Author: St. Wilfrid
The Font
April 28, 2021A font is a receptacle used for baptism ceremonies. Fonts hold consecrated water used in the baptism of newcomers to the Christian church (usually infants), and are usually located at the west end of the church, often near the south door. The font normally sits close to the entrance to the church so that children […]
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Evaluation of our Transformation project
April 10, 2021Part of the process of undergoing a significant transformation is to evaluate whether or not it has achieved what it intended to do. The Project Team appointed an organisation to do this on our behalf – Andrew Meredith Associates. During the building part of the project, collection of information is relatively easy to do; have […]
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Back to the future? Thoughts behind the Transformation
April 10, 2021In 2014 it was obvious to the Parochial Church Council that the future for the church was in the balance financially. Congregations were reducing in size, but expenditure on insurance and running costs was increasing. We decided to take the building “back to the future” – to make it what it once was in Anglo-Saxon […]
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Car parking
March 16, 2021Like most rural churches, St Wilfrid’s is not equipped with a car park. Although there is limited car parking on the verge to the south of the church, the preferred parking place is the Village Car Park on Twyford Road. This main car park is located at the west end of the main road through […]
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Chairs and tables
March 12, 2021The church is equipped with 160 stacking chairs that are located either in the main church area, or in storage. These may be used either as table chairs or in rows by linking using the link system on the base of the chairs. There are 4 tables available; 2 x 4 ft tables and 6 […]
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Compact kitchen
March 9, 2021The inbuilt compact kitchen area in St Wilfrid’s is hidden behind wooden doors and a lifting worksurface. Please note- the kitchen unit worksurface is heavy and great care must be taken when raising and lowering the top. Within the kitchen area is a built-in dishwasher, fridge, combination microwave and hot water urn and kettle. There […]
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