{"id":5492,"date":"2021-02-21T12:26:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-21T10:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.christchurchswindon.co.uk\/blog\/?p=5492"},"modified":"2021-02-21T15:30:05","modified_gmt":"2021-02-21T13:30:05","slug":"the-beacon-on-the-hill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christchurchswindon.co.uk\/blog\/2021\/02\/the-beacon-on-the-hill\/","title":{"rendered":"The Beacon on the Hill"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1518.4px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column 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people and events that tell the story of almost a thousand years of history from the Doomsday Book to Coronavirus.<\/p>\n<p> The Beacon on the Hill will surprise and entertain you with over 200 photographs and a special guide to the church.<\/p>\n<p> All proceeds from the sale go towards the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.christchurchswindon.co.uk\/friends.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Friends of Christ Church<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> You can order a copy by contacting<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:friends@christchurchswindon.co.uk\">friends@christchurchswindon.co.uk<\/a> or Caroline 01793 521732<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christchurchswindon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/beacononhill-scaled.jpg\" data-caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-5214\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christchurchswindon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/beacononhill-696x1024.jpg\" 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