Date: Saturday 12 th September 2026

Time: 10am to 6pm

 

We will be delighted once again to support the annual 'Ride and Stride For Churches' event. This is a national fundraising intitiative organised by the National Churches Trust, and led locally by  Shropshire Historic Churches Trust.

Participants aim to visit as many churches in the county as possible during the day and raise money thorugh sponsorship.

Shropshire Historic Churches Trust (SHCT) says of the County;

"There are over 350 Anglican churches in regular use and many churches and chapels of other denominations. Most of these are over 700 years old. Many of our churches are Listed Buildings, which signifies that they are of outstanding architectural and historic interest. Responsibility for their maintenance and repair falls upon the individual parishes; they are not maintained or financed by the Church Commissioners, Diocese or State. In Shropshire most churches are in rural areas where the congregations are often small and need help to cope with repairs, which are often urgent and expensive. This is where the Trust may be able to help"

And indeed, we have been recipients of significant recent grants from both the SHCT (£10,000) and from the National Churches Trust  (£15,000) as contributions to our refurbishment project.

If you are interested in participating, visit the SHCT website for further details, including how to get sponsorship forms.

Date: Saturday 10th October

Time: 7.30pm onwards

Venue: Stanton Lacy Village Hall

Led by St Peter's with support from the Village Hall committee, we are all looking forward to getting together again for this year's Harvest Supper and Celidh. 

Details are in the notice opposite.

If you would like to contribute food to the supper table please let Jennette Arnold know on 07568 083322.

There will be a raffle, with all proceeds to St Peter's Church.  Raffle prizes greatly appreciated - please contact Jennette. 

We are delighted once again to be welcoming Join The Dots ceilidh band. Their lively playing style will ensure an uplifting, vibrant evening. Young, old, newcomers and seasoned dancers can all enjoy a fun event with clear guidance from the experienced dance callers.

They were originally formed for a local festival and have since performed at Ludlow Fringe, various village halls as well as private functions, arts venues across the Marches, and further afield such as last year’s Permaculture Festival. .

Join the Dots features melodeon, whistle, bagpipes, fiddle,  guitar and mandolin. They will will bring you a variety of tunes and dances featuring a cross section of music from Irish, English and Scottish traditions as well as some French tunes and dances. 

Their approachable and relaxed ability to get the audience up and dancing is infectious, and has earned them wide acclaim. They are now Ludlow's favourite ceilidh band.

“With instruments and a dance floor, Join the Dots created an experience to be remembered!” Primrose Jervis from VoiceMag

 

Date: Sunday 11th October 2026

Time: 6.30pm

This is our annual opportunity to celebrate and give thanks for the Harvest.

Details in the notice opposite. 

All are welcome.

Date: From May 2025 onwards

Venue: St Peter's Church

Thankyou to everyone who made the charity book launch of "The Temptation and Downfall of the Vicar of Stanton Lacy" on  17th May 2025 such a success.

As background, on the inner south wall of our church is a plaque listing all the vicars who have served here since 1300. Halfway down the list, in 1679, are the dates of the Reverend Robert Foulkes. What is doesn’t say is why his time there ended so abruptly. He was hanged that year at Tyburn.

 His tale is a moving account of a forbidden, passionate love affair that turns sour, of village jealousies, of the joys and troubles of an agricultural Shropshire community in the aftermath of the Restoration. And as Pembridge historian Dr Peter Klein points out in his moving and accurately told tale, it is a universal story of the struggles of human nature. Dr Klein has managed to discover archive material which brings the whole drama, known throughout 17th century England, back to life.

 As a fundraiser for local churches, and in particular St Peter’s church where this story begins, the Unwin Charitable Trust has donated copies of this book, with every penny raised going to the church. The normally £12 book is available to all worshippers and visitors in return for a £10 donation to the church.

Copies of the book and details of how to pay are on display in St Peter's.

We would like to thank sincereley the Unwin Charitable Trust for their kind donation of 300 books. We hope that you enjoy reading the book and thank you for your continuing support.