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Anthony Paul Women at prayer Churchyard starts eco makeover
07970 079681 This year’s Women’s World Day of Churchyards are not easy or cheap to look after at the best of times,
Mobile Hairdresser Prayer service takes place on Friday but members of All Saints Church in Lydiard Millicent have embraced
5 March, 10.30am, at Purton Meth-
Welcomes clients old & new odist Church, Play Close, Purton. the Wiltshire Wildlife Trust Living Churchyard’s project to encourage
Special offer for new clients All are welcome to take part in a greater diversity of wild fl owers, butterfl ies and bird life.
- have your hair cut for only £5* the service prepared by the women As part of the church’s
(one per household with this advert.) of Cameroon. Spring Alive initiative,
15 children from Lyd-
iard Millicent Church of
Stitches Sewing England Primary School
joined church members
Service in February to sow part of

Dressmaking, Alterations and Lawn & Hedge Cutting • Maintenance the churchyard with wild
Repairs, Bespoke Costumes General Garden Tidy • Patios • Turfi ng yellow rattle seeds.

Also Furnishing – Curtains, Cushions and Blinds etc. Give your garden a makeover The school’s eco-club,

Friendly, reliable service Call John Dowell on 07892 436198 run by teaching assistants

Contact Jean on 07887 600319 [email protected] Serena Thompson and
Jacqui Ambrose also co-
Sewing Machine ordinated the results from
RSPB bird surveys compar-
Service & Repair ing results from two sites.
Free collection and delivery ANYTHING TRANSFERRED ONTO DVD DISC At the school 177 birds were
Set up and tuition Specialist in Cine Film Transfer, Camcorder observed in an hour includ-
Tapes, VHS Tapes, Camcorder Discs
also available We collect and deliver over a wide area ing a kestrel and a green
Tel: 01453 758276 T: 01793 705333 / M: 07831 575758 woodpecker. The haul in Kirstie and Hayley Ambrose giving
the churchyard was a more
or 077924 71389 PO Box 2079, Manvers St, Bath BA1 3TJ modest 15 birds in an hour. Lydiard Millicent churchyard a helping hand
Yellow Rattle is a mild parasite observe the churchyard develop.
TERRY WINTER on grass which means it is weak- “We’ll be making regular visits
MONUMENTAL STONEMASON ened and allows wild fl owers more to see how the fl owers are growing
room to fl ourish which will in turn and getting involved with other
HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT . . . New memorials - Additional inscriptions provide a better environment for projects.”
RAINWATER HARVESTING HEAT PUMPS Old memorials cleaned and renovated insects and birds. The congregation and the school
SOLAR WATER HEATING WIND TURBINES Free estimates • BRAMM accredited Serena Thompson said “the Eco also hope a wider range of birds
SOLAR ELECTRICITY . . . then give us a call Over 25 years’ experience club are very excited to be given will discover the churchyard as a
Tel: 01793 772277 www.rainwindsun.com Tel: 01793 861035 or 07935 309644
E-mail: [email protected] email: [email protected] this opportunity to be involved and new habitat.

Join us in worship on Sunday mornings
Westlea Church, Westlea School: 10am
St Mary’s, Lydiard Tregoze - the church in the park: 10am
All Saints’, Lydiard Millicent - the church in the village: 10.30am
Holy Trinity, Shaw: 10.30am
Toothill Church: 10.30am
For details of these and our other services
call the Partnership Offi ce on 874221
Email: partnershipoffi [email protected]
www.wswinlyd.org.uk

Anglican • Baptist • Methodist • United Reformed Church

On Thames Avenue
next door to
Morrisons Sunday Worship 10.30am
Contact: Sunday School and Creche
Revd Raymond Adams Meeting at Abbey Meads
Tel: 634258 Community School
St. John’s Haydon Wick
Sunday Services
9am Traditional communion service
11am Eventful, contemporary worship
with children’s groups meeting
www.stjohnshaydonwick.org.uk

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