The Cagebrook Group

The Cagebrook Group benefice is a group of 5 semi-rural and rural parishes located south of Hereford, roughly covering the area between: Belmont Abbey, Swainshill, BT Madley, and Lock’s Garage. 

As part of Deanery Reorganisation, it has been proposed by the Joint Council that the 5 parishes of the Cagebrook Group (Allensmore, Clehonger, Eaton Bishop, Kingstone, and Thruxton) would join with 3 parishes from the Ewyas Harold Group (Kilpeck, St Devereux, and Wormbridge) to form a new Benefice of 8 Parishes .

Although the legal side of this reorganisation will take some time, it was agreed that we would begin collaborating as an expanded group from March 2025. We are in the process of selecting a name for our new benefice, which we hope to start using from Easter 2025.

Oversight and leadership

Our Deanery operates as a Group Ministry and is led in mission by a Deanery Joint Council. 

The Rural Pioneer acting as Priest-in-Charge overseeing the Cagebrook Group is

Revd Caitlin Thomson (Cate). Supporting her are:

· Revd. Ann Hitchiner (Assistant Priest)

· Rt. Revd. Michael Westall (Retired Bishop)

· Paul Hornsby (Verger and Church Warden)

· Bill Giles (Local Worship Leader and Church Warden)

· Anna Kingsmill-Vellacott (Local Worship Leader)

· John Stevenson (Local Worship Leader)

· Mary Stevenson (Local Missioner)

· Steve Williams, Sally Harris, Linda Carter, Cathy Lloyd (Church Wardens)

Get in touch

Phone us: 01981 620145

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What's on

Midday Prayer

Every First, Second, Third, Fourth Monday at for 1 hour
Allensmore: St Andrew's
Church Road Allensmore Hereford, HR2 9AQ, United Kingdom
Clehonger: All Saints
Church Road Clehonger Hereford, HR2 9SE, United Kingdom
Eaton Bishop: St Michael & All Angels
Eaton Bishop Hereford, HR2 9QD, United Kingdom
Thruxton: St Bartholomew
B4348 Thruxton Hereford, HR2 9AX, United Kingdom

Join us for a time of informal prayer for our communities.
Mondays 12.30pm, cycling through the following churches:
1st Monday of the month - Allensmore
2nd Monday of the month - Clehonger
3rd Monday of the month - Eaton Bishop
4th Monday of the month - Thruxton

Evening Prayer

Every Second, Third, Fourth Tuesday at for 1 hour
Kilpeck, St Devereux, and Wormbridge

Join us for a time of informal prayer as we pray for our communities.
Tuesdays at 5.30pm, cycling through the following churches:
2nd Tuesday - Kilpeck
3rd Tuesday - St Devereux
4th Tuesday - Wormbridge

Morning Prayer

Every Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Last Thursday at for 1 hour
Kingstone: St Michael & All Angels
Green Lane Kingstone Hereford, HR2 9HB, United Kingdom

Join us for Morning Prayer using the Common Worship Daily Offices.

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Safeguarding

The parishes of the Cagebrook Group are committed to the safeguarding of children, young people and adults. We follow the House of Bishops guidance and policies and have our own Parish Safeguarding Officer(s), PSOs. The Diocese of Hereford’s safeguarding pages contain vital links and information including contacts for the Diocesan Safeguarding Officer (DSO) (07593817717) [email protected] who advise our PSOs. If you are concerned that a child or adult has been harmed or may be at risk of harm please contact the DSO. If you have immediate concerns about the safety of someone, please contact the police (999). For local contacts please click here.

For any non-urgent safeguarding enquiries please contact the Diocesan Office on 01432 373300.

Responsibility for Safeguarding within our group is overseen by our Benefice Safeguarding Team:
Linda Carter (Eaton Bishop Parish Safeguarding Advisor) 07746 299229
Rowena Green (Kingstone Parish Safeguarding Advisor) 01981 250942
Carol Williams (Allensmore Parish Safeguarding Advisor) 07503 181026
Revd Caitlin Thomson (Priest-in-Charge) 01981 341501