Live 24-Seven -Wye Valley Diary Sixteen Days Of Discoveries Find out some fascinating facts about the region’s history, heritage and culture
during a festival of church-based events at buildings across Herefordshire, Shropshire and Worcestershire.
The Festival of Churches, now in its second year, runs from September 6 to 21. Churches taking part in Herefordshire include Hoarwithy Church, worth a visit in its own right. The extraordinary building, with its Italianate Campanile or bell tower, standing above the River Wye, plays host to the Big Sing, a workshop for those who want to sing led by Kay Garlick on Saturday, September 13 from 2pm, followed by a concert in the evening. On September 12, at 7.30pm, visit Hoarwithy Church for a concert called Love’s Minsterlys, featuring soprano Rosanna Harris and tenor Timothy Langston with
a programme of songs, arias and duets by composers of the 19th and 20th Centuries, all with love as the theme. Meanwhile, on the same day (September 14) but in different parts of the county, enjoy a concert of classical and light music followed by afternoon tea at St Mary Magdalene Church, Eardisley (3pm) or, by contrast, enjoy a jam session with acclaimed local jazz musician, Ben Turner and friends hosted by St Peter’s Church, Lugwardine. The event, which starts at 3.30pm, will take place in the Vicarage Garden if fine – in the church if cold.
“Quite a number of churches are homing in on the Great War, which makes sense in this hundredth anniversary year and when the village church is so much part of what we are remembering,” said Jenny Beard, one of the festival organisers. Leominster Priory, which dates back to the 12th Century and is built on one of the oldest Christian sites in the country, will feature Rifles and Spades – Leominster and the Great War.
St Peter’s Church in Pudleston is putting on a flower festival on September 13 and 14 entitled Songs That Won the War, depicting well-known wartime songs. There will also be a sing song at 5pm on the Saturday, which anyone is welcome to join in.
Rosanna Harris and Timothy Langston are performing in Love’s Minsterlys at Hoarwithy Church on September 12
Hoarwithy Church. Photo: Hereford Diocese
Events being planned as part of the festival also include plenty of talks, exhibitions and tours for people interested in local history and other activities are a car boot sale, a village fete, a scarecrow competition and an art and craft show. There will be food available, from morning coffee and harvest lunch to afternoon teas, so no-one should go hungry!
The Shropshire and Herefordshire Historic Churches Groups and the county Church Tourism Groups have been working with representatives from the three Dioceses to bring about the festival and part of its purpose is to raise funds for the Historic Churches Trusts, which help fund repairs when churches need money for their historic and sometimes costly buildings.
For more details:
www.festivalofchurches.org 106
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