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All Saints’ Staplehurst
Church of England · Diocese of Canterbury
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News & Notices

Weekly notices, letters from the Parish Magazine, reports from the bell tower and prayer prompts — all the latest from All Saints’.

May 2026 Magazine Letter
Parish Magazine

May 2026 Magazine Letter

There is a ring of six bells in the tower of the Church in my childhood village.

Staplehurst Bellringers Report May 2026
Bell Tower

Staplehurst Bellringers Report May 2026

On May 17th, we will once again be celebrating the annual Bell Sunday – a day where the contribution of bells and bellringers to the life of the Church is recognised.

Rev. Silke Tetzlaff
Parish Magazine

March 2026 Magazine Letter

Lent offers a different way of seeing. Rather than ignoring these realities, it invites us to slow down and reflect on the values that genuinely help people and communities flourish.

Rev. Silke Tetzlaff
Parish Magazine

February 2026 Magazine Letter

Over Christmas, when life slowed down a little, I found myself watching stories, especially Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson.

Rev. Silke Tetzlaff
Parish Magazine

January 2026 Magazine Letter

January can sometimes feel quiet. The celebrations of Christmas have passed, the days are shorter, and we may find ourselves reflecting on the year gone by.

Tower Turret Appeal

Thanks to the generosity of the village community and a number of grant-giving bodies, together with a lot of money from the Friends of All Saints, we now have raised most of the funds required to complete the restoration work.

Update on the Tower Restoration

Update on the Tower Restoration

The work is finished and thanks to the amazing support of the local community and the generous grants received from a significant number of other bodies we have also been able to pay for it.