On Thursday 23rd February, Wombourne Wives welcomed Ken Marshall , who gave a talk on ‘Drink my Garden’. He was very entertaining and introduced us to the art of wine tasting with wine made the produce grown in his garden. We learned how to recognise the amount of tannin in a wine by using our … [Read more…]
Baptism and confirmation preparation for young people will be commencing on March 14th. See the linked document for further information about the classes and how to register.
The internationally acclaimed Kenfig Hill Male Voice Choir have agreed to perform at our 2017 Music Festival Saturday 23rd September. See our Music Festival Link for more details of the programme and other planned musical events. Find out more about the choir by visiting their website or visiting their SoundCloud channel below or watch the … [Read more…]
With the new floor laid and prepared the tiling of it has commenced this week, with the area up to the Chancel steps being the starting point, as these pictures show.
Work at St Benedict’s continues although the stripping of the paint from round the arches has proved more difficult than expected. However sanding down the stonework, mostly by hand, has produced good results. As well as this, the new floor has been laid and now awaits the laying of the tiles, scheduled to start this … [Read more…]
Removal of the paint from the roundels in the church continues to come up with surprises, this time in the north aisle. This time the images are far more indistinct than those revealed in the south aisle roundels. However, we would be delighted to hear from anyone who can cast some light as to what … [Read more…]
On Saturday 25th March 2017, the Music Festival Committee are hosting a Quiz night and Fish & Chip Supper. Prompt 7.30 pm start at the Venerable Bede Hall, Giggetty Lane, Wombourne. Tickets £8.00 each (including supper), Bring own drinks and glasses. Teams of 4 (max). Money raised will be used to support the activities of … [Read more…]
The February/March edition of Grapevine is now out. In this issue read about the lucky local man who was able to celebrate his 70th birthday riding on the footplate of the iconic “Flying Scotsman”. Sue Watson who has recently been appointed as Interim Team Vicar within the Smestow Vale Team at Trysull and Bobbington, describes … [Read more…]
The church has just taken delivery of a new electronic keyboard which will be used principally for choir practice on Friday evenings and also to accompany instrumentalists and voices at Sunday services.
A new Young Church activity programme is now available and can be viewed here or via the ‘Young Church web pages