14 January 2024
On Sunday 14 January, Thaxted Parish Church celebrated Plough Sunday with members of the farming community from across Essex.
Following the service, the Revd Canon Janet Nicholls, Chelmsford Diocesan Rural Adviser and Agricultural Chaplain blessed the plough (and the tractors), a tradition that goes back to medieval times. The service was followed by Morris Dancing and the Essex Young Farmers tractor-run.
With around 270 people inside the church and many more outside for the blessing, the service beat all previous attendance records.
