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equally at home in concert
Introduction to the West Purbeck Profile halls and village halls,
Thank you for your interest – and welcome to our profile of the beautiful and delivering spell-binding
diverse West Purbeck Benefice. We are praying for the person of God’s choice to performances rooted in
come here. West Purbeck is a rural and holiday area of South Dorset between s p o n t a n e i t y a n d
Wareham and Dorchester, shown blue on the above map. The southern improvisation, resulting in
boundary is also the Jurassic Coast, a World Heritage Site, and has some of the truly captivating sonic
best coastal scenery in the world. Alongside all this beauty are not just our seven soundscapes. Following the
churches, but five primary schools, two Army bases, large engineering workshops, success of their critically
a science and technology park, a railway station accessing London Waterloo, acclaimed debut album
and the fast growing village of Wool with large areas of new houses (and 800 BEA, their second album
more currently proposed). Most of this would have been unimaginable to Thomas INKLING launched in May
Hardy as he wrote his novels based on this area. 2021. Spindle Ensemble are keen to take world class modern classical music out of
the cities and into smaller communities.
So what can and should the Church be achieving amid iconic views, large
agricultural estates, picturesque cottages, mediaeval churches – and also rural "Philip Glass-style minimalism, Morricone-esque exotica, Japanese-inflected C&W
poverty and social housing? What is our mission to our population—the farmers, and Satie-ish romanticism." The Guardian
engineers, teachers, scientists, retailers, landowners, carers, unemployed, labourers, “Beautiful sounds, definitely a band to watch…” Fiona Talkington, BBC Radio 3
commuters, nurses, hospitality workers, holidaymakers, and the retired? Late Junction

We hope this profile will help you to see where we are and where we hope to be “Such a rich live feel” Gideon Coe, BBC Radio 6 Music
in answering that question—and we hope it will inspire you to take up the
challenge to shape our new benefice and lead us all onward together with God Further Dates For Your Diary:
into whatever our expanding future holds.
Saturday 11 December: ‘A Christmas Carol’ With David Mynne. More information
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to follow.

A New Benefice
West Purbeck benefice is new — and in the process of formation. It was PURBECK FILM FESTIVAL 2021
inaugurated on 13th March 2019. Bere Regis and Affpuddle to the north, then in
vacancy, was joined with its larger neighbour to the south (Wool, Bovington, and …. a reminder
surrounding villages). The Wool Vicar, Revd Carol Langford, became the new
Incumbent. At the same time Revd Jenny Alidina, a part-time self–supporting Date – Friday 29 October 7 for 7.30 pm
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priest, volunteered to be licensed to West Purbeck. In October 2019 a new
Associate Priest, Revd Sandra Williams, was licensed with pastoral oversight for Tickets – Adults £6: Students and under 25s £5 :
Bere Regis and Affpuddle. available online www.purbeckfilm.com.
After years of informal links between Wool and the parish of the Lulworths, the Film – ‘The Personal History of David Copperfield.’
latter was joined to West Purbeck on 29 March 2020. Following an extended Duration just under 2 hours. Rating PG
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period of ill health, the incumbent for The Lulworths retired in May 2020. Refreshments on sale.
These changes, including cover for the Lulworths, were overtaken by the Covid-19 We will adhere to whatever Covid regulations
pandemic and excellently managed by our whole team, led by the Rector, Revd are in force at the time.
Carol. Sadly Revd Carol unexpectedly became gravely ill in August 2020, needing
indefinite sickness leave. She died on Easter Tuesday, 6 April 2021. Please telephone Maggie Hoyle on 01929 472733
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for any further information..

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