ANDOVER is set to get its very own Catholic internet site when the parish church of St John the Baptist launches its website on Sunday.

Andover MP Sir George Young is doing the honours at the church hall in Alexandra Road, to coincide with World Communications Day on Sunday.

The parish of St John the Baptist is extensive, covering more than 400 square miles. It's one of the largest in the Catholic diocese of Portsmouth and includes Tidworth, Kings Somborne and Micheldever Station.

But not everybody can access mass services, so a working group was set up to develop a website providing access for all.

The site itself contains both spiritual and temporal information including times of services in all three of its churches in Andover, Stockbridge and Whitchurch and details of how to contact the clergy.

It also covers how to hire the church hall, finances, prayer groups, bereavement support, how to arrange baptisms, marriages and funerals and social and youth activities.

There are links to a number of other Catholic websites and links to local information support. Log on to www.catholic-andover.org.uk for more details.