Sunday 3rd October 2004

"Church finally grows up"

The Bishop of Bedford was in town on Sunday 3rd October to declare Christchurch, Bushmead a new legal parish.

The Registrar of the Diocese of St Albans was present to witness the signing of the documents and to celebrate with a special service followed by a meal.

The new church was opened in January last year, but has now been through all the legal requirements to make the new area of Bushmead a Parish in it's own right.

Back in 1992 with the building of a new estate a new 'Conventional District' was initially created in the area of Bushmead. Together with these new houses four other adjoining parishes in Biscot, Stopsley, Streatley and Round Green all gave a small number of houses to be part of what is now the Parish of Bushmead. This now means, apart from other things, that the church is licensed for weddings.