Welcome to the Hundred River & Wainford Benefice

Who Are We?

 THE HUNDRED RIVER AND WAINFORD BENEFICE is a group of nine Church of England parishes in the north Suffolk countryside, between Beccles and Halesworth. Each parish has its own church building and its own pattern of services and activities. However, we share a common identity as open, inclusive Christians offering a welcome to anyone, whatever their background, who wishes to travel with us.


The Hundred River is a real river that enters the sea near Kessingland. Divided into numerous streams, it meanders through our parishes, sometimes full and roaring, nowadays more often muddy and dried-up. Wainford is a memory of an ancient  ford, by which horse-drawn wagons ("wains") once used to cross the Hundred River.   


The nine historic parishes within our group are Weston (St Peter), which includes Ellough, Ringsfield (All Saints), Ilketshall St Andrew, Sotterley (St Margaret), which includes Willingham, Shadingfield (St John the Baptist), Redisham (St Peter), Stoven (St Margaret), Brampton (St Peter), and Westhall (St Andrew). 

Contact Us

Church Services - July 2019

Benefice Notice Board

Roving Coffee Morning

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The next coffee morning  will be on Saturday 3rd August from 10am 'til noon at Park Farm, Mill Lane, Shadingfield the home of John and Gloria Kidner. (1st left after the water tower)

Safeguarding

 The Parishes within the Benefice have adopted the House of Bishops' "Promoting a Safer Church" document, and have signed onto a Safeguarding  Policy Statement.


Should you have any concerns  regarding Safeguarding issues, please refer to:-


The  Reverend  Philip Miller on 01502  714786, or either of the Safeguarding Trainers:- 


Mrs  Ann  Hastings-Payne on 01502 711621 or Mr George Fisher on 

01502 714534


You may also refer to the Diocesan web link shown  below:-

www.cofesuffolk.org/concerns-and-contacts


Waveney and Blyth Deanery Synod​

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 The next meeting will be held on  Thursday 17th October - 7.30pm at St Luke's Church Beccles

Benefice Council

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The Benefice Council  - next meeting 7.30pm Tuesday  15th October at Ringsfield Village Hall. All Electoral Roll members are invited to this meeting to discuss the next steps for the Benefice.

Future Events

St Margaret's Church, Stoven Garden Party

 The Garden Party will again be held at Church Cottages, the  home of Shirley Colls. Please put Sunday 28th July at 2pm in your diary.

Rural Coffee Van

The Rural Coffee Van will be visiting  Brampton Village Hall on Tuesday 16th July from 10am to noon. 

Ringsfield Heritage Coffee Morning

The  Coffee Morning will be held at All Saints Church on Saturday 27th July from 10am 'til noon. Church Records  and Village scrap books will be on display.

Redisham Church Fete

The Church Fete is being held at the Old Vicarage on Saturday July 6th  from 2.30 pm.

Sotterley History Exhibition

Saturday and Sunday July 6th and 7th, 1pm to 4pm at Sotterley Chapel

Benefice Contacts