http://www.bgocw.com Defending the faith! Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:01:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A vicar has been forced to start wearing a hard hat to church after being attacked by a pair of "dive bombing" seagulls in the graveyard. The birds have nested at St Petroc's in Bodmin, Cornwall, and it is thought they are trying to protect their chick. Their behaviour has caused complaints ... http://www.bgocw.com/2008/07/gull-dodging-vicar-dons-hard-hat/ The Monks retreat is actually a pub in an ancient village on the top of a hill. It is thought that the name of the pub comes from its local connections with the nearby Church built by St Peter and St Paul. The ghost of the Monks retreat is a friendly ... http://www.bgocw.com/2008/07/monks-retreat-in-broadhempston/ Burnham Market is home to 4 churches, and The Burnhams collectively support a total of 8 individual churches. Details and locations of these can be found below. Burnham Market (Burnham Westgate) Burnham Thorpe Burnham Norton: http://www.bgocw.com/2008/04/churches-of-the-burnhams/