Living Brook Benefice (Piddington, Hardingstone and Quinton)

AL-ANON FAMILY GROUPS ​ Hope for the relatives and friends of alcoholics The effects of alcoholism can be devastating and far-reaching, not just for the problem drinker but for their families, friends and colleagues.  Living wit h  someone else’s alcoholism can be a lonely and isolating experience with relationships damaged by secrecy and lies, verbal or physical abuse and despair. Al-Anon Family Groups  provides a safe, caring environment where members can learn to regain some peace of mind, emotional health and happiness, whether the alcoholic is still drinking or not.  Al-Anon helps those affected by someone else’s obsessive drinking to realise that it is possible to improve the quality of their own lives.   Listening to the experience of others, benefitting from the shared wisdom of the Al-Anon programme and learning about the family disease of alcoholism from those who have lived through it, can turn despair into hope. Alateen (for member...

Revd. Canon Beverley dedicating the new altar cross in memory of Revd. Martin Young and the new childrens' corner in Quinton church on the 14th of October 2018.

Don't forget, if you like a quiz and good company, as well as knowing that you are raising money for our church at the same time - we have a fantastic harvest quiz. On Saturday 6th October we have the Piddington with Horton Annual Quiz at 7:30pm at Hackleton Village Hall. Tickets £8, (£5 Children) inc Ploughman’s Supper, from Jane (870203) Teams of 4 – which can be made up on the night. In addition to all that we have our Harvest Services: 30 th September 11 am - Harvest Communion, St Edmund’s,  Hardingstone (All donations preferably non perishable will go to the Hope Centre. There will be a light lunch after the service for £3 money raised going to the church funds) 30 th September 5 pm - Harvest Songs of Praise, St. John the Baptist, Quinton Sunday 7 th October 11 am - Harvest Communion, St. John the Baptist, Piddington We would love to see you at one or all of these events  

We have entered the start of our Patronal services this year. Sunday 24th June sees St John the Baptist being celebrated at both Quinton in the morning with a Patronal Holy Communion at 9.30 am and Piddington Church in the evening at 6pm with a Songs of Praise. Quinton follow their celebration with a mini fete in the afternoon to raise funds for the church.  We have a patronal evensong in the church of St Peter and St Paul in Preston Deanery on the 1st of July at 4 pm We celebrate St. Mary Magdalene on the 22nd of July with a Patronal Songs of Praise in Piddington Church at 6 pm and then we have a long wait until November when we will be celebrating St Edmund in Hardingstone.

You may have noticed a new sign on the gate at the church of St John the Baptist, Piddington, which tells us that at this location there is a Commonwealth War Grave . If you have any more information, please email us . The person buried here is Reginald Ernest George Hall, who is recorded at the CWG site as: Service Number T/179137 Died 29/02/1944 Aged 28 Royal Army Service Corps Son of Edward Ernest Hall, and Dora Emma Hall of Northampton; husband of Lucy E. Hall. Reginald was the son of the Edward Hall who is commemorated on the Hackleton War Memorial (at the  bottom of Piddington Lane).  Our local researchers have found census data to show that Edward Hall lived at 9 Hackleton in 1911, with the Chapmans, and was in Okeford in 1901, where he is also remembered on a war memorial. Reginald was born on 26th September 1915 in Hackleton. He died during WWII, and his grave is in the churchyard (left). The Mercury a...

Come along and wave your flags as you enjoy Proms in the Church at St Edmunds on Saturday 14th July