This year St Catherine’s church in Wickford is 150 years old (https://www.wickfordandrunwellparish.org.uk/st-catherines.html & https://www.nationalchurchestrust.org/church/wickford-st-catherine).
150th Anniversary events for St Catherine’s Church, Wickford:
- Saturday 9 May, 2.00 - 4.00 pm, St Catherine's Church - Art workshop.
- Saturday 30 May, 7.30 pm, St Andrew’s Church – Ladybirds Singing Group – Fundraising concert for St Catherine’s.
- Sunday 31 May, 10.30 am, St Catherine’s – Joint Eucharist for 150th Anniversary. Preacher: The Ven. David Lowman.
- Saturday 6 June, St Catherine’s – Flower Festival with Coffee Morning and Cream Tea Afternoon.
- Sunday 7 June, 11.00 am, St Catherine’s. Anniversary Eucharist led by Archdeacon of Southend.
- Saturday 13 June, 2.00 pm, The Rectory – Parish Garden Party.
- Saturday 20 June, 3.00 pm, St Catherine’s – Rumatica - Fundraising concert.
Help us to celebrate 150 years of St Catherine's Church in Wickford as part of Bas-Arts-Index upcoming Art& series of events through May.
9th May 2-4pm at St Catherine's which is on Southend Road in Wickford.
The event will start with a workshop about the history of the church, encompassing your thoughts, feelings and memories. We'll then move on to an activity where you can create a stained glass window collage.
Bring yourself, your thoughts, your memories and your feelings. You can also bring anything you think might be interesting for us to see regarding the church herself, or her history. Weddings. Baptisms. Funerals. Celebrations of any and all types. All are welcome. We look forward to seeing you there.
No booking required, just turn up.
Under 18s must be accompanied by an adult
Ladybirds Song Group in concert
Saturday 30 May 2026, 7.30 pm
St Andrew’s Church, 11 London Road, Wickford SS12 0AN
We are celebrating the 150th Anniversary of St Catherine’s Wickford with a fundraising concert as subsidence has caused cracks in the walls requiring underpinning - a retiring collection will be taken.
The Ladybirds Song Group are a voluntary community group spreading joy through music, performing in care homes, clubs, and other local venues.
Flower Festival. 6th & 7th June.
Featuring local clubs. schools & the community.
St Catherine's Church 150 Years.
Donate a pew end in memory of a loved one £10.00.
Saturday all day. Refreshments and stalls in the
church hall.
Contact: Caroline: 07821195388.
Rumatica in concert
St Catherine’s Church Wickford
Saturday 20th June 3pm
A Ukulele Band with a Difference! Playing a wide range of Rock, Pop, Country, Swing, Indie, Blues and Folk Music
https://www.rumatica.co.uk/
We are celebrating the 150th Anniversary of St Catherine’s Wickford with a fundraising concert as subsidence has caused cracks in the walls requiring underpinning - a retiring collection will be taken.
Fundraising Campaign - St Catherine’s Church, Wickford
Due to the long dry summer of 2022, the foundations of the NW corner of St Catherine’s Church subsided. This caused large cracks to appear in the walls. In 2023, we completed Phase 1 of our campaign involving safety and weather protection work costing £20,000, with funds raised by donations, events and grants. In 2024 we began Phase 2 involving groundwork investigations and design of an underpinning solution. This cost £13,560 and is essential to design a long-term solution. Phase 3, for which we are now raising funds, will cost £162,500.00 + VAT and will enable the NW corner of the church to be underpinned.
If you wish to contribute, please go to https://givealittle.co/c/CXlEMNUoerIeTUtbQmvYS to donate online.
Send cheques to Wickford and Runwell PCC to The Rectory, 120 Southend Road, Wickford SS11 8EB or phone 07803 562329 / email jonathan.evens@btinternet.com for bank details for a transfer.
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