Our next Unveiled evening is tonight ...
Who Do You Say That I Am?
A poetry reading by Adam Atkinson (Bishop of Bradwell)
Friday 31 October 2025, 7.00 pm
St Andrew’s Church, 11 London Road, Wickford SS12 0AN
Adam Atkinson is the Bishop of Bradwell. Hear him read a selection of his poetry which has been used in public and liturgical settings.
A series of sonnets for Lent and Easter were published in ‘Who Do You Say I Am?’ in 2024.
These sonnets explore discipleship in today’s world, touching on contemporary themes such as identity, truth telling, violence, abuse, racism, and belonging.
Unveiled is the regular Friday night arts and performance event at St Andrew’s Church. Here's details of the remainder of our Autumn programme. See http://wickfordandrunwellparish.org.uk/whats-on.html for more information.
Autumn Programme 2025
A poetry reading by Adam Atkinson (Bishop of Bradwell)
Friday 31 October 2025, 7.00 pm
St Andrew’s Church, 11 London Road, Wickford SS12 0AN
Adam Atkinson is the Bishop of Bradwell. Hear him read a selection of his poetry which has been used in public and liturgical settings.
A series of sonnets for Lent and Easter were published in ‘Who Do You Say I Am?’ in 2024.
These sonnets explore discipleship in today’s world, touching on contemporary themes such as identity, truth telling, violence, abuse, racism, and belonging.
Unveiled is the regular Friday night arts and performance event at St Andrew’s Church. Here's details of the remainder of our Autumn programme. See http://wickfordandrunwellparish.org.uk/whats-on.html for more information.
Autumn Programme 2025
- 31 October (7.00 pm) – Adam Atkinson is the Bishop of Bradwell. Hear him read a selection of his poetry which has been used in public and liturgical settings. A series of sonnets for Lent and Easter were published in ‘Who Do You Say I Am?’ in 2024.
- 14 November (7.30 pm) – Open Mic Night organised with John Rogers. Everybody is welcome to come along and play, read, sing or just spectate. See you there for a great evening of live performance!
- 5 December (7.30 pm) – Eva Romanakova and Andrew Palmer in concert. Hear Mezzo-Soprano Eva Romanakova and pianist Andrew Palmer perform a wide selection of music including musical theatre, classical, opera, pop, jazz, folk and songs from the movies.
These events do not require tickets (just turn up on the night). There will be a retiring collection to cover artist and church costs. See http://wickfordandrunwellparish.org.uk/whats-on.html for fuller information.
Our latest exhibition is 'Lily and the Masters', an exhibition of paintings by David Crawford from 19 September – 19 December 2025 at St Andrew’s Church, 11 London Road, Wickford SS12 0AN.
David is a Wickford based artist and singer songwriter. The works in this exhibition are a selection of paintings completed in the last 3 years. He is exhibiting a series of heightened colour studies of the Edwardian singer and actress Miss Lily Elsie and versions of some of his favourite paintings from Old Masters such as Da Vinci, Vermeer and Caravaggio.
St Andrew’s is usually open: Sat 9am-12.30pm; Sun 9.30am-12 noon; Mon 2-3.45pm; Tue 1-4.30pm; Wed 10am-12 noon; Fri 10am-1pm.
We also have community cinema evenings and a concert at St Andrew's including a showing of 'The Greatest Showman' singalong on Saturday 15 November at 7.00 pm; and Men to Sing in concert on Saturday 6 December at 2.30 pm.
Saturday 15th November
Doors open 6:30pm | Film starts 7:00pm
At St Andrew’s Church, 11 London Road, Wickford
Free Entry!
Advance tickets via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wickford-bid-community-cinema-tickets-1707862194799
(Limited availability on the door)
Refreshments available
Collect loyalty tokens when you shop in Wickford Town – a full card = a FREE bag of popcorn (loyalty cards will be available to collect from Halls Pet Shop).
Gather your family, friends & best singing voices for a night of fun, film & community spirit!
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Adam Atkinson - Rest.
