News about a Training Curate in the Marden Vale Benefice
We're delighted to announce that the Marden Vale Benefice is to have a training curate from next summer. Carly Taylor will
be joining us for three to four years, living in Calne with her husband and two teenage children, learning how to be a vicar!
She will be ordained deacon in Salisbury Cathedral on Sunday 29th June 2025 at 10.30am, a service that all are welcome to
attend. You can read a bit more about Carly in our various November parish magazines.
Small study groups - looking at The Creeds: October / November in various locations
Coming up soon, in a similar format to the way we looked at the Lord's Prayer in Lent, we will be looking at the
Creeds. From the earliest days Christians developed short, simple summaries of the faith - you could think of each
Creed as a hamper full of good things, each waiting to be unwrapped, tasted and savoured, each one able to help
us understand faith and know God better.
Tuesdays at 2pm from 8th October - 7 Bream Close SN11 9UF
Tuesdays at 7.30pm from 8th October - Church House
Wednesdays at 11am from 9th October - Church House
Wednesdays at 7:30 pm from 9th October – on Zoom (contact stevenc@mardenvale.org.uk for the link)
Burial Registers
Current burial registers are held in each of the churches, St Mary’s, Holy Trinity and St Peter’s.
Past burial registers are held in Wiltshire & Swindon History centre, see:-
https://wshc.org.uk/our-services/archives.html
Holy Trinity Churchyard is now being maintained by Calne Town Council. The churchyard was closed in 2020. There are grave location maps for the 1896, 1954, 1964 and cremated remains sections. There is limited information for the 1834 section.
Family History
Deirdre Aldhous and Stan Anniss will endeavour to assist in answering any family history questions.
St Edmund of Abingdon
Wikipedia will give you a full account of St. Edmund and his place in history! Click here
Below is a picture of 'Perry', the peregrine falcon which sometimes uses St Mary's tower as a perch to look out for lunch! (photo Mark Briscoe)
