An Evening of Love Songs by Candlelight

for 2 hours
Clare, St Peter & St Paul
High Street Clare Suffolk, CO10 8NY, United Kingdom

A Valentine's Celebration at the Heart of Our Community.

Join us for An Evening of Love Songs by Candlelight - a magical Valentine's concert held in the intimate glow of candlelight at St Peter and St Paul's Church in Clare, Suffolk.

This special evening brings together a carefully chosen collection of timeless love songs, spanning generations and genres. From the soulful sounds of Bill Withers, Al Green, Nina Simone, and Etta James, to contemporary classics by Crowded House, Jeff Buckley, Norah Jones, and The Cinematic Orchestra, the programme celebrates love in all its forms - tender, joyful, bittersweet, and enduring.

Performed by an ensemble of local and professional musicians, these songs are presented with warmth, sensitivity, and simplicity, allowing the music and lyrics to shine in this beautiful and reflective setting. Familiar favourites sit alongside intimate moments, creating an atmosphere that is romantic, welcoming, and deeply moving.

Come with a partner, friends, family, or simply to enjoy a peaceful Valentine's evening; this concert offers a chance to pause, reflect, and share in music that speaks straight to the heart.

All profits from this event will be donated to the Clare Liaison and Support Project, enabling our volunteers to continue supporting vulnerable and isolated residents in and around Clare.

Doors will open at 5pm for a 6pm performance.

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Cavendish, St Mary the Virgin

The church is in one of the prettiest settings of any in Suffolk with half-timbered, thatched cottages clustered round it. The handsome exterior reflects the great wealth of the Middle Ages with its impressive stair turret on the 14th century tower rising above the battlements.

What's special?

Light pours in through the vast east window and in the nave is a lavish 16th century gilded altarpiece of the crucifixion. The 19th and 20th century glass is high quality and there’s an elaborate tomb for Sir George Colt who died in 1570.
The priest would have had a room in the tower with a window looking on to the high altar. He had a fireplace for which a chimney can still be seen at the top of the tower.

How old is it?

A Saxon church stood on the site, then a Norman church; another church was started in the 14th century and in 1381 Sir John Cavendish built the chancel. The north aisle, nave arcade and clerestory were added in the 15th century and the Victorians had another go in 1862.

Famous connections

The inspirational Sue Ryder set up a charitable foundation at her mother’s house in the village that became home to people with physical and mental disabilities. She married Leonard Cheshire who founded the Cheshire Homes and the couple lived in Cavendish.

Sir John Cavendish was Chief Justice of the King’s Bench in the reign of Richard II and beheaded during the Peasants Revolt  of 1381.


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The Revd Mark Woodrow

The Vicarage
14 High Street
Clare

CO10 8NY
The Revd Mark Woodrow - Rector
01787 277515
Dr Graham Jenkin - Churchwarden
07979 194287

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An Evening of Love Songs by Candlelight

for 2 hours
Clare, St Peter & St Paul
High Street Clare Suffolk, CO10 8NY, United Kingdom

A Valentine's Celebration at the Heart of Our Community.

Join us for An Evening of Love Songs by Candlelight - a magical Valentine's concert held in the intimate glow of candlelight at St Peter and St Paul's Church in Clare, Suffolk.

This special evening brings together a carefully chosen collection of timeless love songs, spanning generations and genres. From the soulful sounds of Bill Withers, Al Green, Nina Simone, and Etta James, to contemporary classics by Crowded House, Jeff Buckley, Norah Jones, and The Cinematic Orchestra, the programme celebrates love in all its forms - tender, joyful, bittersweet, and enduring.

Performed by an ensemble of local and professional musicians, these songs are presented with warmth, sensitivity, and simplicity, allowing the music and lyrics to shine in this beautiful and reflective setting. Familiar favourites sit alongside intimate moments, creating an atmosphere that is romantic, welcoming, and deeply moving.

Come with a partner, friends, family, or simply to enjoy a peaceful Valentine's evening; this concert offers a chance to pause, reflect, and share in music that speaks straight to the heart.

All profits from this event will be donated to the Clare Liaison and Support Project, enabling our volunteers to continue supporting vulnerable and isolated residents in and around Clare.

Doors will open at 5pm for a 6pm performance.

More info

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Safeguarding

Our Benefice is committed to safeguarding children, young people and adults from harm.

We follow the House of Bishops guidance and policies and have our own Benefice Safeguarding Officer (BSO).

Our Diocese’s safeguarding pages contain vital links and information including contacts for the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor who advises our BSO.

If you are concerned that a child or adult has been harmed or may be at risk of harm please contact the BSO:
Mr Simon Cant Tel: 01284 789211 Email: [email protected]

or the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor:
Mrs Karen Galloway Tel: 07785 621319 Email: [email protected]

or you may speak with the Rector:
The Revd Mark Woodrow Tel: 01787 277515 Email: [email protected]

If you have immediate concerns about the safety of someone, please contact the police and your local authority’s children or adult social care services (Suffolk County Council – 0808 800 4005).

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