Articles by: Diocese Of Winchester
Bishop Tim in conversation with Chris Hand, CEO of the YMCA Fairthorne Group
Bishop of Winchester talks with Chris Hand, CEO of the YMCA Fairthorne Group, about the work of the YMCA in Hampshire The YMCA Fairthorne Group supports over 40,000 children,...
Instagram Ash Wednesday filters and services at home: The Church of England
It is a custom dating back centuries and a powerful sign of penitence at the beginning of Lent. But amid restrictions to limit the spread of Covid-19, many Christians...
Avon Valley Churches are Here to Help
Avon Valley Churches continue to reach out to communities both within and outside of the church in multiple, ‘hybrid’ forms despite living in lockdown and the many challenges we...
Sleepers sign up for an uncomfortable night to help the homeless
Local charity Alabaré is calling on local people in Hampshire to take part in their Big Sleep at Home event on 5th March. The charity says that the ongoing pandemic,...
Bishop of Winchester welcomes Government Further Education and Skills White Paper
The Bishop of Winchester, the Rt Revd Dr Tim Dakin, lead bishop for Further and Higher Education, has welcomed the recent publication of a White Paper which aims to...
Boyatt Pharmacy and St Peter’s Church ready to start vaccinating 2,000 people a week.
St Peter’s Church, Boyatt Wood Eastleigh is playing a key role in the Hampshire COVID-19 vaccination effort. With the NHS COVID-19 vaccination programme well underway local communities and businesses...
Bournemouth church provides over 250 Christmas emergency food supply parcels
The Parish of Winton, Moordown and Charminster* thanks to funds from the Church Revitalisation Trust’s Love Your Neighbour campaign (CRT) was able to provide over 250 emergency food parcels...
COVID Vaccination Scam Alert
There have been reports of a new scam where a person receives a text saying they need to book a vaccination appointment and it takes them to a fake...
Hope breaks through prison bars this Christmas
A Christmas Day carol service, made by HMP Winchester and local churches, is to be broadcast into almost every cell of each of 50 prisons nationwide. The service, featuring...