St Lawrence Church Great Waldingfield and friends invite you to a very special Heritage Weekend. Across the weekend we will be exploring and celebrating the history of our community, our church and our very special reredos – the subject of a current restoration project thanks to funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund and national lottery players. The Heritage Weekend runs from Saturday 25 October (1100-1600) to Sunday 26 October (1200-1600) at St Lawrence Church, Great Waldingfield. Attractions include:A village history EXHIBITION curated by Gt Waldingfield History GroupHeritage CRAFT Activities and GAMES for the young and young at heart REFRESHMENTS in aid of St Lawrence’s Church And the chance to FIND OUT MORE about the Reredos Restoration Project and the historic significance of this celebrated feature of our village church.A wide-ranging programme of talks, tours, storytelling, living history and heritage craft is also planned. The weekend will be opened by a special talk from David Carrington of Skillington Workshop who are undertaking the restoration of the church’s reredos, and end with a joyful concert from early music specialists, Hexachordia.There is something for all ages. The event is free. There is no need to book. We look forward to seeing you there. PROGRAMMESaturday 25 October 1100- 16001100 TALK: Join David Carrington founder and director of conservation studio Skillingtons to learn more about the restoration of Gt Waldingfield’s celebrated reredos.1400 TALK: Join Sue Stileman on the hunt for Medieval Graffiti – bring a torch! 1200-1600 DEMO: Claire Kiely from Suffolk Alpaca demonstrates the art of spinning DEMO: Kenton Keadle from Keadle Woodworks demonstrates relief wood carving DEMO: Bookbinder Peter Whiteley demonstrates historic bindings LIVING HISTORY: Meet a medieval wool merchant! With Black Knight HistoricalSunday 26 October 1200 - 16001300 & 1500 STORYTELLING: Suffolk’s leading storyteller C B Jackson spins a yarn1430 TOUR: A chance to tour the historic Rectory Manor Places limited, first-come-first-served, meet at Church.1200-1600 DEMO & HAVE-A-GO: Join Graham Griffiths from The Lime Place Suffolk to find out about all things lime and try your hand at lime plastering DEMO: Bookbinder Peter Whiteley demonstrates historic bindings 1600 CONCERT: Early music specialists Hexachordia present a programme of music on the theme of puddings and pies! Suggested donation £5pp.
St Lawrence Church is proud to announce a £102,237 grant from TheNational Lottery Heritage Fund to restore the rare mosaic Reredos in ourGrade 1 Listed Church. We will also be holding a number of HeritageEngagement Events for the local community to learn about our sharedhistory.The Reredos was built in 1869 by the Rev Baily and his family, fromstones gathered during their travels throughout Italy, Egypt and the HolyLand. This unique mosaic is of great historical significance. Without thisfunding from the Heritage Fund it could be lost forever, and our thanksgo to National Lottery players for their support. The National LotteryHeritage Fund is the largest funder for the UK’s heritage. Using moneyraised by National Lottery players they support projects that connectpeople and communities to heritage.Our first event is the ‘Ride & Stride’ on 13 Sep. This event is run by theSuolk Historic Churches Trust, who have also given us a grant of £6000towards the Reredos Restoration, for which we are very grateful. SuolkChurches will be open for the day, and walkers and cyclists take in asmany churches as possible on the day, raising money throughsponsorship. I will be taking part! The sister event (Pedal & Drive) is forvintage and classic cars, and is held on the same day. Our second eventis a Quiz Night on 27 Sep; please join us in the Village Hall. Then on 25& 26 Oct we have our Heritage Weekend in the church, with anexhibition on village history and other activities.Updates on our programme of events will be in future magazines, orfollow us on Facebook @GreatWaldingfieldChurch. Volunteers to helprun events are always welcome, so please get in touch.Rev Faith Marsden01787 312002 StLawRRC@gmail.com
