(Wednesday 4th October 2023) We had an excellent talk from Carol Owen, Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Ranger on Wednesday 4th October 2023 at 10am in St Mary’s Church, Walton East on: “Nurturing and Managing a Wild Flower Meadow”. This included a very interesting power point presentation … [Read more...] about Nurturing and Managing a Wild Flower Meadow
Our Living Graveyard
Nathan Walton (Officer for the South and West Wales Wildlife Trust) visited St Mary’s Church to help erect a bat box and several bird boxes (a selection of sizes). We are grateful for Nathan’s time and effort to assist us in managing the wildlife in the graveyard. We are looking forward to see what … [Read more...] about Our Living Graveyard
Maggie Moo Fundraiser
(23rd September 2023) We hired Maggie Moo entertainment, who provided all the children with their own sensory bags to use during their musical session. We also set up a messy play area, toys and sticking to the theme of cows. The children were able to create their own animal mask and the … [Read more...] about Maggie Moo Fundraiser
A Celebration of Harvest
Rev.Sophie opened the service with a warm welcome to everyone and our guest preacher, the Archdeacon of Cardigan, Eileen Davies OBE, founder of Tir Dewi. It was a great pleasure to have Archdeacon Eileen as our guest preacher. “She is a breath of fresh air” a member of the congregation … [Read more...] about A Celebration of Harvest
Keeping Walton East Tidy
We have received a pack of litter picking equipment with thanks to Caru Cymru. We will be able to carry out regular litter picking and help to keep our beautiful village litter free. The equipment is available for the community. Please contact one of the wardens if you wish to use … [Read more...] about Keeping Walton East Tidy
Walking on Water with Jesus
Today in our August Family Service, Rev.Sophie read a lovely story about The Storm On The Lake to the congregation. The children had a fun making pictures of Jesus Waking on the lake, they especially enjoyed being able to move Jesus back and forth using a lolly pop stick. We all took part in … [Read more...] about Walking on Water with Jesus
Building a mini pond and reptile habitat
As part of our Messy Church session we built a pond (no major digging involved). Helen had previously collected water and plants from a neighbour’s pond and established there were some tadpoles in amongst the pond weed. So it was all carefully transported back to the church. To save on digging … [Read more...] about Building a mini pond and reptile habitat
Our Church Bell rings again
At the end of 2021 repairs were carried out to the church bell at Walton East. The inscription on the bell showed that it was made by John Taylor & Co of Loughborough - which is still in business - http://taylorbells.co.uk The inscription which is part of the bell casting reads: J. … [Read more...] about Our Church Bell rings again
Who would have thought a pandemic “almost” broke a family tradition?
Olivia, the daughter of Helen and Gareth Thomas, sister to Evelyn, was born in 2020 during the coronavirus pandemic. Helen has strong roots with St Mary the Virgin Church in Walton East. Many generations of her family have attended here. Olivia was another 4th generation daughter to wear the … [Read more...] about Who would have thought a pandemic “almost” broke a family tradition?