Apr 20
A number of folk have expressed an interest in being baptised or confirmed this year, so I will be running a course of five baptism/confirmation preparation classes at Greenholme, Bewcastle on Fridays (4.30-6pm) commencing on 25th September for five weeks. The course is also open to those who would just like a refresher about the …
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Aug 05
One of our community is offering a traditional Cumbrian cottage as a place of retreat for anyone who would like to come on pilgrimage to Bewcastle. Why would you want to come here? Well here are one or two reasons…
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Oct 02
Dear Friends, I remember the day we first moved to this area, in August 2008. We were unloading our goods from a borrowed horsebox that was packed to the brim in the front drive of our newly rented accommodation, when a tractor drove past the front of the house. I looked up to see it …
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Sep 23
River Lyne Catchment Meeting, 30th September River Lyne Catchment Public Meeting – 30th Sept, 6pm, Roadhead Hall Anyone with an interest in the River Lyne and its tributaries is invited to a public meeting at 6pm on Wednesday 30th September at Roadhead Village Hall. The catchment includes the Black and White Lynes, the Bailey Water, the …
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Aug 06
Dear Friends, I was talking to a young mother recently and, as usual, I asked about the pleasantries – the weather, the summer, the forthcoming holidays. As the conversation went on, I asked a few more gently probing questions and she started telling me some of the very serious health difficulties they were facing as …
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Aug 06
The benefice newsletter for August 2026 can be viewed or downloaded from here.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bewcastlehouseofprayer.org.uk/bewcastle-benefice-newsletter-august-2026/
Jul 06
In 2024 The Rivers Trust published a report ‘The State of Our Rivers‘. The data, collected by the Rivers Trust, shows that none of England’s rivers are achieving “high” overall status, the highest ranking available. And none are achieving “good” overall status either, the second highest ranking available. The report also measures English rivers for …
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Jul 06
The benefice newsletter for July 2026 is now available to view or download here.
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Jun 01
Dear Friends, I love rivers. I have always found them fascinating. Something about the never-ending movement of water means they are always changing, always new. As a young child, I guess like many, I loved to play in them. I remember my grandmother in Coventry used to take my sister and me to a secret …
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Jun 01
The benefice newsletter for June 2026 is now available to view or download here.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bewcastlehouseofprayer.org.uk/bewcastle-benefice-newsletter-june-2026/
May 02
Parish newsletter and notices for May 2026 are available to view or download here.
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