Visitors to this year’s Longhope Scarecrow Festival were greeted by a very special figure – a life-sized scarecrow of Bishop Rachel, welcoming guests through the church gates. The festival, organised
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Longhope bells to ring again after major restoration project
All Saints Church in Longhope will be celebrating the dedication of their church bells on 30 April, following an extensive tower repair project. Back in 2019, the church tower needed
Pay-as-you-can café welcomes community in St Andrew’s, Churcham
In 2019, the Revd Lara Bloom and members of St Andrew’s, Churcham got together to pray about ways to build community in the village. After a couple of trial runs
Couple run marathon to help Longhope Church bells ring again
Beth and Tom Baker, who go to Longhope Church in the Forest of Dean, have just completed the London Marathon, which took place on 2 October, to help raise funds


