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Fundraising Update – a Christmas Miracle!

The Reverend Otis Driftwood announced that earlier this week, just as the fundraising thermometer had been updated to show that donations have reached the halfway point at just under £80,000, an pledge was made to fund the remaining half meaning that St. Polycarp’s Church will have a new roof in 2020!

The pledge, made by a local person who wished to remain anonymous, has been verified and…

Skinner’s Quality Ice Cream

With the friendly clamour of the electronic bell to the tune of “Popeye the Sailor Man”, the children of Soddenham come tumbling out into the streets to find the pink and cream van coming around the corner, already trailing kids like the Pied Piper of Hamlyn – it’s time for a Skinner’s ice cream!

Oh yes, the summers aren’t complete without a cool creamy dairy treat from the occasionally friendly…

WITH ALWYN GAZE

It has often been commented upon that I spend a lot of my time walking in and around the village over the years, without route nor destination, and that I must know every inch of every mile! That well may be, but as I walk amongst our lanes and through our pastures I am often presented with a view not recognised, or scene unfolding amongst my fellow man that forces me to…

Reverend Jeanette Blencowe 1968-2019

As we reported in March, after an extraordinary theft of the roof of St. Polycarp’s Church, our vicar of 18 years, the Reverent Jeanette Blencowe was found dead in the Leam beneath Candlesmoke Bridge. The investigation into the theft of the roof and the death of Rev. Blencowe, and their possible connection, has been thorough and surprisingly inconclusive.

Jeanette Blencowe

The inquest following…

In these posts so far we have featured shops and businesses in the heart of the village, but now its time to feature our other main commercial area – The Soddenham Enterprise Zone!

Situated in the south eastern corner of the village on what was the old Savilles Bunsen Burner factory, the zone is now a more modern multi faceted site filled with a wide assortment of businesses of the sort that a…

Rev. Driftwood, yesterday

Our new vicar, The Reverend Otis Driftwood arrived in Soddenham last week without much fanfare it has to be said, as we had not been informed of his arrival. Indeed, It was only after several hours in The Witches Teat did Mr. Driftwood introduce himself formally. After some initial confusion, Mr. Driftwood was offered temporary lodgings at The Teat, as the vicarage is…

WITH ALWYN GAZE

It has often been commented upon that I spend a lot of my time walking in and around the village over the years, without route nor destination, and that I must know every inch of every mile! That well may be, but as I walk amongst our lanes and through our pastures I am often presented with a view not recognised, or scene unfolding amongst my fellow man that forces me to…