The tiling at the front of the church is nearly finished, with the grouting of the tiles to be completed, and the tiling of the central aisle is now underway. The sanding of the wooden floor areas has also commenced; what a difference it all makes.
The restoration and renovation work at St Benedict Biscop Church is progressing well with the area in front of the Chancel now tiled. Grouting of the tiles in this area is underway whilst laying of tiles in the north nave to meet the wooden floor is well advanced.
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.
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…]
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
Work to restore and renovate the interior of St Benedict’s is now gathering pace but with a few surprising results. In removing the paint from two of the roundels situated between the arches facing the south aisle these two paintings have been uncovered. As yet the meaning of the paintings and their symbolism is unknown … [Read more…]
The work on the restoration and refurbishment of St Benedict Biscop is now well underway as these photos indicate. The old tiles and flooring at the front of the church have been removed and infilling commenced, ready for the new floor and tiles to be laid. Work on removing the layers of paint from the … [Read more…]