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  • History & Architecture,  Restoration

    Organ progress

    7th July 2023 /

    Our William Gray pipe organ has been undergoing restoration for several years now, and the pipes lying on the top of pews after being cleaned and painted have almost become a permanent fixture. Last week we were delighted to welcome Philip and Karen Cartwright of Cartwright Pipe Organ Builders Ltd. to install the pipes back to where they belong. It…

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    Beginning to Restore the Organ

    24th February 2019 /

    We are pleased to say that work has started on restoring the 206 year old William Gray organ. Mike and Ethan of Edwards & Co. Organ Builders of Chester are overseeing the restoration and kindly sharing their invaluable knowledge and experience with us. With Karl assisting, the larger pipes were brought out to be inspected and cleaned. Many years worth…

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  • History & Architecture,  WW1 Memorials

    Remembering the Fallen of the Great War – Reginald Valentine Manford

    15th August 2018 /

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    Pulling out all the stops

    27th September 2017 /

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    Sunday’s organ recital

    21st September 2017 /

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    An afternoon of organ music with James Parsons

    27th August 2017 /

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    200 years old!

    17th August 2014 /

      The organ gets a little overlooked as it sits tucked away in a corner of the church, and only really comes into its own during an open day when it gets played if we are fortunate enough to be visited by someone talented enough to actually play it! We realised this week that we have missed its 200th birthday!…

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    7th July 2014 /

    We had a fantastic open day on Suday with lots of sunshine, visitors and live organ music! A huge thank you to all who came. Image of the Week #94

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    Open Day video

    12th September 2013 /

    A short snippet of video taken during our open day, including some atmospheric organ playing! Please excuse the camera shake… rushing to capture the moment! Now we have a Youtube channel, we’ll be doing some more videos of the church… watch this space! Open Day video

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    A very big ‘thank you!’

    7th July 2013 /

    We had a fantastic response to our Open Day yesterday. A huge thank you to all 85 of you that came! Some traveling quite a distance to come to Welshpool to view Christ Church. The joy of having an Open Day is that you never know who is going to walk in! It’s wonderful to meet such a range of…

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'Rambling Rector' looking rather glorious, even on 'Rambling Rector' looking rather glorious, even on a showery day.
Local historian Colin Rogers is bringing his popul Local historian Colin Rogers is bringing his popular History of Welshpool talk to Christ Church where he will be accompanied by Natalie talking about the history of Christ Church and the restoration work completed so far, on Saturday 21st June at 2pm. Tickets cost £10 which includes refreshments. Please contact us to book your ticket or pop into Alexander's on the High Street.
The ivy covered headstones make such a wonderful h The ivy covered headstones make such a wonderful home for wildlife. Spotted these two ladybirds sheltering out of the wind, and what is possibly a wren's nest, all hidden amongst the ivy.
#churchyardwildlife
We are increasing our opening hours during the sum We are increasing our opening hours during the summer to include the first Saturday morning of the month. Starting from this Saturday 6th April we will be open from 10am- 1pm, aswell as our usual Friday afternoons.
It might be grey, cold and very wet, but the snowd It might be grey, cold and very wet, but the snowdrops are shining bright in the churchyard today.
A monochrome world this morning ❄️ #churchvie A monochrome world this morning ❄️ 
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Quite the perfect start to winter. #frostymorning Quite the perfect start to winter.

#frostymorning #churchyard
As thoughts start to turn towards the approaching As thoughts start to turn towards the approaching festive season, Christmas cards are available from our shop.
'Holly and the Ivy' and 'Under the Mistletoe' are prints of an original watercolour by Natalie.
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