A group of St Mary's members, led by Michael and including Rev Rich with his phone to record the event, followed the ancient  Spring-time Rogation custom of praying for bounty from the land.  In days gone by they would have walked the bounds of the parish, to ensure all were still in place, but the practice always focused on praying that crops and animals would thrive to ensure sufficient food for the coming year. We did indeed do that, but since the walk also took place during Thy Kingdom Come, we also prayed more generally for the people of our village.

We enjoyed a beautiful afternoon for our walk round the village, and while our walk did not cover the whole village, our prayers did, and the pictures clearly show scenes from as far east as the Running Fox and Carr's Corner and almost as far west as Villa Lane.  

Other larger places - one example is Berwick Upon Tweed - still have Beating the Bounds traditions at this time of year as a civic activity

The video can be seen at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RB-Gn2_uoQ, or can be easily accessed on the YouTube channel we share with St Michael's.