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st john’s NOTes Ludlow’s eminent
victorian
Before all the lockdowns and general
disruptions caused by the pandemic
there were ambitious plans for the Wednesday 12 January 2022 4pm
wholesale development of St John’s. Methodist Church, Broad Street
These involved joint partnership plans
with Living Waters church. A Ludlow Civic Society talk
Unfortunately, with diminished given by Rory Chase
involvement of LW these are in a state past Chair of The Conservation Trust
of abeyance at this time and the plans for Ludlow St Laurence
have to be more modest with the on
raising of funds by St John’s to cover the Ludlow’s Eminent Victorian:
cost of relatively small developments in The Life and Times of
stages. In line with this, the PCC has Revd Edward ffarington Clayton
determined to push ahead with the
proposed installation of a kitchen,
probably within the existing interior of
the church. Meanwhile, on arrival for
choir practice on 1 December,
members noticed that Johnny Felton
from St Laurence’s was well on his way
towards completing the polishing of the
floor. The floor is now very handsome,
so we must use it with care.
There will be two benefice services this
month - at St John’s on Sunday 2
January for our Patronal Day and at St Revd Edward Clayton
Laurence’s on 30 January as a fifth
Sunday. We look forward to seeing The Revd Edward Clayton, Rector of
friends from around the benefice at Ludlow for 40 years, was instrumental
both. On Saturday 15 January at 2pm in restoring St Laurence’s tower, built St
there will be a memorial service to Stephen's, St Leonard’s and St John’s
celebrate the life of John Robson, a churches, raised millions of pounds for
Reader and luminary of St John’s for Ludlow charities and led the Grammar
many years. We remember his rich School, Ludlow Charity and Cottage
legacy of wit and scholarship which Hospital.
flowed from the pulpit in those days Discover more about Ludlow’s Eminent
when he addressed the congregation on Victorian.
matters of faith.
John French Admission:
Free for Ludlow Civic Society members
£5.00 at the door for non-members
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