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Archdeacon Peter to leave the Diocese of Winchester
The Bishop of Winchester has accepted the resignation of the Venerable Dr Peter Rouch, Archdeacon of Bournemouth. Peter moved to the Diocese of Winchester in 2011, and has worked...
Churchgoers across Hampshire donate over £3,000 to local charity
Churchgoers across Hampshire donate over £3,000 to local charity working to tackle domestic and sexual abuse Christians in Hampshire and East Dorset have been donating art materials and money...
Diocese of Winchester to vacate Old Alresford Place
The Diocese of Winchester has announced that Old Alresford Place will no longer be used as its Diocesan Office by the end of December, with staff relocated to existing...
Churches awarded funding to support local communities
St Swithun’s and St Clement’s, Bournemouth, St Mary’s, Andover, and Saint Mary’s, Southampton, have been awarded Government funding to continue supporting local communities through the coronavirus pandemic. At the...
Bishop Tim comments on new Government Lifetime Skills Guarantee
On 29 September, the Prime Minister, announced the expansion of Government support for adult education, with the aim of improving the training and skills system and aiding the country’s...
Companion Links and Coronavirus
Bishop Tim remains in regular contact with the Archbishops of Companion Link Provinces the Diocese of Winchester is linked with, keeping up to date with the situation in their...
Seventeen new members of the clergy ordained in Winchester
Deacons (From the Left): Bishop Debbie, Bishop Tim, Bishop David, (Next row left) Lee Thompson, Amy Roche, Jonathan Rooke, Joe Sweetnam, Johannes Radvan, Nicola Smallwood, James Whymark, Eluned Phipps....
City centre church launches Social Supermarket to tackle poverty and food insecurity in Southampton
This week Saint Mary’s Southampton marked its two-year anniversary with the launch of a new ‘Social Supermarket’ to tackle food poverty in the city. Since it was relaunched as...
The Future of Further Education – Bishop Tim in conversation with Dr Rob Rees
In early September, students and staff returned to 294 Further Education and Sixth Form Colleges across the country, following six months of online learning and assessment during the coronavirus...