The Rev’d Canon Christopher Blanchard was licensed as House for Duty Priest of St Michael and All Angels’ Church Walford for another year by Bishop Richard Jackson on Friday.

The Zoom service attended by the Bishop’s Chaplain, Prebendary Brian Chave; Churchwardens Gay Chinn and Murray Alston; Rector the Rev’d Sean Semple, and Mrs Sarah Blanchard. We wish Chris every blessing for the year ahead in his valued ministry at Walford.