A programme of concerts and events through June 2023:Saturday 10th June 10am —2.30 pmCraft Fair with a Victorian flavour and traditional craft demonstrations.Saturday 10th June 7pmTrinity College of London Harp Students. The students harpists, including two from Ukraine, will be performing a showcase of repertoire both old and new. Admission: retiring collection.Friday 16th June 11 amSussex Day Charter read by Paul Lendon, Sussex Day Lead.Music and refreshments and fun! Admission free — donations welcomed.Saturday 17th June 7.30pm‘Piano in the Parlour’ — Kenneth RobertsCome and enjoy an evening of music and talk in the Victorian Parlour. Admission: Tickets £12 from Bexhill Choral Society members, Second Spin (cash), ticketsource.co.uk/bcs or on the door.Saturday 24th June 8 pmMusic from the West End Shows — Lizzii HillsLizzii is well known for her part as the Witch in the Palladium show Wizard of Oz. Also for her generous gift of entertaining Bexhill residents throughout the pandemic. Admission: retiring collection.Wednesday 28th June 10 amA Living Museum — St Peter and St Paul Primary School. Come and talk to famous Victorian characters. The children in Year 4 will be presenting their 'Victorian Living Museum' where they will be making famous historical figures from the Victorian Period 'come alive'. Admission free — donation welcomed.
St Barnabas church in Bexhill is a Grade II listed building on the At Risk register. We are in the process of transforming for the future, to increase use by the community and save our heritage.We are appealing for volunteers who may like to accompany us on this journey.We are looking for enthusiastic, committed people who can help as tour guides, and help with catering.There is also an opportunity to reasearch the history of the church and locality, and collect local stories and reminiscences.
St Barnabas Church Bexhill — We’re here to stay. We’re here for good. St Barnabas are pleased to announce that we have received a Gateway Grant of £9,000 from the National Churches Trust (NCT), towards an architect’s feasibility study of a design for the future of the church. St Barnabas has a rich history, both in the building and its presence in the local community. The Grade 2 listed building (Bexhill’s second largest) was designed by distinguished Victorian architect Sir Arthur Blomfield. Unfortunately it is on the English Heritage A list of heritage at risk. Major interventions will be needed to ensure the future of the building, both for repairs and to make it sustainable in the longer-term. The architect’s study starts a planned Transition Project, to enable the church to be a hub for the community, while also retaining worship space and the essence of the church’s heritage. The opening up of this spacious and sumptuous historic building and the surrounding land for a range of wider community uses will be a collaboration between the parish and the Diocese of Chichester. We are thankful for the support of the National Churches Trust (NCT) in helping us move forward.Please email judithdmeredith@yahoo.co.uk if you are interested in helping.See also the Barnabas Futures tab on the left-hand side.
St Barnabas are pleased to have been awarded first place in the Church category of Bexhill in Bloom, 2022.Pictured is our wonderful volunteer gardener Sandy Walker, receiving a certificate from the Town Mayor, Cllr Paul Plym.
