When working on a parish for the VCH, one of the first things to establish is its boundaries, because these define the parameters of the task in hand.

Every September cups and saucers, mugs and plates, are pressed into service for cancer charity Macmillan’s Coffee Morning. This nationwide event raises much-needed funds for the charity, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries it was tea, rather than coffee, that was the beverage of choice for fund-raising events.