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This past week has seen several activities take place and we are looking forward to our Victorian Christmas event on 6th December. Yesterday, we buried our Time Capsule! For a full list of what’s inside

When you stop and think about it, St Mary’s has been standing for hundreds of years and for most of that time, it had no heating at all! (And since the old boiler gave up

We're delighted to welcome Helen to our project team.  Helen has been with us for a couple of months and brings a wealth of experience to her role as our Volunteer & Training CoOrdinator. 

Who would have thought it would take 20,000 bricks to lay the final floor layer at St Mary’s? But this is no ordinary job. With six different brick heights and a mixture of new

Secrets from the Scaffold: A Rare Glimpse Inside St Mary’s Over the past few weeks, we’ve been sharing some of the incredible sights revealed during the restoration works at St Mary’s

On Sunday 29th June, we hosted our first ecology event at St Mary’s, coinciding with the national Churches Count on Nature initiative. Our resident ecologist, Richard Wren, invited participants to collect small samples of plants

🧱 Crack repairs and redecoration are well underway—though not without a few hiccups! 🎨 The limewash didn’t stick to some parts as hoped, so an alternative breathable distemper paint was re-applied instead. Now, with

Springtime Spectacular: A Community Success Spring has continued to renew a sense of energy and excitement to St Mary’s, not only through the ongoing restoration work but also through the Springtime Spectacular 

Spring has brought energy and excitement to St Mary’s, with major restoration milestones and community plans coming together! Inside the Church: Progress and Discoveries March and April have been busy months, both inside St Mary

Inside the church there is what looks like a tangle of wires and pipes snaking across the floor, and you might wonder what on earth is going on. But behind what looks like organised chaos is an

The restoration project in the church has been going strong for over three months, and so much has been done already! Already three weeks into 2025, here’s a quick update on what’s happened

On Friday 13th December 2024 we held our first project meeting with a fully recruited team!  We welcomed our newest recruits, Esther Skidmore, Caroline and Richard Wren.  You can read more about everyone here.