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Haughton Bell Ringers & Village News
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Haughton Village News

Best Garden and Hanging Basket results
Just a reminder that we will be announcing the results and presenting the prizes for the Best Gardens and Hanging Baskets in Haughton 2022 at the Garden Guild meeting on Monday 14th August at 7:30pm in the village hall. Come along you may have won a prize.
Haughton Bell ringing and Church Times August 2022
We will be practicing every Tuesday Evening at 8pm throughout August 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th, please feel free to come and join us.
Sunday 14th August - 10am to 10.30am Service Ringing
Wednesday 17th August - 6.30pm to 7pm Compline Prayer Service
Sunday 21st August - 5.30pm to 6.00pm - Service Ringing
Thursday 18th August - Coffee Morning 10.30am - No Ringing
Sunday 28th August - 8.30am BCP Holy Communion 8.30am - No Ringing
We welcome New Ringers please come along on a Tuesday Evening, full Training will be given.
Jean Archer
Jean Archer is retiring from playing the Church Organ and her last service playing will be on Sunday 10th July. She has been playing the organ for over 51 years and to Thank her for her amazing long service to the church, the bell ringers had a extra ringing session on Thursday Evening:
The details sent to the Ringing World BellBoard are shown below:
Rung to honour our retiring Church Organist Jean Archer, who has played our organ for over 51 years. Jean also played the piano while Trevor Lock attended Haughton Playgroup and St. Giles Primary School, in the late 70's and early 80's. For my information visit our website www.thebellringers.org.uk
To view the performance on BellBoard Click here: https://bb.ringingworld.co.uk/view.php?id=1527830
Well Done Jean, enjoy your retirement.
Keep Haughton Tidy 2022
Time to get your front gardens and hanging baskets into shape as we will be judging both next week. There are prizes. Be the best garden in Haughton
This is a wonderful way of making the village look great. Any front garden or hanging basket visible from a road within the 30 limit is judged.
George Ian Sunley
Coordinator
Some North Staffordshire Peals
I was lucky enough to be invited to ring some more peals with the Shropshire Band, this time the chosen area was North Staffordshire.
Haughton Bell Ringing Times July 2022
We will be practicing every Tuesday at 8pm. 5th, 12th, 19th and 25th throughout July.
Thursday 7th July - Quarter Peal - TBC
Sunday 10th July - 10.00am to 10.30am - Service Ringing
Sunday 17th July - 5.30pm to 6pm - Service Ringing
Wednesday 20th July - 1.30pm to 2pm - School Leavers Service
Wednesday 20thJuly - Compline Service Ringing - No Ringing
Thursday 21st July: 10.30am Coffee Morning - No Ringing
There is the usual 8.30am BCP Holy Communion Service on 24th July - No ringing for this service.
We welcome New Bell Ringers please come and join us any Tuesday evening.
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