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Alton is a picture postcard village in the Staffordshire Moorlands, famous for the theme park just up the road, and just on the fringes of the Staffordshire Peak District.

The villagers are served by three churches; St Peter鈥檚, St John鈥檚 and the Methodist chapel. The Anglican parish is 'Alton with Bradley', comprising St Peter鈥檚 and the smaller St Leonard鈥檚, which is in the hamlet of Bradley just over a mile away.

'A Country Parish' will be written up here on the web month by month through 2008 with photos, interactive comments and audio interviews.
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August '08 - Part 6 of 'A Country Parish'

August... and we're firmly in the middle of the summer school holidays. And it's not always easy to keep the younger members of the parish entertained!

So, how do you make church interesting for a 7 year old? This month's A Country Parish takes a look at how St Peter's strives to make the whole church experience fun for the younger generation.

In their Holiday Club, which runs every summer, local children can be found running up and down the aisles as they look to put on a dramatic performance! And his year's theme is The Ark...

To see pictures of The Ark and other photos from our series 'A Country Parish', click on the following link...