2024 Harvest Thanksgiving Billy Bray

 Billy Bray Harvest Thanksgiving Sunday 20th October 2024

No Service - 2022 New Year's Eve

 We will not be having a service this year, but hope to see you in the Spring.

Billy Bray Harvest Thanksgiving October 9th 2022

 

Billy Bray's Chapel Traditional Harvest Thanksgiving is this coming Sunday 9th October 2022 at 2.30pmm.  The preacher is Mr Adrian Dawe a farmer from Devon.   We look forward  to seeing all of you are able or wish to attend. 

Billy Bray Spring Service April 24th 2022

2.30pm on Sunday 24th April 2022 

Billy Bray Chapel, Kerley Downs, Cornwall

Cancelled - Watch Night Service 2021

 Owing to the Covid Pandemic we regrettably will not be proceeding with the Watch Night Service this year.  We feel this is the only responsible course of action in spite of any forthcoming Government recommendations or enforcement.  Hopefully 2022 will be a better year for everyone and the we will be able to reopen and use  Kerley Downs Chapel in the normal way.

2021 Harvest Festival Billy Bray Chapel

 

Service Friday 4th June 2021 - Billy Bray's Chapel, Kerley Downs, Cornwall

Hello to the Friends and Supporters of Billy Bray's Chapel 

During the epidemic the Chapel at Kerley Downs has been closed for over eighteen months in accordance with most other places of worship.  We are pleased to announce however that on Friday the 4th June at 7.30pm we are hosting a Special Service at the chapel which will be conducted by the Revd Richard Teal President of the Methodist Conference (2021) to which we understand he is very much looking forward and to which you are all very welcome.  However prevailing Covid restrictions will have to be adhered to so if you wish to attend please get there in good time.   The Service will include the presentation of a 'Tea Pot'' to the Trust which belonged to a Mrs Harvey of Penzance and from which she served Billy Bray on his visits to her house. It has been in the Harvey  family ever since and they now kindly wish it to be presented to the chapel.

We look forward to welcoming all of you who wish and are able to attend 

 Clive Buckingham

(Secretary to the Billy Bray Memorial Trust) 

Watchnight Service December 2020 at Baldhu Chapel

 

TO ALL FRIENDS AND SUPPORTERS OF BILLY BRAY'S CHAPEL

 

YOU WILL HAVE RECENTLY RECEIVED FROM ME AN E-MAIL SAYING THAT OWING TO THE PANDEMIC THERE WILL BE NO WATCH NIGHT SERVICE AT BILLY BRAY'S CHAPEL THIS YEAR AS WE WOULD BE UNABLE TO OBSERVE SOCIAL DISTANCING HAVING ONE NARROW CENTRAL CORRIDOR FOR ACCESS.  HOWEVER THE TRUSTEES OF BALDHU CHAPEL HAVE KINDLY OFFERED TO HOLD THIS SERVICE INSTEAD AS THEY ARE ABLE TO CARRY OUT THE NECESSARY CONDITIONS.  SUBJECT TO ANY FURTHER GOVERNMENT RESTRICTIONS THERE WILL THEREFORE BE A WATCH NIGHT SERVICE AT BALDHU CHAPEL STARTING AT 11.30PM ON THURSDAY 31st DECEMBER TO WHICH ALL ARE WELCOME.

 

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DO NOT KNOWW WHERE BALDHU CHAPEL IS - CONTINUE  ALONG THE BALDHU ROAD EASTWARD (TOWARDS CARNON DOWNS) PASSING BRAYS CHAPEL ON YOUR RIGHT FOR ABOUT A FURTHER MILE.  ON YOUR LEFT YOU WILL SEE A SIGN SAYING 'WHEAL JANE' TO THE RIGHT..  TAKE THIS RIGHT HAND TURNING.  THE CHAPEL IS ON YOUR RIGHT IMMEDIATLEY AFTER A DOUBLE BEND.  THE POST CODE IF YOU HAVE A SATNAV IS:  TR3.6ED        

 

BILLY BRAY'S TRUSTEES HOPE THAT YOU HAD A HAPPY COVID-FREE CHRISTMAS AND WISH YOU A SAFE AND HAPPY 2021

 

GOD BLESS

 

Clive Buckingham

(Secretary of the Billy Bray Memorial Trust)

Billy Bray Memorial Trust - October Update

 

TO ALL THE FRIENDS AND SUPPORTERS OF BILLY BRAY'S CHAPEL.

 

The Trustees sincerely regret that in order to act responsibly in preventing the spread of the Coronavirus there will not be a Harvest Thanksgiving Service at Billy Bray's Chapel this October (18th 2020) -  neither will there be a Christmas Concert on 6th December 2020.   

 

We pray that none of you has contracted the virus and that you and your families are all in good health.  When it comes to Christmas we hope that you will all have as good a celebration as the circumstances permit. .

 

With regard to Watch Night Service on 31st December 2020 this is still in abeyance and will depend upon Government recommendations.  Please look at Press Adverts nearer the time (West Briton/Cornish Guardian /Cornishman). We also anticipate sending you e-mails to confirm one way or the other.

 

Depending upon the prevailing situation we hope to be able to open the Chapel again in 2021.

 

May God's blessing be upon you all.

 

The Billy Bray Memorial Trust

Chapel Anniversary, 2nd June 2019, 2.30pm

This is just to let you know that our Chapel Anniversary Service for 2019 is at 2.30pm on Sunday 2nd June.   We look forward to welcoming those of you who are able and would like to come.   The preacher this year is Mr.Paul Langford from Lanner, and the Vocal Soloist is Mrs Sue Lancaster.