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Barbecue

Join us for a Summer Barbecue – 26th July

We’re pleased to invite you to a relaxed summer barbecue in the churchyard on Friday 26th July, starting at 5.30pm. It’s a chance to enjoy some good food, friendly company, and (we hope) some sunshine, all in the familiar setting of St James’s.

The Boteler monument in Biddenham St James's Church

Help us restore the Boteler Monument

The Boteler monument in St James’s Church, a historic witness to Biddenham, urgently needs specialist restoration. Funds are being raised to preserve its stonework and honor the 15th-century Boteler family’s legacy in the village and church.

An egg lying in some straw

Easter 2025 celebrations

The church enjoyed a great Easter with a new Good Friday service in the evening meditating on the meaning of the cross.

Lent

Letter from St James’s Church

Lent mimics Jesus’ forty-day desert preparation. Beyond giving up treats, it invites us to accept his ultimate rescue mission: dying for our sins to restore us.