Combe Feast Weekend and Church Gift Day – 15th and 16th August

Combe Feast this year falls on the weekend of the 15th and 16th August. A celebration which marks a long village tradition dating back to 10th August 1395 and the consecration of our Church to St Laurence the Martyr.

Gift Day – Saturday 15th August

Saturday 15th August is the Church’s annual Gift Day, a day when we seek the village’s help and financial support towards the costs of maintaining our beautiful building and the church as a place of prayer and worship. The church will be open and we will be serving refreshments inside the church and in the church grounds (weather permitting).

There will also be an exhibition of crafts and artworks created in the village to view. Please let us know if you have crafts or paintings or other artworks you would be happy for us to place on display. To do this speak to Linda Soderberg, or email admin(at)combeparishchurch.org.

Combe Feast Service – Sunday 16th August, 7pm

On Sunday 16th August we will be holding our Combe Feast Service from 7pm on the Village Green.
The service and our singing will be accompanied by Witney Town Band. Do come and join us for our annual village service of thanksgiving.

Building works at St Laurence’s Church

Over the next couple of months, essential maintenance work is being carried out on the fabric of the Church.

• Preparatory work is in progress to replace the stone cross to the apex of the chancel roof.

• South Wall

  • We hope shortly to commence on repair of the south wall plaster followed by redecoration of the Nave. The Chancel will be redecorated in entirety.

  • We have a small group who are looking at the present heating and lighting arrangements, with a view to upgrading.

• The Vestry

  • The repair and redecoration of the Vestry is long overdue. We hope to tackle this shortly, in conjunction with a review of our catering arrangements, to make the best of the increased available space in the Nave.

A small welfare unit for the use of those carrying out the work has been installed to the south of the Church; this will be removed once the project is completed.