St Mary the Virgin, Badby
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SERVICES
As one of five parishes in the United Benefice (The Knightley Parishes), our Sunday services rotate. They include Holy Communion, said at 8.30am, with hymns at 10am; a Family Service aimed at children with activities and refreshments; and Evensong at 4pm in winter and 6pm in summer usually taken by the lay band. We use Order One in Traditional Language (2000) for all Holy Communions.
Because the services are not on a regular monthly rotation, please check times under the 'Other Events' tab.
COMMUNITY
Social events, such as the Fayre, barn dances, Lenten soup lunches and concerts are arranged by the PCC to incorporate more people from the village into church events. Close relations are kept with the United Reformed Church, Chapel Lane, Badby, and the village school.
THE BUILDING
The main structure dates from early C14. The magnificent clerestory was added in C15. The tower was rebuilt in C18. There was a very major restoration in the late C19. A kitchen and toilet were added as a ‘north porch’ in the late C20.
. TOWER
The tower was rebuilt in 1707-9. The height from its base to the top of the pinnacles is 72ft. Its solid floor is 6ft above the nave floor.
. BELLS
The rotten diagonal oak frame was replaced with a steel and iron parallel version with a sixth bell added by John Taylor, Loughborough in 1931-2. The cracked 4th bell was replaced in 2000. The bells are rung in the full-circle English manner for most services, with practices every Wednesday.
. CLOCK
Made in the 1780s, drives one clock face. The hourly clock chimes & daytime quarter chimes are radio-controlled and independent of the clock.
. OUTSIDE
The replacement nave gable cross was fitted in 2001 to mark the Millennium. The churchyard was closed for burials in 1886. The parish cemetery is off Brookside Lane.
INCUMBENTS
The first rector of Badby with Newnham, appointed in mid C13, was Henry de Cokenato. From 1285 appointments were made by Evesham Abbey and Reginald Musard was the first vicar in 1343. After its dissolution, appointments were made by Christ Church Oxford until 1919.
The United Benefice of Badby with Newnham and Charwelton with Fawsley and Preston Capes was formed in 1990. Revd Sue Faulkner was licensed as priest in charge on November 6, 2010, and will be licensed as Rector on February 29, 2012.
RECORDS
Parish registers (baptisms, marriages and burials) from 1655 and other historical documents and records are held in Northamptonshire Record Office, Wootton Park, Mereway, Northampton NN4 8BQ. 01604 762129.
The second edition of "A History of Badby Church" (A5 44pp) is about to be printed and will be available at the church for £3. "A Quick Guide to Badby Church" is a free leaflet available in English or French.
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The Rev Sue Faulkner
The Vicarage, High Street, Silverstone, TOWCESTER NN12 8US
(The Rev. Sue lives with her husband, the Rev Paul McLeod, who is Rector of the Whittlewood Parishes)
Tel: (01327) 858101
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Wednesday
Tuition with tied clappers for initial bell control usually starts at 6.45pm but not on March 28 or April 11. Phone 01327 871806 to check before travelling! Normal practice starts at 7.30pm. Attendance averages 13. Special methods for 2012 are Plain Bob and Stedman Doubles, Little Bob Minor and perhaps Cambridge Surprise Minor. Contact 01327 871806 for further details. We ring for 30-45 minutes before every Sunday service advertised except 8.30am and some of the midweek ones! Visiting and lapsed ringers always welcome. New recruits welcomed with open arms!
Every Wednesday at 7:30 PM for 1½ hours until Wednesday 28th March 2012
Ends Wednesday 22nd February 2012.
Resumes Wednesday 7th March 2012
All Day Event
