CVMC e-News 10th May 2026

Culm Valley Mission Community News and Events
John : the Good News of Jesus
From the Father full of Grace and Truth
John 8: 21-30
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Events before Sunday
Friday 8th 10.30pm Coffee & Chat Willand Church Hall
Friday 8th 7pm Amnesty International – Mid Devon CONCERT – Willand Church Hall. Tickets £10.
An Evening of Jazz - Folk – Classical – Drama - Poetry
Saturday 9th 10.30am Spring Clean – St Mary’s Willand – bring your own tools and gloves and work up an appitite for the refreashments provided
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Services
Sunday 10th May
9.45am Willand All Age – Willand Church Hall
10.30am Kentisbeare Holy Communion
11.15am Uffculme All Age
6.30pm Bradfield Evening Prayer
7pm Broadhembury Memorial Hall – SPRING PRAISE Speaker: David Beazley
Wednesday 13th May
9.30am Uffculme Holy Communion
Sunday 17th May
9.45am Willand Holy Communion
10.30am Kentisbeare Morning Worship
11.15am Uffculme Holy Communion
While a couple of weeks away, something to make note of. On Sunday 31st May there is a combined CVMC Baptismal Service in St Mary’s Uffculme. 11.15am
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Events in week commencing 10th May:
Monday 11th:
9.15am Rockers Toddlers, Willand Church Hall
10am Coffee & Chat, Square Corner Uffculme
12noon Prayers for … Square Corner Uffculme
Tuesday 12th:
9.15am Baby & Toddler Group, St Mary's Uffculme
9.30am-12noon CHAT Advice Drop-in, Square Corner Uffculme
Wednesday 13th:
Thursday 14th:
10.30am Coffee Morning, St Stephen’s Ashill
10am Coffee & Chat, Square Corner Uffculme
2.30pm Open Door Prayer Meeting
Friday 15th:
2pm Music Group, Willand Church Hall
6.30pm Ladies of Willand Meal – see notice below
Saturday 16th:
Additional Detail of Weeks events
Thursday 14th 2.30pm - Open Doors Prayer Session - 1 Mill Pond Cottages Coldharbour Uffculme.
Friday 15th 6.30pm - Ladies of Willand meet for a meal and a social time together at a local hostelry. If you would like to join them, just email Dene Ogle at: itsmegogle@gmail.com, so you can be sent the menu. All ladies welcome, from wherever, Church members or not.
Saturday 16th NOTE The next Uffculme Film Club, Square Corner Uffculme will be on May 23rd
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REACH events in the Mission Community
REACH (Connecting with Children, Families and Youth through Mission)
Activities with children
Monday 9.15-11am Rockers, Willand Church Hall
Tuesday 9.15-11am Baby and Toddlers, St Mary's Uffculme
Thursday 1pm Bible storytime, Kentisbeare CoE Reception Class and Preschool
Friday 12 noon Bible storyclub in Uffculme Primary School
Friday 1.15pm Whole school assembly Kentisbeare CoE Primary, St Mary's Kentisbeare
REACH Extra events
Monday 11th Open The Book Willand 3pm Where's Jesus? Luke 2 verses 41-52
Monday 18th Open The Book Uffculme 2.30pm Elijah and the famine
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While coming up later…

Spring Has Sprung – An evening of entertainment. Saturday 23rd 7pm. Willand Church Hall. Tickets £7.50 – available from Pennie Hockey
And another thing –

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Mission Community Home Groups
Monday 7.30pm Uffculme Square corner - contact Claire (07419 740742)
Tuesday 7.30pm Uffculme Book Group - contact Sue (01884 841674)
Wednesday 10.30am Willand - contact Alan (07749 837523)
Wednesday 7.30pm Uffculme - contact Dave (01884 841098)
Friday 11.30am Willand Church Hall (for whole Mission Community) - contact Lynda Barley (839354), or come along following Willand Coffee & Chat (2nd & 4th Fridays each month)
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Contact details
Details of whom to contact in different circumstances follow - please let me know if anything here needs changing (landline phone numbers are all 01884)
Rector
Revd Ben Maynard (07777 177112, ben.culmvalleychurches@outlook.com
- day off normally Thursday)
Team Parson for Kentisbeare
Revd Nigel Fry (07854 810588, enfrys@gmail.com)
Funerals
Kentisbeare - Liz Hoar (33164, elizabeth.hoar@mypostoffice.co.uk)
Uffculme - Rachel Tucker (07815 646149, davidrachel.tucker@gmail.com)
Willand - Rod Sparkes (829152, rod@sparkey.org.uk)
Weddings
Mission Community - Revd Ben Maynard (07777 177112, ben.culmvalleychurches@outlook.com)
Baptisms
Kentisbeare - Sarah Leyman (266425, 07887 598528, sarah@leyman.co.uk)
Uffculme - Rachel Tucker (07815 646149, davidrachel.tucker@gmail.com)
Willand - Lesley Smith (839436, 07944 295002, lesley.smith757@gmail.com)
REACH
Claire Nichols (07419 740742, claire.culmvalleychurches@gmail.com)
Churchwardens
Blackborough - Richard Persey (07764 929970, jill.persey@btopenworld.com)
Kentisbeare - Liz Hoar (33164, elizabeth.hoar@mypostoffice.co.uk) or Gerry Leyman (266425, gerry@leyman.co.uk)
Uffculme - Richard Rutty (839241, rrutty15@aol.com) or Alison Milne (841778, gordonandalison@aol.com)
Willand - Lesley Smith (839436, 07944 295002, lesley.smith757@gmail.com)
In addition, Revd Lynda Barley (839354, revlbarley@aol.com) has offered to be the contact for any Bradfield matters
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Please send details of events you wish to be included in the Newsletter to: Rod Sparkes rod@sparkey.org.uk or phone 07871 387 263. Thank you.