MIDNIGHT Mass in candlelight at St Mary's Church in Bramshott attracted more than 600 parishioners this year, who came to hear Canon Andrew White read the sermon and Reverend Valentine Inglis-Jones hold the service.

For Valentine, who was trained by Canon White – known as the 'Vicar of Baghdad' – and his good friend, it was his first Christmas in the village since his arrival in April.

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