Please help and support us with THE 100 CLUB - This is vitally needed to keep our church open. Cash Prizes Every Month!For the price of a Coffee - only £5 per month with monthly cash draws! The more signed up members we have the bigger the cash prizes and the more money we raise for our church! You need to be in it to win it! You are welcome to have more than one number if you want - that gives you a better chance of winning. It's open to everyone and helps to ensure our church remains open. For details contact Rachel Atkins, Arkendale on walkinghamhill100club@gmail.com
‘The Reverend Jennifer (Jen) Bradley, currently serving as Assistant Curate at Kairos Church, Harrogate has been appointed as Interim Rector of the Benefice of Walkingham Hill in the Episcopal Area of Ripon in the Diocese of Leeds.Jennifer will be licenced in late March 2025 by Bishop Anna Eltringham, the Bishop of Ripon - 27th March 7pm St Oswalds, Farnham ’.We’d also like to thank Sarah and Brian Shipman for their amazing voluntary leadership during this period showing how committed they are to serving the community, the retired clergy who have kept things ticking over for almost 2 years along with the support of our dedicated PCC and a huge team of volunteers keeping the church open and looking its best for the community and visitors.
Our Church needs to repair/replace the guttering and carry out pointing works - some sections are almost 190 years old. They leak allowing water to enter the fabric of the building and cause the walls to become damp – this in turn takes more energy to heat up the building when in use and is not good for the building structure. We want to ensure the building is maintained for the use of our community, be it a safe space, a quiet place to call in and reflect, a place to shelter from the rain or sit down during a walk or cycle ride, a place to worship in, access support from the pastoral team, or to enjoy social events and special services throughout the year. Our church belongs to the whole community and plays an essential part in village life. Repairs on an old building are never easy especially at high-level
Crafters in the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ParishesOfStaveleyCopgroveScottonFarnhamArkendale?__cft__[0]=AZXrV4nDFqPulFf-IEG6aEKVw5SFWu3r3H9w4Lisnj_hGvEETIt2xiV0d2_ZdeS0NUgEccOqpeBUqk0kykall9cYA3hJ70EysKGrhcQU6OOPD8ubTwaptORKtXAMLnrD3URNZ496mj47J-5Tv3BA_daRNfXYpEE4NFuBUoyQESt_rGUL_zP55KEGe8SuNvYlmJA&__tn__=-]K-R">Walkingham Hill Benefice</a> have been very busy putting the last few stiches in the Coronation Kneelers for Arkendale Church and are now completed and on display. It was great to see many people join in and take part on our Coronation community project - whether it was a couple of stiches or hundreds! <br><br>The kneelers were made with craft materials destined to landfill from the community scrap store the Cone Exchange in Harrogate, we’ve literally turned trash into treasure and given them a second chance to be used! Why not call in and have a look at the craftmanship.<br><br>A special thanks to those who have worked on these putting the finishing touches on these.
