The Friends of Tewkesbury Abbey

Friends' Festival and AGM
2019-07-07 | Tewkesbury Abbey, Church Street, Tewkesbury, GL20 5DZ
11.00am Sung Eucharist: visiting preacher Revd Tim Marks of Malvern Priory
c12.45pm Bring and Share Lunch in the parish hall
2.30pm AGM in the parish hall, followed by a talk by The Friends Scholar, Ellie March
4.00pm Tea
5.00pm Evensong
All Friends are then invited to the fundraising event ‘Brass on the Grass’ with Tewkesbury Town Band in the gardens of Abbey House. Tickets are £10 on the gate.

Fitzhamon Lecture 2019
2019-04-27 19:00 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | Tewkesbury Abbey, Church Street, Tewkesbury, GL20 5DZ
Tewkesbury’s Benedictine Heritage
Professor Joyce Hill
The Parish Hall, Tewkesbury Abbey
Tickets £7.50 (under 18s £3.75)
Light refreshments included
Tickets available from the Abbey Shop or on the door.

Meeting of the Council of the Friends
2019-04-13 10:30 - 12:00, 2019-02-09 10:30 - 12:00 (Europe/London) | Tewkesbury Abbey, Church Street, Tewkesbury, GL20 5DZ

Friends' Visit to the City of London - FULLY BOOKED
2019-01-14 | City of London, United Kingdom
A groups of The Friends will be visiting the City of London on 14th January when the Schola Cantorum of Tewkesbury Abbey will be singing Evensong at St Paul’s Cathedral. The trip will include visits to the Headquarters of the Order of St John in Clerkenwell, the historic parts of St Bartholomew’s Hospital and an audio tour of St Paul’s Cathedral. Full details are available from this link.

Epiphany Candle Display - Young Friends
2019-01-05 14:00 - 16:00 (Europe/London) | Tewkesbury Abbey, Church Street, Tewkesbury, GL20 5DZ
The Young Friends will be providing the Epiphany Candle display for Holy Cross chapel this year. For more information please contact the Young Friends Coordinator.

Christingle Building - Young Friends
2018-12-22 10:00 - 12:00 (Europe/London) | Tewkesbury Abbey, Church Street, Tewkesbury, GL20 5DZ
The Young Friends will be assisting with the creation of 800 Christingles for this year’s Christmas Eve service. For more information please contact the Young Friends Coordinator.

Meeting of the Council of the Friends
2018-11-10 10:30 - 12:00 (Europe/London) | Tewkesbury Abbey, Church Street, Tewkesbury, GL20 5DZ
The next meeting of the Council of the Friends will be held on Saturday 10th November 2018 at 10.30am in the Fitzhamon Room

'Sights, Sounds and Smells' - Young Friends
2018-11-03 | Tewkesbury Abbey, Church Street, Tewkesbury, GL20 5DZ
This is a Young Friends event – for more information please contact the Young Friends Coordinator

Tewkesbury Abbey's Stained Glass - Illustrated Talk
2018-10-26 19:00 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | Tewkesbury Abbey, Church Street, Tewkesbury, GL20 5DZ
On Friday 26th October Mr. Adrian Barlow is giving a talk in the Abbey Hall. The tittle is “Tewkesbury Abbey’s Stained Glass – its history and preservation”.

Adrian is an absolute expert on our stained glass and has recently had a book published about the great preservation that took place nearly a century ago and the people who worked on it. He is an excellent speaker and communicator. The talk will be fully illustrated. The talk will commence at 7.00pm and will be held in the Parish Hall. Tickets are £7, to include refreshments, and these can be purchased in advance of the event from the Abbey Shop, or on the door.

Meeting of the Council of the Friends
2018-09-22 10:30 - 12:00 (Europe/London) | Tewkesbury Abbey, Church Street, Tewkesbury, GL20 5DZ
The next meeting of the Council of the Friends will be held on Saturday 22nd September 2018 at 10.30am in the Fitzhamon Room

Friends' Visit to Glastonbury and Wells - FULLY BOOKED
2018-07-09 | Glastonbury Abbey, Glastonbury, Somerset, BA6 9EL
A party of Friends will be travelling to Glastonbury and Wells for the day for tours of Glastonbury Abbey and Wells Cathedral, and to participate in Evensong at the Cathedral at the end of the day. There are only a few places left (29th May 2018).
A booking form can be downloaded from this link.

Friends' Festival & AGM 2018
2018-07-08 11:00 - 18:00 UTC | Tewkesbury Abbey, Church Street, Tewkesbury, GL20 5DZ
9.15am Parish Eucharist
11.00am Procession and Sung Eucharist – Preacher: Revd Jo Weatherall, Gloucester Diocesan Children and Families Officer
c12.30pm Bring and Share Lunch in the Parish Hall
2.30pm Annual General Meeting in the Parish Hall
c3.00pm Talk to the Friends by Revd Jo Weatherall in the Parish Hall
4.00pm Tea and Biscuits in the Touching Souls Tea Room
5.00pm Choral Evensong
