Please send details of events you wish to be included in the e-News to: Rod Sparkes rod@sparkey.org.uk or phone 07871 387 263.  Thank you.

Culm Valley Mission Community News and Events

John: The Good News of Jesus

I Am the Light of the World

John 8: 12-20

Services

Sunday 3^rd May

8am Uffculme        Holy Communion

9.45am Willand      Holy Communion

10.30am Kentisbeare        Morning Worship

11.15am Uffculme           Holy Communion

Wednesday 6^th May

9.30am Uffculme    Holy Communion

Sunday 10^th May

9.45am Willand      All Age Worship – Willand Church Hall

10.30am Kentisbeare        Holy Communion

11.15am Uffculme           All Age Worship

6.30pm Bradfield    Evening Prayer

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Events before Sunday

Friday 1^st May Kentisbeare Chill and Chat

Willand Film Night:  Saturday 2nd MAY (7.00pm):  LITTLE WOMEN

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Events in week commencing 3^rd May:                                              

Monday 4th: - Bank Holiday

Tuesday 5th:                                             

9.15am Baby & Toddler Group, St Mary's Uffculme

9.30am-12noon CHAT Advice Drop-in, Square Corner Uffculme

12 for 12.30pm Uffculme Seniors Lunch, Uffculme Village Hall

Wednesday 6th:

7pm Prayer Meeting Kentisbeare Village Hall

Thursday 7th:                                     

10am Coffee & Chat, Square Corner Uffculme

Friday 8th:                                  

10.30am Coffee & Chat, Willand Church Hall

7pm Amnesty Concert – Willand Church Hall

Saturday 9th:

10am Willand Churchyard - Spring Clean

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Additional Detail of Weeks events

Thursday 7^th May - Kentisbeare

Friday 8^th May 7pm Willand Church Hall

Saturday  9th May - 10am till 12. at St Mary’s Willand a Churchyard Spring Clean. Gloves, garden implements and enthusiasm - with you attached - are welcome to come and work up an appetite for the refreshments provided.

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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

11^th May - 3pm  Open The Book at Willand Primary School Where's Jesus?  John 2:41-52

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REACH Late News: both year 2 classes from Willand Primary School were welcomed to Church today (Thursday) for Experience Easter ( 60 children!). It was a lot of fun, with opportunities for foot washing, palm waving, remembering the last supper and thinking about prayer at the foot of the cross. Huge thanks to all the volunteers who made this possible.

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Coming up later…

Spring Praise – SUNDAY 10^th May 2026 @ 7pm at Broadhembury Memorial Hall EX14 3NG

And yet further ahead...

Saturday 23^rd 7pm. Willand Church Hall.

Tickets £7.50 – available from Pennie Hockey

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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) or Paul Johnson (839800, 07518 908057, paul427johnson@btinternet.com)

In addition, Revd Lynda Barley (839354, revlbarley@aol.com) has offered to be the contact for any Bradfield matters

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