St Mary's Church Tower will be open, there will be guides around the Parish Church and a lunchtime organ recital.
10am-12noon, Thornbury United Reformed Church
In aid of Hammer Out, this year's church charity.
St George's Church, Falfield
2010 marks the 150th anniversary of St George’s Church in Falfield. Please come and help us celebrate this landmark occasion by joining in with our special events during the
year.
St Mary's Church, Thornbury
7.30 for 7.45pm, Thornbury Baptist Church
Annual General Meeting
8pm, Aust Church BS35 4BA
Local father and son duo Andy and Jacob Warn provide an eclectic mix of music from the extreme to the sublime with recorders, guitars and lute.
Forget that distant memory of recorder playing at school! 15-year-old Jacob will dazzle you with his playing on a variety of recorders, complete with unusual effects, accompanied by his dad, Andy, on guitar and lute. Playing a range of music from jazz to baroque, avant-garde to gypsy styles it will be an evening to remember! To find out more about Windy Strings visit their website: www.windystrings.co.uk
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10am-12.30pm, Thornbury Methodist Church Halls
- R is for raspberries
- A is for apples
- I is for irresistible plums
- N is for new potatoes
- B is for beetroot
- O is for onions
- W is for walnuts
Also in Thornbury soon - a multi-coloured, annual event with stalls on the ground and upper floors (access via lift), with lots of wonderful bargains - from home made cakes, jams, chutneys and handmade goods to bargain toiletries and books galore.
Toasted teacakes, tea, coffee and home made cakes will be served all morning in the Rainbow Cafe on the ground floor.
So, why not come along - there will be something for everyone, including early Christmas gifts. The church's annual Rainbow Fair is in aid of church funds and the Matthew Rusike Children's Home in Zimbabwe. There will be stalls representing colours of the rainbow and more.
Note the date in your diary. Don't miss it!
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St Mary's Church Hall
11am, Thornbury United Reformed Church
Rev Heather Pencavel and Your Call drama group; non-perishable gifts to go to the Salvation Army.
12.45pm Harvest Lunch, with speaker from Hammer Out. No charge for lunch, but please phone 415331 to book.
St Mary's Church Hall
7.30pm Wednesday 6th–Saturday 9th October, Christ the King Church Hall (Porch House), Castle Street, Thornbury
Liverpool is a city with a fascinating history. One of Great Britain’s most important ports, European city of culture in 2008, and a musical and comedy background second to none. Not surprising therefore that we thought it would make a great subject for a show.
Liverpool is home to The Mersey Sound, the Grand National and two world beating Cathedrals not to mention two Premier League football teams. It has spawned the likes of Willy Russell, Roger McGough, Ken Dodd and The Beatles, so it has been difficult to condense the wealth of material available to us into 2 hours.
We will give you a short lesson in ‘Scouse’ to start you off and then you can sit back and enjoy some of the music and humour which has been so much part of Liverpool’s history for decades.
Jenny Dennis, a scouser born and bred, will be at the helm to guide you through the evening and the talented Octopus crew have been practising their broad ‘u’s and flat ‘a’s for weeks to make everything sound authentic! It promises to be an evening full of fun and laughter, with a few poignant moments as well.
The proceeds of the show will be split between two charities, The Christ the King Congo Appeal and ACT (Arts and Community in Thornbury). Tickets, priced at £7 and £6, will be available from R A Bennetts on The Plain from Monday 6th September.
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7.30pm, St Mary's Church, Thornbury
With Canon David Self. Organised by Thornbury Churches Together.
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7.30pm, United Reformed Church, Thornbury
The theme of One World Week 2010 is "Peacing Together One World", and we are privileged to welcome Francoise Pinteaux-Jones who is a member of the Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (EAPPI).
She will be sharing some of her experiences from living among the Palestinian people and accompanying them in their daily lives, wherever they are at risk of harassment by soldiers or settlers.
There will also be some stalls, hopefully with an opportunity to sample and purchase some Palestinian products.
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Doors open at 7.30pm on Friday 22nd and again from 1pm on Saturday 23rd, Christ the King Social Club
There will be at least fifteen real ales to sample, along with some tasty food and music.
