DULVERTON has welcomed their new Associate Vicar at the village's All Saints Church.

Rev Paul Kingdon will be living at Brompton Regis and was joined by The Right Reverend Ruth Worsley, Bishop of Taunton and The Ven John Reed, Archdeacon of Taunton.

His previous role was as an associate priest in the Isle of Wedmore benefice following his curacy at Burnham-on-Sea.

He was born in Tiverton where his family run a coach firm but Paul decided on a career as an accountant and was a partner with A C Mole & Sons based in Taunton until early retirement in January 2015.

Pictures by Margaret Rawle.