From the Rectory 4 Weekday Services 3 Deanery & Benefice News 5 From the Registers 5 Sunday Services 42 Diary 41 Burton Bradstock 18 Littlebredy 29 Litton Cheney 32 Long Bredy 30 Puncknowle, Swyre & West Bexington 35 Shipton Gorge 37 Valley Notes 9 Crossword 27 Sudoku 28 To place commercial advertisements in BRIDE VALLEY NEWS, email: b v c t c@outlook . com (but without any spaces) DEADLINE FOR SEPTEMBER ADVERTISING IS 5TH AUGUST MUST BE SENT TO VILLAGE CORRESPONDENTS, (contact details shown at the head of each Village Section) BY FOR THE ISSUE. Handwritten or typed copy is to be delivered well before the deadline date. Copy sent from outside the Bride Valley may be sent direct to the Editor. Articles, notices and advertisements in this magazine may not necessarily repre- sent or reflect the views of the Editor or the people and organisations which fund and support it. Editor:
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