News from Woodmancote & Popham

The St James Patronal Service was blessed with beautiful weather in a month with the lowest July rainfall for well over 100 years, particularly here in the south. We were delighted to have Revd Rob Rees to lead the service which took the form of Holy Communion – the first time he had celebrated it at Woodmancott, following his

Ordination earlier in the month. It was a most joyful service and we enjoyed singing the hymns played beautifully by Belinda and hearing Rob preach about St James. Afterwards we enjoyed a glass of wine and other refreshments outside in the sunshine, with the sounds of harvest going on in the background.

In September we have our Harvest Festival on Sunday 25th at 11am followed by Harvest lunch, please see the separate advert in this magazine re tickets and pricing. It should be a wonderful day and hopefully lots of you can join us for this.

Jane

Are There Any Francophiles Out There?

Is there anybody who might be interested in becoming a committee member for the Cercle Francais de Winchester, CFW, previously known as the Alliance Francaise. The Winchester branch started soon after WW2 and has been hosting monthly lectures with French speakers, on all subjects French, usually accompanied by slides and sometimes music, since then.

I remember attending their lectures regularly when I was studying ‘A ‘ level French. They are always very enjoyable and are preceded by a glass of wine. Sadly, unless two or three people would be willing to join the Committee, the Cercle will be wound up in October. If you might be interested please telephone me on 01962 774440. Hoping to hear from you.

Christine Finch