Ironstone Villages family of churches

Ironstone Villages family of churches We are the Ironstone Villages family of churches- a group of 7 Anglican churches in Leicestershire

Natalie Nightingale sings at Eastwell Church on Saturday 19th, 7pm-9pm. Doors open at 6.30pm. Tickets £10 available from...
10/09/2026

Natalie Nightingale sings at Eastwell Church on Saturday 19th, 7pm-9pm.
Doors open at 6.30pm.
Tickets £10 available from [email protected].
Refreshments available.

All welcome!

Ride and Stride is this Saturday!Ride and Stride is an annual fundraising event where participants are sponsored to cycl...
10/09/2026

Ride and Stride is this Saturday!

Ride and Stride is an annual fundraising event where participants are sponsored to cycle, walk, or ride horses between historic churches and chapels.

All of our churches are open on the day.

Goadby Marwood are planning a walk:
Please join us for a stroll through the rolling countryside. We will set off from Goadby Marwood Church at 9.00 am, follow footpaths to Eastwell, Eaton and Branston before returning to Goadby for tea and cake (approximately 8 miles).
Any donations will be shared between St Denys’ Church and the Leicestershire Historic Churches Trust.
It is great if you simply want to come along, but if you would like to get sponsored, we have forms or, you can be added to the village GoodHub online page.
Thank you - Colette and Nigel
[email protected]

Ride and Stride is an annual fundraising event where participants are sponsored to cycle, walk, or ride horses between h...
07/09/2026

Ride and Stride is an annual fundraising event where participants are sponsored to cycle, walk, or ride horses between historic churches and chapels.

This year it is being held on Saturday 12th September. All of our churches are open on the day.

Goadby Marwood are planning a walk:

Please join us for a stroll through the rolling countryside. We will set off from Goadby Marwood Church at 9.00 am, follow footpaths to Eastwell, Eaton and Branston before returning to Goadby for tea and cake (approximately 8 miles).
Any donations will be shared between St Denys’ Church and the Leicestershire Historic Churches Trust.
It is great if you simply want to come along, but if you would like to get sponsored, we have forms or, you can be added to the village GoodHub online page.
Thank you - Colette and Nigel
[email protected]

Sunday 6th September Services reminder:10.30 am Holy Communion in Scalford Church 3.00 pm Harvest Songs of Praise Café C...
06/09/2026

Sunday 6th September Services reminder:
10.30 am Holy Communion in Scalford Church
3.00 pm Harvest Songs of Praise Café Church in Waltham Church followed by Supper

This Wednesday- 9th September, come and support Lunch Club in Scalford Church. Yummy lunch served at midday. To book, ca...
05/09/2026

This Wednesday- 9th September, come and support Lunch Club in Scalford Church. Yummy lunch served at midday. To book, call 07443 618 746 / 01664 444 639. Can also be delivered to homes. Everyone welcome!

Hope for all Creation?Dear Friends,Our world is facing a climate and environmental crisis, and all of us feel its effect...
04/09/2026

Hope for all Creation?

Dear Friends,

Our world is facing a climate and environmental crisis, and all of us feel its effect. Over the summer months, for example, we have experienced a series of heatwaves which affected all of us in one way or another. Other parts of the world are faring much worse as a result of extreme weather events, and it is so often the poorest and most vulnerable who suffer most.

Hope for All Creation is a document recently published by the Church of England. This report begins by looking at the nature of the current crisis. It states: “The damage generated by human activity to the climate and ecosystems on which we depend is widespread and intensifying. Biodiversity loss is escalating. The impact on vulnerable human communities is increasingly severe, and the prospects for the future grow bleak. Meanwhile, the response of nations with the power and resources to limit and mitigate this damage is seeming to falter.”

Is there any hope, then, for planet earth? Yes, there is, according to the report. For while the situation is increasingly dire for many, the report’s introduction also points out that: “God has not forsaken the Earth, the precious life it supports, nor the human beings who inhabit it. God continues to sustain the interconnected webs of life in which we have our being. God has acted, coming in Jesus Christ, to dwell in our creaturely home, and to reconcile us to our Creator and to our fellow creatures. In raising Christ from the dead, God has pledged the coming of his reign and the renewal and liberation of all creation. And in sending the Holy Spirit, the risen Christ accompanies, enables and guides the Church to live out this reconciliation and this hope, and goes ahead of it in the world over which he is Lord.”
Hope for All Creation argues that care for creation is not an optional concern for Christians, but is a core part of the Church’s mission to "safeguard the integrity of creation and sustain and renew the life of the earth" (one of the five Anglican marks of mission). During the coming weeks, when many of our churches have harvest thanksgiving services, a renewed commitment to act to care for creation would certainly be a faithful expression of our harvest gratitude, and one which would bring fresh hope to a world in crisis.

With all good wishes,

John Barr, Rector

Sunday 6th September Services:10.30 am Holy Communion in Scalford Church 3.00 pm Harvest Songs of Praise Café Church in ...
04/09/2026

Sunday 6th September Services:
10.30 am Holy Communion in Scalford Church
3.00 pm Harvest Songs of Praise Café Church in Waltham Church followed by Supper

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St Egelwin's Church
Scalford
LE144DL

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+441664793439

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