St Edmund dates back to Norman times, and features an unusual Tudor brick tower and Victorian north aisle. It is situated a little way away from the modern centre of the village, at the end of a pretty track, which gives the church a special feeling of peace and tranquillity, and given the comments in our visitor’s book, many visitors appreciate this.

We now have regular monthly services on the 4th Sunday of the month. Times vary, please refer to services tab.

The church remains open at all times (we have evidence this is appreciated occasionally by some less fortunate than ourselves)

We had our last Quinquennial in 2009 and are raising funds steadily, from a very low level, for the first tranche of urgent repairs.

Our basic maintenance tasks are met by a growing band of volunteers.

We have applied for an English Heritage grant for replacing the north aisle and north side of the nave roof completely. These take about two years to progress to actual building work.

So, in the meantime (and in case our grant application is unsuccessful) this summer has seen much needed repairs carried out, including repairing some cracks in the tower roof, repairs to the main ridge, and replacing some slipped slates on the nave and north aisle roofs.

We were able to use the opportunity to have the architect inspect the roof’s more closely in support of our grant.

A big thank you very much because none of this would have been possible without your continuous and generous support!

The money raised through regular collections at our church services is shared between supporting our own church and vicar and charities, such as (in 2009) 'Crisis at Christmas, Centrepoint, Villa Maninga in Mozambique, The Royal British Legion.

The amount we are likely to raise from village events, which we all enjoy, is more difficult to predict, and more regular donations give us greater scope to plan work ahead

If you are able to pledge a regular amount monthly or annually, however small (like £5 a month), this has the benefit of attracting an additional 20% from the government (if you are a basic rate taxpayer). So for every £5 you give, we get £6…what a deal!

If you want to know more about giving to Hargrave Church with GiftAid, please call or email Justin (see Contact Info).

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Directions to St Edmund Church, Hargrave, IP29 5HH

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