David Winpenny, Chairman of Ripon Civic Society, looks at the life and preoccupations of a former Ripon resident whose scientific work and idiosyncratic ideas appear to have been rather at odds with each other. At the bottom of Clotherholme Road, not far from its junction with Studley Road, is a large but reticent Victorian House…
DetailsThe current vogue, we are told, is for homeowners to fund an extension or convert lofts and basements rather than go to the expense of moving. Such measures, grand as the are – pale in comparison to the changes which are transforming St John’s, Sharow, in to a church that meets the needs of the…
DetailsSome of the hidden treasures of St John’s, Sharow are to go on display for the first time in over a decade in a new exhibition designed to coincide with the national Heritage Open Days. Joan Wilkinson, a member of the Northern Branch of the Guild of Embroiderers, was invited to St John’s to examine…
DetailsI am very pleased to announce that St John’s has been shortlisted for a Biodiversity Award from the Church Times. This award recognises the hard work the congregation and local volunteers have put into caring for God’s creation in our parish – well done everyone! St John’s is pitted against Bradford Cathedral, OASIS Community Church,…
DetailsSt John’s is teaming up with Emma Gillon, a local estates manager, to return the venerable art of scything to the landscape. Inspired by a recent scything workshop at St John’s, Sharow, Emma will be replacing much of her petrol-powered mowing equipment with elbow grease and the trusty scythe. Emma says, “I love using the…
DetailsSt John’s, Sharow becomes only the fifth church in the Diocese of Leeds to gain an Eco Church Award. The news comes at the end of the church’s Cherishing Our Churchyard Week, which saw local schools and charities assisting with biodiversity surveys, moth captures and churchyard trails. The award was presented by Jemima Parker, Diocesan…
DetailsCherishing Churchyards Week What fun! I would really encourage every church to get involved with Cherishing Churchyards week – a week of activities in which the whole community can come together to enjoy heritage, biodiversity, and good company (and, in our case, plenty of cake!). The week ran from the 3rd-11th June and is organised…
DetailsYou can find the summary of our Cherishing Churchyard week celebrating our beautiful churchyard by clicking the link below.
