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News & events
What's happening at St. Edmund's.
Concerts, coffee mornings, seasonal services and stories from the life of the church. Everything here is open to everyone in the town.
Next up
Harvest Festival
Sunday 4 October, 10.30am. Bring a tin for the food bank and stay for coffee afterwards.
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The diary
Coming up in church.
Regular services are on the worship page. These are the one-off dates worth putting in your calendar.
How to add an event (only you can see this note)
Duplicate any event below and change its four lines:
- The date, for example 4 October 2026
- The event name, as a heading
- A short description with the time, for example 10.30am, harvest gifts for the food bank.
- The type, using one of these: Service, Worship, Concert, Music, Talk, Festival, Fair, Fundraiser, Christmas, Easter, Family, Remembrance, Reflection, Quiet, Social
Events typed as Service or Worship also appear on the homepage Next service card when they are coming up that week. Past events disappear by themselves, and the list sorts itself by date, so the order you add them in does not matter.
4 October 2026
Visit from Bishop Sophie
10.30am, Bishop Sophie is attending our service.
Service
8 October 2026
People's Emergency Briefing
Film screening and discussion for local community.
Talk
27 September 2026
Harvest Festival
10.30am, at Cafe Church with harvest gifts for the food bank.
Service
1 November 2026
In Loving Memory
6.30pm. You are warmly invited to join us for a gentle service of remembering
Service
8 November 2026
Remembrance Sunday
10:30am Town Square, 11am outside the church. Service of Remembrance.
Remembrance
21 November 2026
A Hans Zimmer Candlelight Experience
An evening of wonderful film music by Hans Zimmer, all to candelight.
Music
4-6 December 2026
Christmas Tree Festival opens
Trees decorated by schools, groups and businesses across the town.
Festival
24 December 2026
Crib service and Midnight Mass
4pm for families, 11.30pm for the first Eucharist of Christmas.
Service
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