Reverend Dr Claire Maxim's last Sunday in The Deanery will be 9th August. There will be a Communion service at Elsdon at 11.15 am and a Songs of Praise at Bellingham at 4.30pm. All are welcome to come to Tarset Village Hall between 6 and 8pm to have a glass of something and some cake and say goodbye to Claire.
On August 1st it is the Annual Heavenfield Pilgrimage mentioned in Bede's History of the English Church. Bishop Helen Ann will be walking again this year and offering short reflections along the way. The Pilgrimage begins at approx 11.00am at Hexham Abbey with a short service and then goes via St John Lee to Heavenfield . The walk is about 5 miles in length but there are frequent stops and transport available if you only wish to walk part of the Pilgrimage.