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18 months after Storm Doris…

18 months after Storm Doris…
Newly forged Frilsham Church railings installed Storm Doris raged across Britain on 23 February 2017 killing 4 people as it passed and doing a huge amount of structural damage. In Frilsham one of the horse chestnut trees alongside the Church was brought crashing down, fortunately no one was injured and no homes damaged but the…
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Raising money for Frilsham and Yattendon churches

Raising money for Frilsham and Yattendon churches
Support Ride and Stride 8th September Ride and Stride is an initiative to help save our church heritage.  People can cycle, ride or walk between different churches, gaining sponsorship of which half goes to support rare and unusual churches, chapels and meeting houses and half goes to local churches. On Saturday 8th September: Susan Dwyer…
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Thursday 27th September

Thursday 27th September
Commemorative Peal - Yattendon Church Bells John Allum was a reguar bell ringer at Yattendon Church who along with other local men died in the first World War. On 27th September this year, 100 years to the day after he died, a group of bell ringers, that includes members of the Allum family, will attempt…
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Road Carriage Club Sunday 12th August

Road Carriage Club Sunday 12th August
Photos!   Horse Drawn Carriages in Yattendon The Road Carriage Club’s 20th Anniversary Summer Drive took place on Sunday 12th August. Despite the wet weather 18 carriages followed a 9 mile route, which started at the Yattendon Estate Forestry Yard, travelled through Burnt Hill, Stanford Dingley, Pangfield Farm, Bucklebury, Marlston Farm, past Frilsham Church, and finished…
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