Lenten Music

Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday throughout Lent we are pleased to offer you an appropriate Lenten hymn.
Today, on St David’s day, Carol and Tom sing for you “Day of Wrath and Day of Wonder”, set to the Welsh tune “All through the night” … More Lenten Music

The Coventry Carol

Wikipedia tells us that this is an English Christmas Carol dating from the 16th century. The original author is unknown, although the oldest known text was recorded by Robert Croo in 1534. It was performed in Coventry as part of a mystery play called the Pageant of the Shearman and Tailors … More The Coventry Carol

History of St Margaret’s #2

By the 1890’s St. Margaret’s Churchyard which was over 70 yards from the main Bury Road was bound East, West and South by fields and there was an uninterrupted view of the Church. In the year 1900 the South side was divided into building plots and a Street named Carver Avenue. The Avenue was made from Bury Old Road, running by the side of the Churchyard to the park wall. It was feared that more houses would be built on the land between the church and Bury Old Road and so block the view of the church from the main road … More History of St Margaret’s #2