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Did you know that the hedgerows throughout Britain created over thousands of years signified livestock barriers & property boundries up and down the land and form rich habitats for many varieties of flora and fauna? These hedgerows also show off an unrivalled landscape across Britain which entice not only thousands of species of insects, and other wildlife and plants but they also posess extremely powerful naturally occurring properties. If managed correctly these hedgerows  could potentially provide some of the  vital defences to help ward off the effects of climate change especially carbon capture and rewilding (which is what we are working on in our church grounds at St James').

It is claimed by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology that Britain has 400,000km of historic hedges - enough to go around the globe 10 times!

When available you could arrange a tower climb with our Tower Bell Captain …

It’s here! Our new churchyard guide and prayer walk. Enjoy the serenity of our churchyard and take time to ponder as you walk through our ancient grounds.

You can collect your free guide from the back of the church which is open daily.
Donations welcome.

Meet at St James' Church, Christleton at 10.30am. Tea, coffee, biscuits will be available. If possible bring your own gloves, tools etc. If wet or very cold we will work in Church. Any queries call Mike on 07787 421 357.

Please remove any Christmas ornaments (and other non-compliant artefacts) placed on graves no later than the 2 Feb. This is to ensure we are compliant with the churchyard regulations as posted on the noticeboards and found here https://www.chester.anglican.org/support-services/churches/churchyards/churchyard-regulations-2007 (specifically sections 14 & 15 subsection 5).

Any non-compliant artefacts still on graves post 2 Feb will be removed and disposed of.

Thank you in advance.

Churchwardens.

Thank-you so much to everyone who turned up for the Carols around the Tree. It trully was magnifiicent to see so many of you there! We would also like to say a very big thank-you to those of you who came from greater distances.

Most of all though, we really do need to thank everyone who gave so generously to Christian Aid for their Middle East (Gaza) collection for which we raised an astonishing £548.91.

With over 20,000 deaths so far in Gaza, many thousands of which were women & children, your donations are more critical than ever, now that winter is upon us. There are over a million displaced & vulnernable victims of this brutal conflict who face starvation, infectious disease, and environmental catastrophe. Please follow this link if you would like to find out more or to help continue funding this incredible work: https://www.christianaid.org.uk/appeals/emergencies/middle-east-crisis-appeal

Once again thank you …

Perhaps we have read the news about staggering numbers of children going without meals during the week and without presents at Christmas. We long for change, the coming of God's kingdom, and as part of that change we collected a large number of toys for the KidsBank to start Advent. A huge thank you to the community of St James or their generosity, and to Mike and Janet for delivering them.

Please to spread the word, and connect with and support the KidsBank.