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Tom Long’s Post Dates for your DiaryParish Council Meetings7.00pm in The Trap House20th December Parish Council17th January Planning Meeting31st January Parish Council14th February Planning Meeting28th February Parish Council14th March Planning Meeting28th March Parish CouncilNational Trust Open House10am until noon in the Parish Office11th January, 27th January8th February, 25th February, 8thMarch.PCSO Surgery11am to noon in the Parish Office16th December (10am - 11am), 17thJanuary & 15th February.Goodwill Evening3rd December 6pm MinchinhamptonPublic Meeting- Future of Services16th December 7.30pmMinchinhampton Market HouseMusic at MinchConcerts at Holy Trinity. Contact JoanSchmeising on 834979.17th December (Friday) CapellaSingers - Christmas Concert30th January Community Event led byStuart Singers27th February Capriol ChamberOrchestraStuart Singers10th & 11th December ChristmasConcerts at Minchinhampton Holy TrinityChurch 7.30pm. Tickets £7 fromMarjorie Russell on 886282 or from theCrown.Minchinhampton School PTA11th December Advent Fair 2pm -4pmMinchinhampton School.16Brimscombe Methodist Church19th December 3pm Carols byCandlelight at Brimscombe MethodistChurch.Music Hall Evening15th January 7pm at Amberley ParishRoom.Amberley Scout Group Burns NightSupper29th January 7pm Amberley ParishRooms.Minchinhampton Local History Group7.30pm at Cecily Court Lounge.18th January The Home Guard inSouth Gloucestershire - Peter Grace.15th February History of a House -Hugh Kearsey.15th March Fore and Aft - The Story ofPurton Ships’ Graveyard - Paul BarnettHorsfall House Fund Raising Events7th December Wycliffe School Choir1.15pm at Holy Trinity Church. EverySaturday and Sunday until Christmasfrom 11am to 4.30pm and on 23rd &24th December visit Santa Claus in hisGrotto at Nailsworth Garden Centre.Minchinhampton ProbusMeet in the Porch Room on the secondand fourth Thursday of each month9th December Romance and Rhythm13th January Concorde, TheCommercial Story27th January Fading Thoughts of aFortunate AirmanMinchinhampton WI5th January Aviation Heritage in theCotswolds - Air Commodore G. Pitchfork2nd February An armchair walk aroundVictorian Minchinhampton - Diana Wall2nd March Tobacconist Farm - LucyOffordLadies Club10th January Rose Newbury - ASikh Surprise14th February Henry Ravenhill -Woefuldane Organic - A History14th March Tony Russell - CotwoldGardens.Minchinhampton with Box ParishChurch (services at Parish Churchunless otherwise stated)5 th December 3.30 p.m. ChristingleService7 th December- 12 th DecemberExperience Christmas12 th December 3.00 p.m. Masons’Carol Service16 th December 6.30 p.m. EcumenicalCarol Singing around the Parish.17 th December 1.30 p.m. SchoolChristmas Service19 th December 6.00 p.m. Festival ofNine Lessons and Carols bycandlelight. (4.30pm Carol Service atSt. Barnabas, Box)24th December 3.30 p.m. Crib Service(4pm Crib Service at Box)11.30 p.m. Midnight Mass25th December 8.00 a.m. HolyCommunion – Parish Church. (9.00Holy Communion at Box)10.00 a.m. Sung Parish EucharistNO service of Evening Prayer.26th December St Stephen 11.00 a.m.Parish Eucharist with Carols - ParishChurch, followed by bring-and-sharelunch in the Porch Room, with mulledwine & then a walk.(No other services in the parish)27th December – St John9.00 a.m. Holy Communion28th December – Holy Innocents9.00 a.m. Holy Communion29th December 11.00 a.m. Holy Communion(BCP) – Parish Church.(8.00am Holy Communion at Box)Thursday 30 th and Friday 31 st8.00 a.m. Holy Communion1 st January 9.00 a.m. HolyCommunion.6 th January – The Epiphany6.00 p.m. Bring and Share Supper inthe Porch Room7.30 p.m. Sung Parish Eucharist – theKings come to the crib.23 rd January 4.00 p.m. Service forChurches Together in Minchinhamptonwith Box and Amberley to mark theWeek of Prayer for Christian Unity –Holy Trinity, Amberley.