Category Archives: Fundraising

Martyr Worthy Gardens Open Sunday 24th June 2-6pm

Posted on 16th June 2018 by
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Duck Race by Gerry Stacey

Posted on 6th June 2018 by

A real scorcher of a day greeted us all at the Easton Duck Race. Unfortunately for health and safety reasons only the duck wranglers were allowed in the river although many of us (especially the children) would have loved to have joined them but had to make do with you know whose ice cream to keep cool. Continue reading →

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Easton Duck Race Deadline TODAY by David Poole

Posted on 22nd May 2018 by

DUCK RACE Please note that the deadline for reserving lunch at the Duck Race is today (Tuesday 22 May).  The application form for tickets is page 10 of the May Edition of Valley News. Spectators are welcome to arrive on the day. … Continue reading →

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Martyr Worthy Plant Sale 2018

Posted on 23rd April 2018 by

I knew that it was going to be a good year for the Martyr Worthy Plant sale when one lady (and her long suffering children) arrived a week early for the off! Some are attending the Martyr Worthy Plant Sale … Continue reading →

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Martyr Worthy Plant Sale Saturday 21st April at Chilland House from 10-12

Posted on 18th April 2018 by

Just to let you know that (despite information to the contrary in our church newsletter Church Matters and previously on our website) the Martyr Worthy Plant sale is at Chilland House on Saturday from 10am until 12pm. Apologies. Alex

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Auction at Easton for the Itchen Valley Churches by Frits Janssen

Posted on 26th November 2017 by

The auction and supper organised by Vanessa Rosewell at Easton Village Hall on November 18th was a great success. The supper was organised by members of the DCC and the room, the food and general atmosphere for the 65 guests … Continue reading →

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Generosity

Posted on 6th September 2017 by

An excellent video by the Diocese of Winchester including an old friend of the Itchen Valley

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Mayhem at St Mary’s

Posted on 10th July 2017 by

We had mayhem at St Mary’s, Easton on Saturday night.  It’s July, it’s Wimbledon season and so it’s a time when we think about things British. And what could be more British than an amazing drinks with canapés in the … Continue reading →

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Hay Fever by the Southwood Players – Opening Night 2017!

Posted on 29th June 2017 by

When people start saying ‘It’s all terribly British’ you know that they are not just talking about cucumber sandwiches and the Grenadier Guards…but about the mad behavior of British people, who (like the mad dogs and Englishmen who ‘go out … Continue reading →

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Victor and Albert fund raising for St Mary’s Easton Development Fund

Posted on 7th June 2017 by
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Oxford and Cambridge – A Tale of Two Cities – a Martyr Worthy Lecture

Posted on 1st March 2017 by

  Dr John Davies is a particularly welcome guest in the Valley.  He has spoken to us twice before in his specialist area – architecture.  After 34 years practising medicine in Winchester, he knows us very well and knows exactly … Continue reading →

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The World in Conflict – a Martyr Worthy Lecture by John Andrews

Posted on 26th January 2017 by

This evening another fascinating talk in an excellent series of the 2016/17 Martyr Worthy lectures.  This time the speaker (who was introduced by John Lang and Revd Rebecca Fardell) was John Andrews a senior contributing editor for the Economist. An … Continue reading →

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Martyr Worthy Lectures – the Dutch Golden Age

Posted on 16th November 2016 by

On Tuesday 15th November, Revd Amanda Denniss introduced the first of this series of Martyr Worthy lectures, given by Rear Admiral John Lang.  It was a packed house in Itchen Abbas Village Hall to hear this very popular speaker talk … Continue reading →

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Don Giovanni at St John’s Itchen Abbas by Nick Owen

Posted on 24th October 2016 by

Don Giovanni in Itchen Abbas Church 14th-16th October 2016 I can say truthfully that the production of the opera was a triumph of hope over expectations. It will be reviewed in The Valley News and Hampshire Chronicle, but I think … Continue reading →

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Don Giovanni starts at 7.30pm not 8pm..

Posted on 9th October 2016 by

…as stated in Church Matters…..sorry!

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