The website for the Church of England in the Stour Vale Benefice - 8 villages in the Blackmore Vale in Dorset, in Salisbury Diocese.
This site is new and some parts have yet to be finished / smartened / tidied! But if you find anything broken please let us know
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See where the Stour Vale Churches and Parishes are

 Welcome  to the website for the eight churches in the group of parishes called the Stour Vale Benefice. This covers Buckhorn Weston, East Stour, Fifehead Magdalen, Kington Magna, Stour Provost, Stour Row, Todber and West Stour.

All of the Stour Vale Churches have their own services and other activities – reflected on their pages on this site – as well as joint activities – more details in this section.

One ministry team looks after the spiritual needs of the whole of the Benefice of Stour Vale – contacts here.

Family services

People of all ages, including children, welcome at all services but those especially suitable for children include:

The Benefice Choir

*The Benefice Choir takes part in the United Services and sings at
weddings, funerals, etc.

New singers always welcome!

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Munchkins

For children, toddlers and their carers

Most of the picture - the tail of the peacock - is made up of children's handprints

Muchkins artwork

For children aged 0 to 5 years
Held on Thursday mornings
In Buckhorn Weston Village Hall
All Welcome 

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New Vicar is Announced

Over Easter we heard that our new Vicar is to be the Revd. Andrea Hagenbuch.   She was interviewed with three other candidates in March.   She comes highly recommended from the Corfe Castle Benefice, where she has been Curate for four years, during part of which time she was  running the Benefice single-handed, due to her incumbent’s ill-health.   She and her husband will move into Kington Magna Vicarage during the summer, and the date of her installation will be published in Octavo when it is known.   They have three children, the youngest of whom is studying for his ‘A’ levels.   She has experience of being a School Governor, as well as teaching children of all ages in church.

Ringers

*At present the only ring of bells rung regularly in the benefice is that at Kington Magna. Whichever parish you’re from, if you’d like to take up bell ringing get in touch or find out more by going along to Kington on a practice night.

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Joint Services

A joint benefice service is held at each church in turn on 5th Sundays of the month. Other special joint services are held from time-to-time.

more info. about services in the Benefice …