they can be seen from the road. These
ON the day when Boris Johnson warned of an expected third wave of coronavirus to hit the UK soon, the number of new cases remained below 100 across Cheshire East and West. Speaking on a visit to Preston, the Prime Minister acknowledged a third wave was already under way on the continent and that he
Collect and Readings for Sunday 21st March 2021 – Private Prayer at All Saints, Marthall 9:30am. The Fifth Sunday of Lent – Passion SundayReadings: Jeremiah 31.31-34, Psalm 51.1-12, Psalm 119.9-16, Hebrews 5.5-10, John 12.20-33 The Prayer for today Most merciful God, who by the death and resurrection
There is "no doubt" Britain will face a new wave of Covid-19 infections, the UK's national statistician has warned. According to the latest government figures, more than 23.6 million people have already received their fist jab of the coronavirus vaccine. However, this will not stop