Living Brook Benefice (Piddington, Hardingstone and Quinton)

Please come and support us and get into the Christmas spirit at either the Christmas Tree Festival or the Wassail.  The Festival is on Saturday 30th November 10.30am - 4.30pm and Sunday 1st December 1pm - 4.30 pm.  I wonder if your favourite story will be there...I know mine is, as I have done a tree, which is the only way you can guarantee your favourite story will be illustrated on a tree! The Wassail service statrs at 6 pm on the 1st of December and if you come a lttle beforehand you will be treated to some of Jo's Jolly Juice or Punch and mincepies...what could be better on a dank, dreary, dark December evening...see you there!

Please support us in our fundraising efforts. On the 23rd November at St. Edmunds between 2pm amd 4.30pm we have a winter fayre with lots of stalls, refreshments and of course a raffle! Following on from our successful 'Light For a Loved One fundraising drive last year we will be trying to light up as many of our beautiful trees as possible £10 for a light and you can get forms from the shop, pubs, post office or from the church through John and Hilary themselves. All the details on the posters below. Thanks for your ongoing and invaluable support.

The bells! The bells! At Piddington Church we have six bells which we ring for weddings and other special occasions. We would like to ring them regularly for our eleven o’clock services each Sunday, but to do that we need more ringers. The traditional English art of bell ringing (campanology) involves swinging the bells through just over a complete circle by pulling on their ropes. Each bell sounds a different note. After the bells are cast they are individually tuned to notes so that the set will sound harmonious when rung. Actually, this is not a single tone for each bell but a group of tones making up a minor chord. This is why when one bell is rung on its own (tolled) it can sound sad. Have a look at this video to see the bells being rung and learn about how they are tuned . To see how ringing works in more detail have a look and listen to one of Oxford’s towers .  You can hear that when they first begin to ring the bells, they are rung in “rounds” - the highest first note to the

For those who are interested in "What is happening to Horton Church"  there is to be a drop - in session  on Thursday 7th Nov 3pm - 7pm  at Horton Cricket Club hosted by the Church Commissioners. The Church Commissioners will be there to answer questions and provide information about the situation with Horton Church. Apologies for short notice but we were only informed this week about the event.