This April we were granted a faculty for the building and re-ordering works required for Project Beacon. A faculty is the legal permission granted by the Church authorities for work on a church building. Faculties aren't granted lightly and this significant milestone is the result of several years of detailed planning and extensive consultations with experts, members of the community and a wide range of other stakeholders. With the faculty we can now approach grant funding organisations and...

St Michael and All Angels Church in East Coker was filled with glorious music and joyful parishioners on the evening of Sunday 28 th September for a magnificent service of Choral Evensong capping of the celebration of Michaelmas – our patronal festival. The music was provided the superb Sherborne Chamber Choir , accompanied on the organ by Stephen Taylor-Davies. Anton Brucker’s Locus Iste was sung as an introit. The Preces and Responses were sung to the setting by Julian Dams (erstwhile...

Splat the vicar! The Church June Fair was a terrific success. The weather was glorious which brought a really good crowd out to enjoy...