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Booklet featuring Christ Church
Welshpool Rotary Club have published a booklet ‘Welshpool Personalities – Issue 10’ which features an article on ‘Why did Christ Church close’, written by Roger L. Brown. We were invited to write and appendix on how we see the future of Christ Church. It is available from Welshpool Tourist Information Centre, priced £1, with all profits going to Water Aid.
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As I walked out through the churchyard one afternoon this week, this sight stopped me in my tracks. Image of the Week #73
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Remembrance Sunday
In honour of Remembrance Sunday, I photographed this gravestone which is adjacent to the south side of the church, along side the path. It is part of the Morris family tomb and this was the inscription which caught my eye… ‘In memory of Lieut Charles Herbert Morris, 13th RWF attached to 59th RAF. Born Feb 4th 1892. Missing in France…
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Scaffolding view
Looking down onto the churchyard, the ‘horses field’, and over the rooftops of Welshpool. Image of the Week #59
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Misty morning
Captured by Owen on his way to school one morning this week. A beautiful autumnal view. Image of the Week #57
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Churchyard wall
The boys love to sit on the churchyard wall and feed the horses in the field. The grass has just been cut, so there are arm fulls of ready cut grass to be thrown down to the waiting horses… with a fabulous view over Welshpool to boot! Image of the Week #55
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Nestling in the trees…
One of our favourite foraging haunts, the field behind the church. Today looking for blackberries and sloes. And one of our favourite views of the church… Image of the Week #53
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Quarry view
During the wonderful weather this week, we’ve been exploring the hills and meadows around Welshpool, including going up through Bron-y-Buckley Woods and across the fields to the top of the old quarry. It was funny to be standing on the very hill that the stone came from to build the church, whilst looking at it. Image of the Week #45
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A tree top view!
Our eldest son Owen, took this week’s Image of the Week, while climbing a tree in Powis Park. An unusual view of the church and field! Image of the Week #42
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A very big ‘thank you!’
We had a fantastic response to our Open Day yesterday. A huge thank you to all 85 of you that came! Some traveling quite a distance to come to Welshpool to view Christ Church. The joy of having an Open Day is that you never know who is going to walk in! It’s wonderful to meet such a range of…
