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Christmas Tree Festival

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The Penarth Christmas Tree Festival (not a Friends event) saw St Augustine’s open on Friday evening, Saturday and Sunday, 6th, 7th and 8th December despite the stormy weather. Over 1300 […]


The Most Difficult Parish in the Diocese

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The evening of 28th November was chilly but 23 people braved the cold and came to the Parish Hall to hear Chris Riley’s talk on The Most Difficult Parish in […]


Autumn Serenade

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On the evening of Saturday 19th October an audience of about 30 gathered in St Augustine’s Church to enjoy a concert by the Penarth Community Choir in memory of the […]


Quiz Evening

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On Thursday 10th October 2024, 32 quizzers met in the Parish Hall in Albert Road to test their general knowledge in the Autumn Quiz.  There was a range to questions […]


Bat Walk

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On Thursday 5th September 2024, despite the wet weather during the day, 10 visitors joined Jess Dangerfield, a bat expert from the Cardiff Bat Group. for a general talk inside […]


Open Churches Weekend

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The Friends took part in Open Churches Weekend 29th/30th June. The five churches in the Ministry Area were open at various times for visitors. On Saturday 29th June the church […]


Dawn Chorus

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John Wilson from the Glamorgan Bird Club led a Dawn Chorus walk starting at The  Kymin House at 7am on Saturday, 20th April 2024. About 25 people met at The […]


The Windsor-Clive Family

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On Thursday 11th April more than 50 people gathered in the Parish Hall, Albert Road to hear Chris Riley’s talk on the Windsor-Clive family. The story started in the 11th […]


The Story of Flatholm

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On Thursday, 29th February 2024 about 40 people gathered in the Parish Hall to hear local historian Alan Thorne’s talk about Flatholm. Alan told the history of the island from […]


Christmas Tree Festival

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The Penarth Christmas Tree Festival was held in St Augustine’s on 9th and 10th December. 2023  It was not a Friends event but was another opportunity to see the church […]