More information regarding Westbury here and the services for our church and Benefice are here. We hope you can join us.
It is our 850th anniversary this year - it was founded in 1175! Watch out for details of the celebration event on Saturday 26th September
There will be exhibits during the day starting at 10am. If you have any interesting photographs relating to the church (maybe you were married or baptised here?) or of the village, please bring them along in the morning for everyone to see. Please leave them if can for others to see during the event
There will also be a children's treasure trail during the day in the churchyard
In the evening at 6pm, there will be a fun talk on the history of the church with drinks to follow. Please save the date and come along to mark this major milestone for your village church
St Augustine's Church
In addition to our normal services, we continue to hold additional Evensong services during the summer on the first Sunday of the month at 6pm.
We held a very enjoyable cream tea event in June - this has now become an annual event. There was also a plant sale at the same time
The Westbury Annual Fun Quiz was held in February and enjoyed by the quizzers who joined
Fabric Update
We continue to work on a number of projects at the moment as part of preserving our lovely 12th century village church.
We are restoring the Tenor bell which is away for specialist retuning and then rehanging this year. Once complete, we will use it to announce the services. This bell dates back to the 1600's and was cast in the churchyard!
We are exploring options to put a kitchen and toilets in the church. Early days but watch out for more information going forward.
We are grateful to those who clean the church, open it during the day and prepare the flowers (inside and in the churchyard). The churchyard team also help to maintain the churchyard. New volunteers for all these activities are always gratefully received!
We had an open event last Autumn to plant daffodils in the churchyard and 400 bulbs put on a fine show this spring. Like everywhere else, the churchyard is very dry at the moment
The History of the "Usher" Window In The Church
The Reverend Usher was vicar of Westbury during WW1 and we have circulated before the sad history how he lost all six sons over a short period of time.
Catrin Meredith is a researcher who was researching stained glass windows made by Joyce Meredith and our "Usher window" was one of those she made.
Catrin has written a wonderful background on the window and we just wanted to share this more widely. Click below for the article
Accessibility
The church is open most days during the day and visitors re always welcome. We have wifi installed - simply select "St Augustines Visitor" and accept the terms to use.
Benefice & Westbury Website
We have our St Augustine website section on the Benefice website that includes information about the church opening, building and also the history.
In addition, Paula's addresses are available to listen to on the site.
All the services are listed along with lots of extra information that we hope you will find useful.
Baby Basics
We continue to support Baby Basics and information on how you can support both these charities is on the web site.
Parish Giving
To be able to pay our running costs and to maintain the church through these fabric projects, we need ongoing regular giving from the community. If you can support us, you can do this via the Parish Giving Service and thank you – it would mean a lot.
FOStA
FOStA is a charity set up to help maintain the fabric of the church. if you would like to know more, or contribute in any way to this effort, please contact westburyfosta@gmail.com.
They are planning new events and will keep you informed on progress if you sign up with them.
We are very grateful for the support from our Friends organisation FOStA who raise funds to support our fabric. Please consider joining and supporting their work if you can.
It costs over £20,000 each year to keep the church open and maintain the churchyard. If you are able to help at all, please click here or on the Parish Giving Scheme logo below or support us through your online shopping for free here
