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Wed, June 10th, 2026
Open Church
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Unfortunately we have had to suspend Open Church from June 2026. There is currently no-one to arrange the rota and we need more volunteer church sitters.
Fri, May 22nd, 2026
16th July – Stones for Bones
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On16th July at 7pm about 30 people gathered in St Augustine’s Church to hear Tom Blenkinsop give an illustrated talk entitled ‘Stones for Bones in St Augustine’s Churchyard’. It was […]
Fri, May 22nd, 2026
11th June – AGM and The Geology of St Augustine’s
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The AGM of The Friends of St Augustine’s was held in the church at 2pm on Thursday 11th June. followed by refreshments. Nine members were present. At 2.45pm about 20 […]
Thu, February 19th, 2026
3rd May – Open Afternoon at St Augustine’s
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On Sunday afternoon, 3rd May, about 50 visitors came to the Open Afternoon at the church. As well as a tour round the church looking at the stories behind the […]
Thu, February 19th, 2026
30th April – Top Church’s Notable Victorians
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Alan Thorne’s talk on Top Church’s Notable Victorians was very interesting and well-received by his appreciative audience. We learnt about the great and the good, but Alan told us about […]
Sat, January 24th, 2026
5th March. The windows of St Augustine’s – history and mysteries
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On , 5th March in the Parish Hall, Chris Riley gave a very interesting talk on the stained glass windows at St Augustine’s and the stories behind them. Stained glass […]
Thu, November 13th, 2025
Bristol, Penarth and St Augustine’s
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On Thursday, 13th November, about 30 people gathered in the Parish Hall, Albert Road to hear Chris Riley will give a talk on the relationship between Bristol, Penarth and St […]
Thu, October 23rd, 2025
Quiz Night
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On 23rd October we five teams competed in the Quiz Night in the Parish Hall, Albert Road. There were fewer there than had been hoped for but a good time […]
Sat, September 27th, 2025
Bat Walk
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On Saturday 27th September about 36 people, including 6 children, defied the prospect of rain (and the lure of Strictly Come Dancing) on a cold windy evening and came to […]
Sat, September 6th, 2025
A Celebration of the end of World War 2
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On Saturday 6th September in St Augustine’s Church the Churchyard Maintenance Group and the Friends of St Augustine’s joined forces in a celebration to remember the end of WW2, concentrating […]