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Thu, September 28th, 2023
Visit to Alvechurch – cancelled
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This outing, which was to take place on Thursday 28th September, has been cancelled. This unfortunate decision has had to be taken as there have been too few bookings to […]
Fri, September 15th, 2023
Bat Walk
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More than 20 people gathered in St Augustine’s at 7.30pm on the warm, dry evening of Friday 15th September for a short talk before the bat walk. After being lent […]
Sat, June 3rd, 2023
Churches Unlocked Festival
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This is an annual event organised by the Diocese of Llandaff and this year St. Augustine’s has been invited to take part. The Festival took place between Saturday 3rd and […]
Thu, May 11th, 2023
AGM & talk on Edward Edwards.
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The Friends of St Augustine’s Annual General Meeting took place on Thursday 11th May at 2.30pm in the Parish Hall, Albert Road, Penarth. Twenty-one members were present. Cathy Grove, Joint […]
Sat, April 22nd, 2023
Dawn Chorus Walk
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On Saturday 22nd April 2023, 27 keen bird watchers assembled at the Kymin car park at 7am for a dawn chorus walk. The walk was led by John Wilson from the […]
Thu, November 3rd, 2022
‘Notable Penarthians’ by Alan Thorne
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On Thursday 3rd November, about 50 people came to the Parish Hall on a wet evening to hear the well-known local historian Alan Thorne give a talk on ‘Notable Penarthians’. […]
Thu, October 6th, 2022
Quiz Night
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On Thursday 6th October, The Friends held a Quiz Night in the Parish Hall. There were not as many participants as we had hoped but the Penarth themed-questions were thought-provoking […]
Thu, September 15th, 2022
Bat Evening
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About 40 people, including children, enjoyed a Bat Evening in the grounds of the church on Thursday 15th September. The bat walk and talk was led by Jess Dangerfield, Chair […]
Sun, September 4th, 2022
Patronal Festival and Butterfield Day
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Sunday 4th September 2022 celebrated St Augustine of Hippo and William Butterfield. St Augustine of Hippo, whose feast day is 28th August, is the patron saint of the church. William […]
Thu, May 12th, 2022
‘Swifts’
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Following The Friends AGM on Thursday 12th May in the Parish Hall, Albert Road, Penarth, Alan Rosney from the Glamorgan Bird Club gave a very interesting talk on Swifts. 32 […]