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July 2019 July 2019
FLOWER FESTIVAL, ST LAURENCE’S The Photography section will have Two classes for entries, (i) Photographs of a
CHURCH, AFFPUDDLE Briantspuddle Sunset Scene, (ii) Photographs of a Celebration.
Show schedules will be available in July, delivered to your door in Affpuddle,
31 May – 1 & 2 June Briantspuddle and Throop, from the Briantspuddle community shop and if neither
The theme of the Festival was ‘Craft and Hobbies’ and combined wonderful of those options applies hopefully on the Parish website www.briantspuddle.info/
flower arrangements with examples of various crafts and hobbies and included the-horticultural-show .
knitting, crochet, spinning, woodwork, sewing, needlepoint, gardening, The next Charity Coffee
birdwatching and paper craft. There was also a display and demonstration of Morning will takes place
fabric wreath making. on Saturday the 17
th
August.
Despite the rather poor weather some days, we were able to serve tea and
cakes by the river, in the sun, on the Saturday. Details of future events will
be found in this magazine
On Sunday the church was part of Briantspuddle and Affpuddle Open Gardens
and on Parish notice
which despite the rain in the afternoon, was a great success.
boards as soon as details
Throughout the three days lots of people visited the church and enjoyed the are finalised.
displays. In total, over the three days, £450 was collected. A huge thank to all Peter Talbot, Secretary
who took part and all who visited.

A selection of photos from this event is included as the centre spread of this
magazine.
Elizabeth Whatley, Churchwarden

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