Pelsall Church – War Graves Week and Nature Event

St Michael’s Church in Pelsall is taking part in the first War Graves Week, organised by the War Graves Commission.

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The week-long event, from May 21 to 28, aims to shine a light on the Commission’s work and the people who keep remembrance of the country’s war dead alive.

St Michael’s cemetery and church yard holds six graves and Rev Alison Morris says she wants to support the War Graves Commission in its new venture this year.

More details will be revealed nearer the time – visit www.stmichaelspelsall.co.uk for information.

Churches Count on Nature

St Michael’s Church in Pelsall is taking part in a national event to discover the wildlife in its churchyard.

Churches Count on Nature is a joint initiative promoted by Caring for God’s Acre, A Rocha UK, the Church of England and the Church in Wales and will take place between June 5 and 13. Over those nine days, local people are invited to record the plants, insects and birds they find in the church yard and combine their results with others’, which will be collated on the National Biodiversity Network (NBN), a nationwide database of wildlife in the UK.

Schools and nurseries in the village, and other community groups, will be invited to participate in the count, but anyone can register their interest. Email: stmichaelschurchpelsall.co.uk for more information.

Written by Jayne Howarth.