8pm, Aust Church BS35 4BA
Boldwood was formed in 2004 by accordionist Becky Price, who needed an ensemble to perform the fiddle repertoire she had been researching in little-known 18thC English publications and hand-written manuscripts in London libraries. The unusual line-up of accordion and 3 string-players is a surprisingly appropriate vehicle for the material, which comes from a golden age of English music when the worlds of folk and classical music happily co-existed and intermingled for arguably the last time.
All the members of Boldwood are classically trained with an additional grounding in traditional music and, since much of the music was originally intended for dancing, they bring these neglected musical gems to life with tremendous drive and energy. Their debut CD, Feet, Don't Fail Me Now, includes many previously unrecorded tunes.
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St George's Church, Falfield
Special memorial service to celebrate All Saints Day led by Jane Hathway
2010 marks the 150th anniversary of St George’s Church in Falfield. Please come and help us celebrate this landmark occasion by joining in with our special events during the
year.
7.30pm, St Mary's Church, Thornbury
Choral Eucharist and commemoration for the faithful departed with the music of Fauré Requiem. An opportunity will be given to light a candle in memory of those who have died.
7.30pm, Thornbury United Reformed Church
Performed by Longwell Green Orchestra. Tickets £5 from the church on Saturday mornings. Proceeds to Hammer Out.
8pm, Aust Church BS35 4BA
Methera is a unique ensemble: a string quartet with roots planted in English traditional music. Their national tours, BBC Radio 3 broadcasts and collaborations have helped them establish a reputation as a scintillating live act, blazing a trail through the uncharted territory that lies between folk and chamber music.
Lucy Deakin (Cello), John Dipper and Emma Reid (fiddles) and Miranda Rutter (viola) combine a deep knowledge of traditional music with a wide range of other influences. Newly composed pieces sit alongside timeless traditional material; their music is both sophisticated and earthy, groundbreaking and familiar.
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St George's Church, Falfield
2010 marks the 150th anniversary of St George’s Church in Falfield. Please come and help us celebrate this landmark occasion by joining in with our special events during the
year.
Sunday morning, St Mary's Church, Thornbury
(2nd Sunday in November)
Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd November, 2–4.30pm, St Mary’s Church Hall, Eastbury Road, Thornbury
St Mary’s and St Paul’s Churches are calling all primary school aged children to come and join us for our Children’s Activity Weekend, with games, crafts, songs, drama and much, more more.
Cost £2 per child. More information and registration forms available from Ruth Wong 01454 413905.
At St Mary’s we have communion services at 8am and 10.45am every Sunday. At St Paul’s we have a communion service at 9.15am for the first three Sundays of the month, and a Family Service on the fourth Sunday. There is a Sunday School at St Paul’s, and provision for children at St Mary’s. We also have service at 4pm in St Mary’s, on the first and third Sunday of every month. The style of this “4all” service is informal, with modern music and a Christian message, and everyone is warmly welcomed. Kids Praise continues at 4pm on the second Sunday of each month. Evensong is at 6pm, with the choir normally leading on the fourth Sunday. There are also mid-week services. St Mary’s Church is open every day.
St Mary's Church, Castle Street, BS35 1HQ
Tel: 01454 281900
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11 Castle Street, Thornbury, BS35 1HA
Tel: 01454 412223
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Our aim is to provide stimulating and challenging worship, to assist each other to grow in faith in Christ, and to show his love in the parish and beyond.
Gillingstool, Thornbury, BS35 2EG
Tel: 01454 419118
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We aim to increase awareness of God's presence, celebrate His love and to grow and learn as Christians through mutual support and care. Love and service are the mainsprings of our congregation as we look to be good neighbours to all.
For more information, see our web page or contact Don Grimsell.
High Street, Thornbury
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The church is at the corner of Chapel Street and Rock Street, with car parks close by in St Mary Street and Rock Street.
Morning Worship 11am on Sunday, with communion on the third Sunday of the month.
Activities include United Ladies Guild at 2.30pm on Thursdays in alternate months, Time For God prayer group at 9.30am on Fridays, and Coffee Morning with TCT cards and Traidcraft stall 10am-12noon on Saturdays.













