Tag Archives: Wealands Bell

The Hive community cafe open morning, South Croydon, Apr 22

Posted on March 29, 2017 by insidecroydon
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Christmas services at St Andrew’s, Southbridge Road

Posted on December 13, 2016 by insidecroydon

Tuesday December 20 at 7pm: St Andrew’s Carol Service For Church, School, Everyone! A service of seasonal music and readings jointly produced by the Church and St Andrew’s High School. A wonderful way to mark the run-up to Christmas. Saturday … Continue reading →

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St Andrew’s Church Christmas Fair, South Croydon, Dec 3

Posted on November 26, 2016 by insidecroydon
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Let’s reach out across walls, instead of building new ones

Posted on November 13, 2016 by insidecroydon

CROYDON COMMENTARY: For his Remembrance Sunday homily, after a week of tragedy in Croydon, the vicar of St Andrew’s, South Croydon, WEALANDS BELL, pictured left, suggests that we should be breaking down walls Of the building of walls there is … Continue reading →

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Free summer kids’ club at St Andrew’s Church, Jul 25-29

Posted on July 11, 2016 by insidecroydon

St Andrew’s Church on Southbridge Road is staging its Summer Superheroes kids’ club for children and families later this month. Taking place from 10am till noon on weekdays Monday to Friday from July 25 to 29, Summer Superheroes is just … Continue reading →

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Why the poppy is a symbol that should unite, not divide, us

Posted on November 5, 2015 by insidecroydon

CROYDON COMMENTARY: Ahead of this weekend’s Remembrance services, the Rev WEALANDS BELL has a confession to make – he once wore a white poppy, and now wishes he had never done so I was quite surprised to see a conversation … Continue reading →

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St Andrew’s is getting itself ready for the Christmas rush

Posted on November 4, 2015 by insidecroydon

St Andrew’s Church on Southbridge Road in South Croydon has a busy few weeks ahead in the run-up to Christmas, with community events to appeal to all ages. The church, with its recently opened community areas, continues to hold a … Continue reading →

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Flower fairy artist’s life story takes wing on church stage

Posted on July 14, 2015 by insidecroydon

The Rev WEALANDS BELL saw his church turned into a theatre last week for the world premiere of a play about the artist Cicely Mary Barker. Here, he reviews Under the Shadow of Your Wings, the drama whose performance marked … Continue reading →

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Church stages special events for Barker’s 120th anniversary

Posted on June 20, 2015 by insidecroydon

The 120th anniversary of the birth of Cicely Mary Barker, the author and artist who devised the flower fairies, is to be celebrated at her parish church, St Andrew’s on Southbridge Road, next Sunday, June 28, and then next month … Continue reading →

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St Andrew’s Church Centre opens a community cafe

Posted on April 3, 2015 by insidecroydon

WEALANDS BELL, left, the vicar of St Andrew’s on Southbridge Road, on how his church is working to place itself at the heart of its community The place a church always wants to find itself is at the centre of … Continue reading →

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Don’t let life go flat after Pancake Day; use the 6-46 Lent plan

Posted on February 18, 2015 by insidecroydon

Local parish vicar WEALANDS BELL on how, even in this modern 21st century, a little Lenten abstinence really can make the heart grow stronger If I asked whether you kept Wednesdays and Fridays as “days of fasting and abstinence”, in … Continue reading →

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Making a church the Hive of activities at centre of community

Posted on January 17, 2015 by insidecroydon

WEALANDS BELL, pictured left, in his first year as Vicar of St Andrew’s Church in South Croydon and the chaplain of St Andrew’s School, looks ahead to developing a hub for the community, irrespective of people’s own religious allegiances I … Continue reading →

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St Andrew’s Church community carol service, Dec 10

Posted on November 29, 2014 by insidecroydon

St Andrew’s Church, School and Community  CAROL SERVICE  with traditional community carol singing, seasonal readings, and musical items by St Andrew’s School’s talented young musicians. All are very welcome indeed  St Andrew’s Church Lower Coombe/Southbridge Road CR0 1AG Wednesday 10 … Continue reading →

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St Andrew’s church seeks volunteers in its ‘green gym’

Posted on November 15, 2014 by insidecroydon

St Andrew’s Church, Southbridge Road, is seeking volunteers keen to do a couple of hours of community gardening in the churchyard each month. The church is historically notable as being where the artist Cicely Mary Barker worshipped regularly; last month … Continue reading →

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