Friends of St Peters Winchcombe

External illumination of the Tower, A Jubilee Memorial

image2.jpeg In the 1970s St Peter's was floodlit but the system was vandalised and the lights turned off. At one AGM, in 2004 disappointment was expressed and subsequently, in 2004, the PCC invited The Friends to consider the project once again.

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Chairman’s Report 2010-2011

The work of The Friends is as important to our parish church now as it was in 1996! The funds raised are essential to the ultimate survival of St Peter's! You, our members, are hard working and inspiringly generous in raising funds every year for our historic parish church and churchyard.

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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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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 17 February 2012 Pudfest at Abbeyfields Community Centre
Friday 27 April 2012 AGM at Cleeve Suite, Abbeyfields
Annual Dinner, Corner Cupboard
Sunday 10 June 2012 Open Gardens

Wine Tasting to be arranged in October 2012