Come and celebrate with us the birth of the Christ-Child. Not quite there yet - it's still Advent in the church's year - but Christmas is just around the corner. So here are all the details you need to take part in Christmas at St Aldhelm's. Sunday 21 December 3.00 pm Family friendly carol service Join us from 2.00pm for mince pies and mulled wine, then listen to the story of the Nativity at our carol service with a difference - sing along to all your favourite carols and enj

Tomorrow is Advent Sunday, the start of a new church year and a time of quiet reflection and joyful anticipation, a time of watching and waiting as we prepare for Christmas. I love this time of year, as the nights grow longer and we turn inwards - locking our front doors to the night, closing our curtains and settling into the watchful dark hours of the evening. And in that inward turning we prepare ourselves not just for the busyness of Christmas but for the astonishing arri

We are starting our seasonal celebrations early this year, as we combine our Christmas Bazaar with a double celebration, of our newly completed spire project and our wonderful Windmill projects. Join us on Saturday 6 December from 11am to 4pm for our Bazaar, with Christmas stalls, Tombola, delicious refreshments and our very popular Christmas Raffle, with lots of fantastic prizes. Take a look at photos of our newly re-shingled spire and re-gilded weathervane and find out more