News and What's On
St. Aidan’s Church, Bamburgh Sunday 7th August 2011
On Sunday August 7th the Right Reverend Frank White, Assistant Bishop of Newcastle, re-dedicated the recently renovated baptistery window and westerly buttresses at St. Aidan’s church.
The recently completed work, undertaken by Classic Masonry of North Shields and Iona Art Glass of Warkworth, required the removal of the window glass, the installation of new mullions and tracery, the replacement of the glass with new leadwork and the replacement of many of the badly weathered stones on the west face of the church tower.
Completion of this work represents the conclusion of Phase II of an ongoing programme of repairs at St. Aidan’s with Phase I, which was completed last year, having seen the renewal of two stone apex crosses on the chancel roof and the relaying of parts of the chancel floor which had become uneven. The next stage in the repair programme, which is scheduled for 2012, will see window and stonework repairs to two more stained glass windows in the chancel.
Parish Magazines etc.
A copy of the Bamburgh Parish Magazine for November 2011 is available for download Get it here
The leaflet "Hidden Gemscan" be downloaded ...get it here
Another leaflet "Steps of Saints" is available here ...get it here
Nick Mayhew Smith's book has
been published: Britain's Holiest Places and our church is included!
The book has only been out for a week but seems to have picked up a lot of interest, including interviews on Radio 4 and Radio 2. Several newspapers are planning features too, which it is hoped will raise the profile of all our many sacred sites - and perhaps bring some pilgrims our way!
The book covers 500 sacred sites, nearly all of them fully illustrated, ranging across Britain from Orkney to the Channel Islands.
The book was going to be available direct from the publisher for 25% off, but in fact Amazon is selling it at a huge introductory discount, partly because it had such strong advance sales. It is currently only £12.49 with free delivery, compared with a cover price of £19.99. You can link directly to the book on Amazon here:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0954476743/ref=s9_simh_gw_p14_d0_i1?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=01PWQ8YJ1592EZ06AJ4M&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=467128533&pf_rd_i=468294
And there is a website with the latest news and a bit more information about the book itself: www.holybritain.co.uk