St Mary's Charminster

02/09/2026

🎉 Stinsford Village Fete 🎉 Come along and enjoy a wonderful afternoon of family fun and community spirit at the Stinsford Village Fete!
📅 Saturday 26th September
⏰ 11am–3pm
📍 The Old Vicarage & Stinsford Church

There’ll be something for everyone, including:
🍔 BBQ & Bar
🎶 Live Local Band & Community Choir
👩‍🍳 Cookery Demonstration
🐕 Dog Show
🎳 Skittles
☕ Tea & Cake
🎨 Crafts
💃 Morris Dancing
🌿 Plant Sale
🚗 Classic Cars
🌸 Flowers in a Shoe/Boot Competition
…and much more!

Bring your family and friends, enjoy a great day out and support our local village community. Everyone is welcome! ❤️ Interested in having a tabletop stall? Please contact Sally Warburton at 07587 177 735

01/09/2026

A quick reminder before Thursday morning that back to school photos can often give away far too much about a child that may leave them vulnerable to predators.

Here are some tips for those who enjoy sharing photos with family and friends:

- Always ask your child's permission before sharing their image online, and respect their choices if they say no. Their trust is more important than a few likes.

- Make sure no one can share the image. Add a watermark to images that will show if they are copied and reposted.

- Make sure any visual clues that point to your address (like a number on a front door, or a noticeable porch) and your childs school (uniform, logo, book bag, class name) are covered up before uploading to socials, as stickers and pixelated effects, can be removed digitally.

- Set your privacy settings to a select group of friends and choose only those whom you trust.

St Marys First School Charminster School Association
Diocese of Salisbury

01/09/2026

Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Boswell who were married at St Marys last Tuesday. We were so thrilled to celebrate with them, at last!

31/08/2026

We are almost booked up for summer weddings next year. Remember that you can get married in any of our churches, and we're usually more affordable than a Saturday ceremony at the registry office!
Contact us for more information on [email protected]

30/08/2026

Congratulations Mr and Mrs McGuinness on your marriage! Yesterday's wedding was so joyful and we are so glad to be able to share this next part of your adventure with you!
Diocese of Salisbury

📷 Keith the photographer

27/08/2026

Join us this Sunday at 10.30am at Sydling St Nicholas Church for our Benefice Service of Thanksgiving! 🎉 We’ll be celebrating the recent St Nicholas church restoration project and giving thanks for its successful completion. Everyone is warmly welcome to join us for this special service. Afterwards, we’ll enjoy a picnic in the churchyard! 🧺 Bring your own lunch, or something to share.🥪 ☔ Weather update: In the likely event of wet weather, the picnic will take place in the Village Hall instead. We look forward to celebrating together!

25/08/2026

13/08/2026

Everyone is welcome to our Benefice Service of Thanksgiving, at Sydling St Nicholas Church on Sunday 30th August at 10.30am. Join us in giving thanks for the successful completion of the recent restoration project! This will be followed by our Benefice Picnic 🧺🥪 in the beautiful churchyard - bring your own lunch or bits to share. We look forward to seeing you there!

12/08/2026

Some really creative viewing ideas down here!