BATCOMBE
REP & DISTRIBUTOR: Johnny Gibbs jg@intramar.co.uk 83187
Photo: J Gibbs
2021 dawns over Batcombe, bringing light with a hint of foreboding
Batcombe Church The work in assessing the damage to the nave roof of the church and the cost of repairing it continued over the weeks leading up to Christmas. Fortunately, the various appraisals have now been completed and we were able to have the scaffolding removed in mid-December. We will shortly be moving into the fundraising phase prior to the repair project itself, which is likely to take place in 2022.
had two fabulous soloists who raised their beautiful voices up to the rafters, thank Photo: J Gibbs you Issy Hodge and Jasper McWatt.
Carol service Susie Graham writes: It was a very different carol service in our simply, traditionally decorated church last Christmas; for a start we were unable to sing carols! Secondly, we were limited with the number of people we could safely accommodate. Despite this we did have music, wonderfully performed by Lucy Hodge and her children. We also 8
Carol soloists
