The Blessing of our Church Bells – a special service The three restored bells and the additional 3 recovered bells, donated by the Keltek Trust, were blessed, and named on St. George’s Day, 2023. On this spring afternoon, our community and VIPs joined The Right Reverend William Hazelwood, Bishop of Lewes for a special service… Continue reading The Blessing and Naming of Piddinghoe Church Bells
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The return of the Bells
Ring in the New! The return of the Bells to St John the Evangelist Church, Piddinghoe We are delighted to be celebrating the restoration, return, naming and blessing of our historic church bells on the 23rd April with The Rt Reverend Will Hazlewood, the Bishop of Lewes. This has all been made possible by the… Continue reading The return of the Bells
Bells of Grade 1 Listed Church
Bells of Grade 1 listed local church to be brought back to life. The Bells of St John the Evangelist, Piddinghoe, have begun their 400-mile round-trip for expert restoration thanks to the National Lottery Heritage Fund. After receiving funding the first stage of the refurbishment of the bells of St John’s, Piddinghoe has begun. St… Continue reading Bells of Grade 1 Listed Church
Artwave comes to Piddinghoe Church
Artwave saw over 180 visitors to the church to see work by five exhibitors. These included an artist exhibiting paintings, mosaics, papier-mache models, earrings, and stationery, two basket weavers, a woodturner, and a maker of stained-glass ornaments. There was also a display board featuring the project to restore and augment our Church bells. This board… Continue reading Artwave comes to Piddinghoe Church