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St. George’s Church, Pontesbury, Shropshire, England
St George’s, Pontesbury is a Christian Community providing a loving and spiritual environment in which to embrace, explore and experience faith in order to serve our community.
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The origins of St George’s church can be traced to about 1250, but the church was largely restored in the 19th century. For a small village, population c3,500, it is large, and has a very active and lively congregation. Pontesbury is a rural community and extends a warm welcome to all visitors. St. George’s is open to all during daylight hours, but is closed at night.
S T O P P R E S S
Letter from Bishop Anthony concerning the plight of our farmers
Tuesday, 2nd April 2013
I am taking this unusual step of writing an open letter to you all because of the dire situation of so many of the farmers within our diocese, and indeed more widely across England and Wales. This is almost certainly the most difficult time for the whole farming community since the horrendous “foot and mouth” outbreak twelve years ago. … more