A New Bell
A wonderful group of bellringers and friends gathered at Steeple Aston Church today to help with and witness the raising of the new third bell. Tower Captain and Church Warden Graham Clifton has overseen the whole process, obtaining the bell for us as well as managing the installation. Originally this bell was cast in 1690, then recast in 1929 for Ledbury Parish Church. They are having some new bells installed, and we have had this bell retuned to match our peal. It greatly i
The Duke of Edinburgh
It is with great sadness that we have all learned today of the death of HRH Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh. The flags at Steeple Aston and Tackley fly at half mast, and there are photographs of the Prince along with copies of a prayer issued by the Church of England in each of our churches. This is the prayer you will find in our churches: God of our lives, we give thanks for the life of Prince Philip, For his love of our country, and for his devotion to duty. We entrus
Happy Easter!
Happy Easter from all three of our parishes! It was amazing to wake up and find the sun shining, the sky bright blue, and the day filled with joy and hope on this of all Easter Sundays. North Aston and Tackley held short services in their churchyards, lighting the Easter candle, announcing that Christ is risen and listening to the Easter Gospel before praying together. Both saw wonderful gatherings of people from the villages gather together and enjoy a terrific start to the