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Walking the diocese WHEN THE Dean of Hereford, the Very Revd Michael Tavinor, was first appointed, he walked from his parish of Tewkesbury to his new post in Hereford... Subscriber only	Calling for a cuppa “IT’S MORE a granddaughter church, it’s so tiny: just 404 people in the village, 60 of them in the nursing home.” Subscriber only	They stole the pig — but the fun went on IT WAS an incredibly mean thing to do, to steal the hog roast the night before it was to be part of the celebrations in the “Maypole Village” of Barwick... Subscriber only

Bursting with life ST MARY’S at Lawford, a village on the edge of Manningtree in Chelmsford diocese, is buzzing with young life. Subscriber only	Fresh air and fun IT WAS the Revd Andrew Cunnington’s first experience of the annual Celebration Weekend Subscriber only

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