Duncan Honeybourne will give a recital on a virginals, a keyboard instrument of the harpsichord family. The instrument is renowned for its rich sound and was popular in the 16th and 17th centuries. Duncan’s instrument was made in Suffolk in 1948 by renowned builder Alec Hodsdon, whose wife was a pioneering virginals soloist and an important figure in the revival of the instrument. Duncan will play music by Bach, William Byrd and other composers whose music would have originally have been heard on an instrument like this. He will also play Gordon Jacob’s Suite for the Virginal, written for Margaret Hodsdon and premiered by her on the BBC in the 1950s on an instrument exactly like Duncan’s.

This service uses The Book of Common prayer liturgy. It is a said service - without hymns.

Join us in a beautiful and thought-provoking service of readings, music and carols that help us to begin the Advent journey, as we prepare for Jesus’s birth at Christmas.

A service of Holy Communion with hymns

Let’s take a walk, get some exercise after the Christmas fun, share life’s journey and think about faith while we are outdoors together!

Meet outside Burton Bradstock Church at 10.30am for a circular walk, at a leisurely pace! Enjoy a cuppa at the church at the end of your walk!
Suitable for all the family - especially as we will be walking to the beach - you can even bring your dog!
Why not try something different this December?

PLOUGH Sunday is an occasion to celebrate rural life and an opportunity to thank God for all those who care for the land. Traditionally this service prays a blessing on all the tools of our work (as symbolised by the plough), the land and those that worked upon it.
Please come along and share this special day to think about and thank those who work on the land, produce food in this and other communities, and maintain the beauty of our local countryside.

There’s parking at Puncknowle Manor Farm - just follow the signs - and there will be refreshments too.
Everyone is welcome! Please bring your friends and family.