Preserving Tradition - - - Embracing Change
Preserving Tradition - - - Embracing Change
Join us again this year for our village BBQ in the South churchyard, Sat 24th Aug 3pm
Bring your plates, glasses, cutlery, alcohol and accompanying food
etc salads to share. We have limited chairs and tables so feel free to bring your own comfy ones.
Should we incur inclement weather food will be served in the church.
Drop your chairs off anytime during the day. Food served 4pm approx
Ticket booking closes 18-8-24
* Rev Jim has been tasked with booking the sunshine for all our summer events.
Calling all local artists, makers and creatives! Be part of the county-wide art event. The church is registered as an Open Venue and offers you the unique opportunity to exhibit your work in the beautiful 13th Century Church of St Augustine’s in West Monkton.
You are warmly invited to enter your exhibits for display and sale.
In light of the inescapable ever growing urgency of the climate crisis, changes to our local landscapes, and a developing intimacy with nature and our local environments, this year the theme is:
“Landscape – Flux and Flow”
As we move through this time of transition, we ask you to curiously examine your relationship with the land, sea, environment and landscape.
The venue at West Monkton Church is a notable feature of our local landscape and has withstood the flux and flow of our environment since the earliest foundations of the building in the 13th Century.
Adults and children’s sections (children under 16 years). Mixed media, ceramics, pottery, sculpture, painting. A variety of styles from amateur and professional artists. Cash or card payments. Refreshments. Free parking. Prizes for best in show.
· The small print:
Entry per adult exhibit £5
Entry per children’s (children under 16 years) exhibit £2
Commission on sales 20% to St Augustine’s re-ordering project.
· Entries received at the church:
10 – 17 September between 2.00pm and 4.00pm
17 – 19 September between 6.00pm and 8.00pm.
· Exhibition will be curated on 20 September.
Somerset Art Weeks is an annual celebration of contemporary visual art and craft in Somerset, United Kingdom. Organized by Somerset Art Works (SAW), this event showcases the work of local artists and makers across the county. During SAW the church will be open daily, and stewarded, and locked at night.
Enquiries: cavill663@yahoo.co.uk, 07541835069
If you are interested in bursary opportunities for artists to engage communities to spark conversations around environmental responsibility, the intersections between nature and wellbeing and health of the land in a new and engaging way, please contact SAW https://somersetartworks.org.uk/contact-us/
Wiveliscombe Town Band did us proud at our Brass on the Grass event.
Taylor Swift to The Beatles, with movie tunes from Marry Poppins and Jurassic Park amongst more traditional pieces.
The band members entertained us for over an hour and with guests tucking into their picnic and Pimms there was a wonderful atmosphere in the churchyard that afternoon,
with the high note being over £550 was donated.
Thank you to the wonderful Wiveliscombe Town Band, Sally and her team, Jim for hosting and everyone who came and supported the event.
Video of event on our Facebook page.
Encore?
West Monkton Church and The Churchyard have proved again what a great place to stage an event. Stunning surroundings for all manner of musical genres.
If there is a particular event, theme or just a good old fashion sing song, let us know and we will look into it.
As always West Monkton Open Gardens is a wonderful colourful event and it certainly was again this year.
So many cakes to choose from and trust me they were all delicious, not a fan of coffee and walnut but there was none left so I am sure it was as well.
Oh, and the gardens they were just stunning in so many different ways.
Rolling lawns, secluded pathways, secluded spots and tranquil ponds for us all to wonder along, admire and envy. An abundance of colours, smells and wildlife nestled amongst the widest shades of foliage.
Standout architectural plants and ideas for your garden everywhere you looked as well as the views and backdrops complementing our Open Garden volunteer’s hard work.
Bringing the Open Gardens event slightly earlier this year allowed us to see everyone’s beautiful blooming roses, all manor of varieties on display across the gardens. A little less time for our volunteers to fit in all their hard work but ride on lawn mowers look more of a pleasure than a chore and for those of you who met ‘Patrick’ it is a relaxing experience watching the grass get mowed automatically.
So not all back breaking work then.
As always our volunteers did an amazing job, serving gallons of tea and cakes by the plate load, donated plants and flowers to buy, along with homemade jams.
Through the kind generosity and hard work of Max & Vicki, Mark & Mary, Colin & Kate, Clive & Louise and Peter who opened their gardens, along with cake makers, plants and jam donations over £1300 was raised from tickets and donations which is amazing. Thank you to everyone who helped and those who came along to support this years event.
So why not open your garden next year? It would be great to have even more gardens participate and don't be daunted by the hard work, its really just therapy, the overgrown patch you have not got around to sorting is your re-wilding area, you are more than half way there.
I'm opening mine up next year and have a two chance approach when it comes to plants. Flourish or compost heap. We hope to hear from you.
Did you know that whenever you buy anything online – from your weekly shop to your annual holiday – you could be raising free donations for our re-ordering fund with easyfundraising? There are over 8,000 retailers on board ready to make a donation – including eBay, Argos, John Lewis & Partners, ASOS, Booking.com and M&S – and it won’t cost you a penny extra to help us raise funds.
All you need to do is: 1. Go to St Augustine's Church, West Monkton Fundraising | Easyfundraising and join for free. 2. Every time you shop online, go to easyfundraising first to find the site you want and start shopping. 3. After you’ve checked out, the retailer will make a donation to our fund at no cost to you. Thank you for your support.
There are thousands of brands and online shops for you to browse from.
Whether your weekly food shop, holiday destination the other side of the globe or a replacement food mixer to make more cakes at our events.
Just remember to shop via easyfundraising website sit back, your delivery is in it's way along with our donation.
We would like you to help us design a logo for your local church.
St Augustine’s Church is the name of the church within the parish
area.
The church is probably the oldest building in our area and lots of
people help to look after it so it is still here for many more years
to come.
We are working hard to change some things at the church to make
it more user friendly for everyone when they visit and do more
activities here for the community when the changes are complete.
You can help by designing a logo for our church. We want people
to know who we are by our logo.
Disneyland has Cinderella’s castle for their logo, McDonalds use the
yellow letter M.
Bathpool, Monkton Heathfield, West Monkton are all part of the
parish of West Monkton Church, look around your community and
visit the church for ideas.
Draw how you imagine the church is part of the community.
You can design or draw any way you want and with anything you
would like. You do not have to be great at drawing, we are
looking for the best idea from you to implement as the design.
Download the template below, print then draw your design in the square and drop off in the post box at the church. Don't forget to include your name, school year and a contact number. Alternatively scan your drawing and email us your entry or download and produce a digital drawing to send us.
Templates are also available at the church.
LOGO TEMPLATE (pdf)
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