The Friends of Tewkesbury Abbey

Friends' Council Meeting
2021-11-13 10:00 - 12:30 (Europe/London) | Tewkesbury Abbey

Tewkesbury Festival of Lights
2021-11-02 18:00 - 2021-11-05 22:00 | Tewkesbury Abbey
An incredible immersive light and sound show telling the unique story of the town as well as celebrating the 900-year history of the Abbey and the 550th anniversary of the Battle of Tewkesbury. The Tewkesbury Festival of Lights will feature light projections and will take place between Tuesday 2nd and Friday 5th November at 20-minute intervals between 6pm – 10pm. This will then be followed by Tewkesbury’s annual free Fireworks display and fairground, which will take place in the Abbey meadows on Saturday 6th November.
The Festival of Lights has been organised by 2021 Tewkesbury Together, a community-led committee leading the organisation of celebrations of the anniversaries in the town. Due to COVID-19, 2021 Tewkesbury Together has focused celebrations around the anniversary of the consecration of the Abbey in October 2021.
Tickets to the Tewkesbury Festival of Lights are priced at £10.50 for adults, £8.50 for children aged 3 – 17, under 3’s go free, and will be available to book for 20-minute segments from 6 – 10pm each evening between the 2nd and 5th of November.
Tickets are available from: www.tewkesburyfestivaloflights.co.uk or can be booked by calling The Roses Theatre Box Office on: 01684 290574

Friends' Council Meeting
2021-09-11 10:30 - 12:00 | Tewkesbury Abbey, Church Street, Tewkesbury, GL20 5DZ

Friends' Festival and AGM
2021-07-04 | Tewkesbury Abbey, Church Street, Tewkesbury, GL20 5DZ
10.30am Choral Eucharist
Preacher@ Rt Revd Robert Evens
Hon. Assistant Bishop in the Diocese of Gloucester and Former Bishop of Crediton
This service will be live-streamed on the Tewkesbury Abbey YouTube channel
12 noon Annual General Meeting in the Abbey
12.20pm (approx) Launch of the The Founders’ Book facsimile volume
This launch will be live-streamed on the Tewkesbury Abbey YouTube channel
Picnic in the Grounds of Abbey House and the Abbey vicinity

Please bring your own, sharing is only permitted within households. Groups must be no more than 30 people and social distancing is required.
5.00pm Choral Evensong

Rogation Sunday - Young Friends Activity
2021-05-09 | Tewkesbury Abbey
Although we still cannot meet together we can undertake a shared activity in other ways! An activity sheet for Children and Young People to join in with their families is available from this link

The Fitzhamon Lecture
2021-04-24 19:30 - 21:30 | Virtual meeting
As this is a virtual event no tickets will be sold but donations are always welcome!
Further details from this link

Friends' Council Meeting
2021-04-24 10:30 - 12:00, 2020-11-21 10:30 - 12:00 | Virtual meeting

A New Timeline for Tewkesbury - Zoom Lecture
2021-03-13 19:30 - 21:30 | Virtual meeting
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“A New Timeline for Tewkesbury”
A talk by Dr. Andy Moir, dendrochronologist, about his recent project tree-dating some of the town’s ancient buildings, including the Abbey.
A Free event but donations to The Friends of Tewkesbury Abbey will be welcome. Booking is required and the Zoom meeting link and details will be sent. Contact ad***@**************************rg.uk to book.

