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Bodmin celebrates 20 years of Christmas Tree Festivals
This year’s Christmas Tree Festival at St. Petroc’s Church, with market stall, music, refreshments and grand draw, is open with free...
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Oct 29, 20223 min read


Keeping warm this winter
Heating or eating? To offer support to those faced with this choice, a Warm Space is available at St. Petroc's Parish Centre (next to...
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Oct 15, 20221 min read


Community gathers and shares at harvesttime
Table upon table, heavy-laden with food, greeted the congregation on Sunday 9th October. This enormous amount of food was generously...
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Oct 9, 20221 min read


Creams teas for town and visitors
St. Petroc's Church with support of Inner Wheel members have served teas, coffees, scones with jam and cream and cheese scones on several...
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Aug 29, 20221 min read


Peering into Bodmin’s past
Town gathers at St. Petroc’s Church for Bodmin Old Cornwall Society’s remembrance service Stephanie Thomas (President, Bodmin Old...
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Aug 22, 20222 min read


St Petroc, St Piran and children
YOUNG DESIGNER COMPETITION St Petroc's Church is thrilled to hosts part of the St Piran's Day celebrations, where several primary schools...
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Aug 3, 20222 min read


Bodmin College students branch out
The Year 8 student council at Bodmin College has adopted an environmental theme this year. The students raised £300 to buy three acres of...
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Jun 30, 20221 min read


Archbishop in town
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, was in Bodmin as part of his mission tour to Cornwall, to encourage acts of loving service,...
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Jun 22, 20221 min read


Point of connection
The connection bringing Clark Durant from Michigan, USA, to Bodmin in Cornwall is a 17th century memorial in St. Petroc’s Church. The...
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Jun 7, 20222 min read


Jubilee celebrations at St. Petroc's
The church was part of Bodmin town's programme of events for the Platinum Jubilee. Street party Flags and bunting greeted 150 people as...
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May 17, 20222 min read


Buzzing Bodmin
St Petroc’s Church was thrilled to be part of Bodmaxx’s Spring Activity Trail on the Saturday before Easter Sunday. Families, taking the...
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May 14, 20221 min read


School boy volunteers
Participating in the Duke of Edinburgh's Award benefits young people greatly and in the process other people and organisations also...
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May 13, 20221 min read


St Petroc's Youth (SPY) and Bodmin Way Youth Club Experience Splanna!
Bodmin Keep invited Bodmin Way youth club and SPY to interactive events as part of the Splanna project. Splanna inspires creativity,...
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May 1, 20222 min read


Town and church fundraise together
Ending leprosy forever Community partnerships manager for South Wales and the South West, Trevor Grant, joined the Bodmin Team...
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Apr 29, 20221 min read


Bodmin's Maiden Marathon
Beacon Beast hits the mark Success for Bodmin’s inaugural marathon Bodmin’s maiden marathon challenged 123 participants from around the...
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Apr 29, 20223 min read


Gool Peran Lowen
To the sound of bagpipes, fiddle and the beating of a drum a large crowd paraded from The Old Library to Mount Folly on Friday 4th March...
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Mar 19, 20223 min read


Ukrainian flag
Church windows lit up in the colours of the Ukrainian flag. Bodmin has drop off points at 67 Fore Street and Shire Hall and more. A...
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Mar 19, 20221 min read


Town trees for Queen's Green Canopy
The first 12 tree saplings have been planted in Bodmin’s new community woodland in Berryfields Park. In March 400 more will be added....
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Mar 17, 20222 min read


300 eggs!
Rev Elaine and her team gave out 300 Easter eggs along with tiny toy chicks and the Easter story in the form of a cartoon rhyme....
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Apr 5, 20211 min read


Celebrating New Life!
On a glorious spring morning, outside St Petroc's Church, families dropped by to receive Easter Treats. Chocolate eggs and cute little...
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Apr 3, 20211 min read
St Petroc's Church and town life
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