This month’s Graffham’s Parish News
Our village monthly Graffham Parish News has just won three awards in the 2026 ‘Oscars’ for magazines published by or for churches of any denomination in the UK – and its November 2026 edition is out now. In ‘Poppy’ month, it looks back at the history of our village war memorial. There’s also news of plans to add solar panels to Graffham Village Shop, if the community supports the concept and finance can be found. The regeneration of Lavington Stud and Estate is given formal planning approval, while the drive to have the speed limit in the centre of the village reduced to 20mph is back on the roundabout as West Sussex County Council suggests an alternative approach. East Lavington Parish Council is pressing for a licence issued for a new campsite to be revoked. There are previews of December’s Graffham Christmas market and everything festive taking place in the village in December. Plus all the regular features, a full round up on what is happening locally this month and much, much more. If you haven’t received your copy yet, or you live away from the village, you can read it online here.
We are thankful to be able to deliver our magazine free of charge each month to all parish residents and online here. If you would like to help us continue to produce this first class village resource, please click on this link.
Our award-winning Graffham Parish News is published monthly by Graffham with Woolavington Parochial Church Council (PCC) and hand-delivered free of charge to every household in Graffham and East Lavington, as part of our church’s service to the community. As well as details of upcoming church services and activities, it covers EVERYTHING that goes on locally – social events, Graffham and East Lavington Parish Councils, the Empire Hall, schools, the recreation ground and all other clubs, groups and organisations, you name it…
It has recently been honoured as one of the best parish magazines in the UK by the Association of Church Editors, the organisation for teams producing magazines for parish communities of all denominations throughout the country.
The current issue is available also from St Giles Church and Graffham Village Shop – or you can subscribe to have copies posted to you by contacting the editors at editor.graffhamparishnews@gmail.com (the annual cost for a postal subscription is £40.). You can also read the latest edition and a growing backlog of archive editions online by clicking on the link below. Older editions are available from the Graffham Archive.
Although the magazine is distributed free to all households in Graffham and East Lavington, we do invite readers to donate towards its production costs to help keep Graffham Parish News solvent. You donate towards it online here.
Please support the magazine’s advertisers – who deliver its revenue. If you’d like to promote your business or event in Graffham Parish News, just contact the editor (see below). You’d be warmly welcome!
Please direct any queries to editor.graffhamparishnews@gmail.com
