Stained Glass Update
Many of you will have passed St John’s and noticed the scaffolders, men in high visibility gear and conservators in their zip-up suits. In fact, you would be hard pressed…
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Vision Project Update II
It is now necessary to visit the site daily to keep up with how quickly things are changing; windows come and go; the stonework rises around our new kitchen and…
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The Vision Unfolds
Works to transform and preserve St John’s is now well underway as stained glass conservators began work this week. The foundations of a new annex, which will include a new…
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Support Roundabout, our Parish Magazine!
Every month, volunteers writers, editors and distributors come together to create our parish magazine – Roundabout. Alongside social media, websites and new fangled digital technologies, Roundabout is the main way…
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David Winpenny’s Article on Piazzi Smyth
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…
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Our Heritage Open Day
Running a Heritage Open Day at a rural church is a bit of a double-edged sword. After all, we were up against local competition such as the UNESCO World Heritage…
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The Builders Move In…
The 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…
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Treasures Uncovered at St John’s
Some 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…
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St John’s Shortlisted for Prestigious Biodiversity Award
I 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…
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Traditional Technique Provides Cutting Edge for Emma
St 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…
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