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Vale Royal String Orchestra in St Peter's Church

Strings at St Peter's

Vale Royal Strings present a programme of baroque music at St Peter's, Little Budworth. Saturday, 14th March at 7pm. Tickets on the door Adult £18, Child £8

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Cartoon image of a chef tossing a pancake.

Shrove Tuesday Pancakes 2026

**POSTPONED DUE TO ROAD CLOSURE** Don't drop into The Mews for a freshly cooked pancake on Shrove Tuesday, 17th February. New date to be announced later!

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Boy having an ash cross made on his forehead.

Ash Wednesday

Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, 18th February 2026. Join us at 7.30pm for a service of Holy Communion and the marking of ash crosses on the foreheads of the congregation.

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A collection of used postage stamps

RNIB Stamp Appeal

Please save all your stamps from your Christmas post for the RNIB Stamp Appeal. We will be collecting them in church until the end of January.

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Aerial view of a yellow tractor ploughing a field

Plough Sunday

Join us for a service to give thanks for God's gift of creation and to ask his blessing on our farmers; for the soil, the animals and the seeds they work with.

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Aerial view of the south side of St Mary's church

Newsletters for 2025

St Mary's newsletters are a good way to keep in touch with what is going on in the parish. Click below to see this year's editions.

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Nine Lessons and Carols Service

Join us on Sunday 21st December at 6.30pm for this traditional Christmas celebration of nine short bible readings, choir anthems and well loved carols for everyone to sing.

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Child's open hand with ceramic nativity figures

Christmas Eve Crib Service

Please join us for our family friendly Crib Service with carols at 4pm on Sunday 24th December.

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Nativity scene. Mary in white looking down at the Christ child, other figures around Mary are also looking at the baby.

Midnight Holy Communion

Join us at 11.30pm on Christmas Eve to welcome in the celebration of Christ's birth on Christmas Day with Holy Communion and carols.

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