Easter Garden

The Easter Garden at St Gabriel's Church, Hanley Swan, celebrating Jesus's Resurrection.

Is it the Mad Monk?

No, it's just our Deputy Churchwarden and Bellringer, John Boardman, ringing the bell to call the faithful to Church!

Craft Fair at St James' Church, Welland

There are lots of Arts and Crafts on display at St James' Church, Welland this weekend.

Much of what is displayed is for sale, so it's a brilliant chance to do some early Christmas shopping.

All sorts of unusual hand-made crafts.

For full details of times, go to www.hanleyandwelland.org.uk

A few more flower pictures

The theme is "Celebration" - this is a 4oth Wedding Anniversary


I get to take this lovely one home tonight - I won it in yesterday evening's raffle!


This is tiny! It's a detail in the arrangement celebrating Baptism.


An interesting character sitting in the church porch.

It's another beautiful day, and there's still time to come and join us! Both church and gardens are open until 5.00pm!

Jazz in the Garden

Perdido Street Jazz Band


Enjoying the picnic



Dancing in the twighlight

Pictures from the Flower Festival

Here is just a taste of the many lovely arrangements that are at St Gabriel's Church, Hanley Swan this weekend (13th and 14th June).

As well as flower arrangements in church, a number of village gardens are open - and we have some very keen gardeners here! Lunches and teas are available, there's a jazz concert on Saturday evening and "Songs of Praise" service on Sunday. Full details are available on http://www.hanleyandwelland.org.uk/

The sun's shining here,

so come and join us if you're

within reach of Worcestershire!

Flower and Garden Festival

At the moment I am praying fervently for good weather, as we have a major event at Hanley Swan this weekend. There is a Flower Festival at St Gabriel's Church, which also includes the opportunity to look round a number of local gardens. A very kind parishioner is serving lunches and teas in her garden on both Saturday and Sunday, as well as hosting a jazz event on Saturday evening. The weekend will be rounded off with a "Songs of Praise" service on Sunday evening. This event is in aid of the development fund, as we are hoping to be able to install a kitchen and loo in St Gabriel's Church, so that we can do things like running coffee mornings for older people.

If you live in the Malvern area, or you fancy a day out to beautiful South Worcestershire, all details of the event are on the our Benefice web-site www.hanleyandwelland.org.uk