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Open Days this weekend.
We can offer some sanctuary from the rain this weekend. Come along to our Open Days this Saturday and Sunday, 10am – 4pm. As well as seeing how the restoration work is progressing, you can get a close up of some of the amazing stained glass windows here. On display is some information on the history of the church, and…
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‘Be a Local Tourist Week’
Our next Open Days are Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th July, as part of Welshpool’s ‘Be a Local Tourist Week’. We’ll be open 10am – 4pm, and our (rather fragrant) Secret Garden will be open too. Check out http://memoriesofwelshpool.webs.com/localtouristweek.htm to see a full list of events.
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Pontrobert WI
I had a lovely evening last night talking to Pontrobert WI about our restoration work here at Christ Church. Thank you ladies for the warm welcome. Its lovely to be invited to share our story and its interesting for us to get feedback on what we’re doing, especially when our story is received with such enthusiasm. Thank you!
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Talk to Mothers Union
I was invited to Pontrobert Mothers Union to share with them our story of our work here at Christ Church. I had a very warm welcome and I was rewarded with some delicious cake! Thank you ladies for your invitation and for your enthusiasm for our project. Next week its off to Pontrobert WI!
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A record breaking day!
We had a fantastic day last Sunday with the first of our Open Days for 2012. We had a record breaking 115 visitors! It was lovely to welcome back old friends and to make lots of new ones. We had a long day on Saturday clearing away our clutter to enable access to the altar, as a new feature this…
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Door finds its home.
The house ‘end’ of the church is becoming more defined as the partition wall has become plaster boarded. Its great to see the details within the wall, such as the window and door reveals, emerging. The door that we got from a salvage yard a couple of years ago has constantly been in the way, so its a relief for…
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Facebook & Twitter
We are now on Facebook and Twitter. Facebook – www.facebook.com/ChChWelshpool Twitter – @chchwelshpool
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Wreck of the Week
We’ve just been featured on a restoration website ‘Wreck of the Week’. Take a look at http://www.wreckoftheweek.co.uk/p/project-church.html
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Dates for Open Days 2012
Our Open Days this year will be: Sunday 13th May Saturday 7th July & Sunday 8th July Sunday 19th August 10am – 4pm
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A busy summer…
The last pieces of the giant jigsaw puzzle of the downstairs floor have been completed by Karl relaying the Minton encaustic tiles. They originally surrounded the Font. We have compacted the original design to fill in the gap in the centre and kept to laying the tiles diagonally. We are thrilled with the results and it makes an interesting feature…
