Friends of St Peters Winchcombe

About us

The Friends of St Peter's was launched in 1996 to provide financial help for the preservation, repairs and maintenance of the fabric & fittings of St Peter's Church, Winchcombe in the Diocese of Gloucester.  Our patron is Lady Ashcombe of Sudeley Castle, and the president and co-vice-presidents are the Bishops of Gloucester, and the Bishop of Tewkesbury & Sir John Adye respectively.The chairman is Christine Lainé, who was instrumental in setting up the Friends .

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Chairman's Review of 2009

During 2009 the Friends have continued to make a significant contribution to the church, with benefits that should last for decades. The most costly by far has been to the new heating system, this year £13,000, making £23,465 over two years. We have contributed £1404 towards the refurbishment of the servery and have set aside a further £3,000 for the refurbishment of the toilet and the redecoration of the whole space under the tower. The remainder of the £15,832 we paid to the PCC was for sundry less costly items, such as the whimsical elephant posts, which go so well with the humour of the grotesques.

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A Retrospective

When Jo and I retired to Winchcombe, I was still working at the history of our churches in Warwickshire, and having read David Donaldson's history of Winchcombe, I decided to switch tack from history to landscape painting. However after worshipping in St Peter's for some time, I began to feel an obligation to find out something about those who had built and maintained our beautiful church down the centuries. 

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Church history

Building work on St Peter's Church in Winchcombe started in around 1454:  Michelangelo was not yet born, and Leonardo da Vinci was just two years old.

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Dates for your Diary

Friday 09 July 2010 Choir Concert at St Peter's Church
Saturday 17 July 2010 Summer Celebration at Hayrick Orchard
Friday 29 October 2010 Autumn Lecture given by Peter Firth