For about three years we have encouraged locals to use our wonderful book and jigsaws (adults and children) swap. It has been a popular feature to the community. The books and jigsaws are stored in plastic boxes at the back of the church. … [Read more...] about Book and Jigsaw swap
Building a Bug Hotel
After our first attempt at building a bug house, the children of Messy Church were already discussing how to develop the bug house into a bug hotel. In the following Messy Church session, the children did a wonderful job of building their new bug hotel for the graveyard. It was lovely to see … [Read more...] about Building a Bug Hotel
Recycling Milk Bottle Caps
St Mary’s Church supported Spittal Church in Wales VC School in the collection of milk bottle tops to assist towards the construction of a partner school in our link Diocese of Bukuvu in the Democratic Republic of Congo. There was a bin in our church porch where anyone could donate their plastic … [Read more...] about Recycling Milk Bottle Caps
Bra Collection
(May-June 2024) We were overwhelmed by the generosity of our wonderful church family and supportive community. We collected three full bin bags of new/used bras. These were donated to Third World countries and provided financial support to Women’s Aid. A big thank you to everyone from St … [Read more...] about Bra Collection
Bat Night
(21st May 2024) On 21st May we had a very interesting presentation in the church by Bob and Annie Haycock on bats. This was requested by people who attended last year’s talk on “Nurturing and Managing a Wild Flower Meadow” by a Pembrokeshire Coast National Parks Ranger. Bob and Annie are … [Read more...] about Bat Night
#Wellyaid
(February 2024) In February we held a collection of old wellies supporting a Pembrokeshire target of collecting 500 pairs of old wellies. Donations could be of any size, colour and quality. They then became part of a display of 5,500 wellingtons placed on the steps at the Senedd in Cardiff … [Read more...] about #Wellyaid
Bag2School Collection / Fundraising
(November 2023) Thank you to everyone who donated items to our Bag2School collection. We received 400kgs worth of bags. This was sent to countries all over the world and the UK, where clothes can be found in vintage shops. The second-hand clothing industry abroad provides valuable jobs for … [Read more...] about Bag2School Collection / Fundraising
WINNING SILVER – Eco-Church Award 2023
As a small church we had all worked very hard to try and achieve the Bronze Eco-Church Award. To our surprise, once we started to complete the questionnaire, we were already at bronze level. So with a few activities we have welcomed more wildlife into our church graveyard. We have added bird, bat … [Read more...] about WINNING SILVER – Eco-Church Award 2023
Nurturing and Managing a Wild Flower Meadow
(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