St Mary Magdalene Church, Peckleton and St Philip & St James, Ratby are to share in a £1.5 million funding payout thanks to an investment in church heritage by the national Heritage Stimulus Fund.
The weekend of 10-12 December was an exciting one for the churches of Foxton, Gumley and Laughton as they moved one of their church services into a farmer's barn, held their annual Christmas Tree Festival, went carol singing with the children from the village and held a Christmas concert in one of the churches.
Congerstone parish church is rededicated
The Archdeacon of Leicester joined celebrations at St Christopher's Church after its building improvements
Bishop Martyn led their Harvest Festival service
Revd Canon Alison Booker will be licensed by the Bishop of Peterborough in February
Members of the community across the Upper Wreake Benefice recently enjoyed a prayerful week of pilgrim walks, taking in the beautiful, rural landscape and reflecting on where God was at work in their villages and the wider diocese. The four walks each covered between two and five miles and took place among the parishes of Frisby, Hoby, Rotherby, Ragdale, Kirby Bellars and Brooksby.
Neil Jones and Janet Arthur has been named in the New Year Honours
Canon Dr Peter Hooper will start his role for the Diocese in Europe in February
Our Rural Officer has led the first-ever drive-in harvest festival service for Leicestershire Young Farmers
