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New Moon Update: February 2021

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Today, Thursday 11th, is the New Moon day for the month of February 2021. The next Uposatha day will be the Full Moon which falls on Friday 26th February.

Shortly after that next full moon day will be the thirtieth anniversary of my arriving at Harnham. In the…

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New Moon Update: January 2021

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Today, Wednesday 13th, is the New Moon day for the month of January 2021. The next Uposatha day will be the Full Moon which falls on Thursday 28th January.

The doors to our Dhamma Hall vestibule are once more closed to visitors. Please be sure to read…

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COVID REGULATIONS UPDATE: TIER 5 (5th January 2021)

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Due to the UK government's decision to initiate another nationwide lockdown, and to the latest increase in risk because of the virality of the new strain of coronavirus, regrettably we ask the lay community, with immediate effect, to not visit the monastery at all, until further notice.

Please note…

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COVID REGULATIONS UPDATE: TIER 4 (30th December 2020)

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Some of you might already be aware that the North-East is included in those new areas to be designated as Tier 4 as of tomorrow morning, Thursday the 31st of December. As a result, we have decided to close our Dhamma Hall vestibule once again to the general public.

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New Year's Day Precepts and Parittas

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At 3 pm on Friday, January 1st, 2021 there will be a live-streaming of our chanting the paritta. The ceremony will begin with determining the Five Precepts.

Please also be informed that from now our 'Announcements' that we send out will not only be advanced notices of what…

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New Moon Update: December 2020

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Today, Monday 14th, is the New Moon day for the month of December 2020. The next Uposatha day will be the Full Moon which falls on Tuesday 29th December.

The doors to our Dhamma Hall vestibule are once more open for visitors to enter to make offerings…

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Road Open

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The repair work which was being done to the bridge on the road that leads up from the A696 to the hamlet of Harnham has been completed. Visitors to the monastery can now conveniently use that road again. 

As was mentioned in the news announcement that we sent out last…

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