A total of £10,000 of grants for round tower churches in Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire has been awarded. The latest grants were made to St Mary the Virgin, Wortham, near Diss; the fire-ravaged St Mary’s, Beachamwell, near Swaffham; St Peter’s, … Continued
A Mid-Norfolk round tower church has launched a £20,000 appeal to replace its heating and lighting. Electric lighting was installed in St Margaret’s, Worthing, near Dereham, in 1929. Now, it needs replacing, said churchwarden Celia Daniel. A number of fund-raising … Continued
A “Jubilee” window is set to be re-dedicated at St Andrew’s Church, Great Ryburgh, on Remembrance Sunday. A special service of dedication is planned on Sunday, November 13, at around 11.50am, which will also include a brief presentation about the … Continued
Almost three dozen delegates attended the Society’s latest conference/ study day. The one-day event at Rickinghall village hall on Saturday, October 22 also made a modest surplus of about £400, said chairman and organiser Stuart Bowell. Speakers included the leading … Continued
Round tower church enthusiast Bill Goode, who campaigned to safeguard a key element of the region’s heritage, died aged 95 in January 2008. He spent more than five decades studying round tower churches and published books on the subject, which … Continued
A new edition of the classic handy guide to round tower churches has just been published. Members can obtain copies of the 28-page booklet, which has been produced to mark the golden jubilee of the Round Tower Churches Society at … Continued
A service of thanksgiving was held at St Andrew’s, Mutford, on Sunday, September 11, for the completion of works on the tower. The Society was represented by Nick Wiggin, and Geoffrey Probert, chairman of the Suffolk Historic Churches Trust. The … Continued
A major repair programme of the tallest round tower in Suffolk has been completed – and the scaffolding was removed at the end of July. The upper levels of St Andrew’s tower at Mutford looks almost as good as new, … Continued
A special 80th anniversary cake was cut by the Society’s honorary life vice-president Richard Barham on the season’s final Norfolk Church Tour. The fruit cake was decorated with the date of his birthday, July 17 1942. A number of “badges” … Continued
A series of fund-raising events are planned in aid of round tower churches in the next two months. There are concerts planned in August at Rickinghall Inferior, near Diss, and in September, Geldeston stages “Proms in a Geldeston Garden.” On … Continued