St Mary’s Church Services in August

St Mary's Church, Church Lane, Limpley Stoke

We welcome Revd Nigel Rawlinson as our new Rector in August having been licensed at the end of July by the bishop of Bath and Wells, so these will be his first services for us.

Sunday 17th August 10.30am 
Morning Service with Communion 

Sunday 31st August 5.00pm 
Traditional BCP service of Evening Prayer with hymns

You will be most welcome at these services. Where better to be than in an ancient cool church on a summer’s day?

Outing to The Hall, Bradford on Avon

23rd August 2025 12.30pm

The Hall, situated on the eastern outskirts of the town, is one of the most important of Bradford on Avon’s buildings and Grade I listed.

A house existed here in the mid-13th century and the family who owned it took their name of Hall from it. It would originally have been a hall, to which more comfortable wings had been added, like Great Chalfield, Westwood and South Wraxall manor houses.

For full details, click HERE

Your booking will entitle you to an hour’s guided tour of the Hall, access to the “Women at the Hall” exhibition and to the seven acres of grounds. Please don’t delay once you see the dates: 31st May and 23rd August available to book on the website of The Hall, Bradford on Avon https://moultontrust.org/book-a-tour as tickets are selling fast. Thanks are due to Trevor Turpin for his suggesting this visit.

Entry £15 per person. Pay when booking online please

New! Local Community Choir

The Old Bakery, Freshford

Starting on 2nd September 2025, 7.30 - 9pm (term time)

Register now for September 2025.

No experience necessary

For more info or to register contact Faith on 07719 138838

Or email faith@dechen.org

New! Ukelele group lessons

The Old Bakery, Freshford

Starting on 3rd September 2025, 10 - 11am

No experience necessary and if needed there are ukuleles for hire. 

Please contact Faith for more information or to register: faith@dechen.org / 07719 138838

Freshford & District Gardening Club Annual Show

Saturday 6th September 2025: 2pm-4.30pm

Freshford Village Memorial Hall

Refreshments available.

This is to show what we can grow amid the challenges of floods, droughts and extreme heat, rather than a competition.

Entry forms are available from The Galleries.

Please fill in and bring your exhibits between 6.00-7.00pm on Friday 5th September or 9.00-10.15am on Saturday 6th September together with 25p per exhibit.
Children’s exhibits free.

Judging starts at 10.30am

Entry: Adults £1.00, Children free.

For full details and entry form, click HERE

Limpley Creative Film Night

All About My Mother

Director: Pedro Almodovar, 1999

Wednesday 17th September. Doors open 7pm for a 7.30 start.

Limpley Stoke Village Hall

The film season is back, once again with a programme of great films from around the world. Beginning with Pedro Almodovar's multiple award winning classic drama.

His own dedication to the film : "To all actresses who have played actresses. To all women who act. To men who act and become women. To all people who want to be mothers. To my mother"

£25 for the season of 8 films

Click the Sum Up link to pay

There is a bar for refreshments which can take cards and cash and parking will be available near the hall.
Contact limpleycreative@gmail.com or phone 07720 345881 if you need more information.

Wiltshire Pastimes; an historical look at sport and recreation in Wiltshire

A talk by Ally McConnell
for Freshford & District Local History Society

Wednesday 24th September 2025, 7.30pm

Freshford Village Memorial Hall

Sport seems to be as old as the human race – it is believed people have enjoyed sports for thousands of years both as a way of honing skills essential for survival, such as hunting for food, but also for their own sake. Historic artefacts and paintings demonstrate that sports such as wrestling, throwing the javelin, weightlifting, swimming and many others have been practised for thousands of years by many different societies.

This talk, by Ally McConnell, Archivist at Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre, will take us on a journey through recreational pursuits in Wiltshire through the centuries, as represented in the Wiltshire and Swindon Archives, from the sports clubs and societies to school sports and hunting and shooting. We hear also about when it can all go wrong, using examples from the depositions and coroners’ bills.

Members free. Visitors £3.00 Everyone welcome.

Limpley Stoke Watercolour Classes

Starting Wednesday 1st October until Wednesday 10th December
10am - 1pm

Limpley Stoke Village Hall

The class will be introduced to a watercolour technique each week and will also learn about composition, complementary colours, tonal value and texture.

Whether you are a complete beginner or looking to refresh your skils, all welcome.

Email Denise Barnes at: dbarnes291@gmail.com or phone 07706 495059 for details.

To view the flyer, click HERE

Container planting with bulbs for a year of flowers

A talk by Tim Woodland of Direct Bulbs
for Freshford & District Gardening Club

Wednesday 1st October 2025: Doors open at 7pm. Meeting starts at 7.30pm

Freshford Village Memorial Hall

Direct Bulbs is a family business with over 20 years of experience in the horticulture industry which prides itself on responding quickly to queries and making sure it’s clients get the maximum benefit from their purchases. Tim Woodland will give us tips on how to grow bulbs in containers for all year round colour and will bring some bulbs to buy.

Members free Visitors £3.00 Everyone welcome

Table Tennis

Freshford Village Hall
Freshford Lane. BA2 7UR
Thursdays 8pm - 9pm

Come and join us!

• Keep fit and improve eye, hand dexterity while having some fun.

• Players of all standards including beginners are welcome.

• We make a small charge of £3 per person to cover the hall rental and buy equipment.

• Any questions, please email John Roberts at jrquantumleap@gmail.com, or just turn up and bring a friend.

Barista Cyclista

Limpley Stoke’s answer to strenuous exercise!

Occasional Sunday morning cycle rides to good coffee, or early evening cycles to a watering hole.
Anyone with a bike is welcome – and the group may either cycle together or meet there.
Anyone can use the WhatsApp to arrange a meet up.

To join our fiercely uncompetitive group, please contact Alan on 07837 290426.

Film Night

We are a small group of local residents who organise and show classic and Art House films in Limpley Stoke Village Hall. 

Our 4th season has now finished. Next season due to start in September 2025.

To find out more, or subscribe, please contact: limpleycreative@gmail.com

Limpley Folk Boules

Limpley Folk Boules meets every Friday during the summer at 6.00pm - 7.00pm for a friendly fun practice in Limpley Stoke Park. Anyone can join in, even if you know nothing about the game. Just turn up!

On Thursdays during the summer, we play local teams from Bath and the surrounds in a league. 

Come along on a Friday night and learn more. We need a minimum of 4 players per week and keep a pool of 10 or so willing volunteers. Commitment to the team is therefore not onerous.