Friends' Virtual Lecture
2020-11-28 19:30 - 21:00 | Virtual meeting
Very Revd Michael Tavinor will be speaking on ‘Tewkesbury and Hereford – Compare and Contrast’
To book your place and receive a link and meeting connection details please email ad***@**************************rg.uk

The Friends' Festival - CANCELLED
2020-07-05 11:00 - 19:00 | Tewkesbury Abbey, Church Street, Tewkesbury, GL20 5DZ
Details to follow

The Fitzhamon Lecture - CANCELLED
2020-04-25 19:00 - 21:00 | Tewkesbury Abbey, Church Street, Tewkesbury, GL20 5DZ
“The Last Monks of Medieval Tewkesbury”
Lecturer: Professor James Clark, Director of Liberal Arts in the College of Humanities, Exeter University
Tickets from the Abbey Shop – 01684 856148

Meeting of the Council of the Friends - CANCELLED
2020-04-18 10:00 - 12:00 | Tewkesbury Abbey, Church Street, Tewkesbury, GL20 5DZ

Meeting of the Council of the Friends
2020-02-08 10:00 - 12:00, 2019-11-23 09:30 - 12:00, 2019-09-14 10:30 - 12:00, 2019-04-13 10:30 - 12:00, 2019-02-09 10:30 - 12:00 | Tewkesbury Abbey, Church Street, Tewkesbury, GL20 5DZ

Talk: "Restoring Tewkesbury Past"
2020-01-24 19:00 - 21:00 | Tewkesbury Abbey, Church Street, Tewkesbury, GL20 5DZ
A talk in the Parish Hall at the Abbey, “Restoring Tewkesbury’s Past – The Abbey and its Legacy” by Simon Lawton, Curator, The John Moore Museum
Tickets £7.50 available in advance from the Abbey Shop, or on the door, to include refreshments.

Young Friends' Epiphany Candle Display set up
2020-01-11 14:00 - 15:30 | Tewkesbury Abbey, Church Street, Tewkesbury, GL20 5DZ
The Young Friends will again be creating a candle light display for the Epiphany Carol Service. We will therefore meet in the Abbey on 11th January at 2.00 pm to arrange our candles. Please bring slippers to wear around the display, to avoid cold feet. There will be hot chocolate and cakes to follow, for Young Friends and their families.

Young Friends assist with Christingle (21st & 23rd)
2019-12-21 10:00 - 11:30 | Tewkesbury Abbey, Church Street, Tewkesbury, GL20 5DZ
Young Friends are invited to help with the preparations for the Christingle service held on Christmas Eve.
On December 21st at 10.00 am we will be in the Abbey Hall, making preparations for Christingles, ie. assembling the sticks with sweets on and putting red ribbon around the oranges. There will refreshments afterwards. On 23rd December in St Faith’s Chapel, at 9.30 am, we will be putting together the Christingle kits in bags.

Friends at the Abbey's Christmas Fayre
2019-11-30 10:00 - 15:00 | Tewkesbury Abbey, Church Street, Tewkesbury, GL20 5DZ
The Young Friends will have a stall with Christmas items to purchase, and there will be a Friends’ stand in the nave. Do come and say hello!

Knitted Monks Craft Morning
2019-08-14 10:00 - 12:30 | Tewkesbury Abbey, Church Street, Tewkesbury, GL20 5DZ
An Event for the Young Friends
Accessories are needed to help tell the story of the Abbey through the knitted monks display. Meet at the West End of the Abbey

Young Friends Stained Glass Window Workshop
2019-08-07 10:00 - 12:30 | Tewkesbury Abbey, Church Street, Tewkesbury, GL20 5DZ
An Event for the Young Friends led by The Friends Scholar, Ellie March
Book by 31st July: yo**********@**************************rg.uk

Young Friends Baking Lammas Bread
2019-08-01 15:30 - 17:00 | Tewkesbury Abbey, Church Street, Tewkesbury, GL20 5DZ
An Event for the Young Friends – Touching Souls Tea Room
Book by 20th July: yo**********@**************************rg.uk

Excursion to Romsey Abbey and Salisbury Cathedral
2019-07-08 08:00 - 20:30
A party of Friends will be travelling to Romsey Abbey and Salisbury Cathedral, and to participate in Evensong in the Cathedral at the end of the day.
Tickets go quickly as these excursions are very popular. The application form can be downloaded from this link.

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 | 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.

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 | 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.
