St Mary's Church, Mudford

                                     March 2026

                              A new magazine for the villages of the Ark Group

                                 Ashington, Chilton Cantelo, Marston Magna, Mudford, Rimpton

Volunteers are sought for the production of a new magazine for our

villages. Although “The Ark Group” is the name of a group of parish

churches, the magazine will contain material of relevance to the

whole community.

A small group has met a few times to share ideas, and it’s now

planned that the magazine will be overseen by a team of six people,

each with a particular area of responsibility.

The new magazine will absorb the current Marston/Rimpton

Magazine and the Mudford “What’s On” leaflet. The new team will

draw heavily on the knowledge and experience of the many people

who produce those publications, in particular of Sam Crabb who

has almost single-handedly produced the Rimpton/Marston Mag for

at least two decades!

Our hope and aim is to produce an experimental first edition in May,

with limited circulation and for feedback; and then to go full-scale

from June. For team members, there will be quite a bit of work to be

done in the setting-up period, but once we have working systems in

place, time commitment should be much smaller.

At this stage it’s just a great idea - we’ll only proceed if we get the

team. So, if you feel able to contribute to your community in one of

these ways, if you can think of someone else who might do it, or if

you would like to know more, please contact the Rector in the first

instance: richardtherector@hotmail.com

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