An Evening of Love Songs by Candlelight

Occurring
for 2 hours
Venue
Clare, St Peter & St Paul
Address
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.

Hundon, All Saints

This is a large, Perpendicular building, finished not long before the Reformation. No doubt it enjoyed all the ups and downs of the 17th Century religious wars, the long 18th Century sleep of the Church of England, and the vibrancy and energy of the 19th Century revival. But it is hard to tell now, because the church was completely destroyed by fire one night in February 1914, shortly before the outbreak of the Great War. 

The interior successfully retains a sense of the past, and heavens be praised the windows are all full of clear glass. There is plenty of open space of course, but intriguing little details - a wheatsheaf salvaged from an 18th Century memorial, the south chancel aisle panelled with dark wood from the vicarage, surviving roof timbers forming a cross in the south aisle.

A wide, light, simple interior, then, ideally suited for modern Anglican spirituality.

(With thanks to Simon Knott - http://www.suffolkchurches.co.uk/hundon.htm)


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The Revd Mark Woodrow

The Vicarage
14 High Street
Clare

CO10 8NY
Rector
01787 277515
Margaret & Richard Langridge
01440 786629

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An Evening of Love Songs by Candlelight

Occurring
for 2 hours
Venue
Clare, St Peter & St Paul
Address
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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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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