The Friends of Tewkesbury Abbey

Talk: "Restoring Tewkesbury Past"
2020-01-24 19:00 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | 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 (Europe/London) | 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 (Europe/London) | 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 (Europe/London) | 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!

Meeting of the Council of the Friends
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 (Europe/London) | Tewkesbury Abbey, Church Street, Tewkesbury, GL20 5DZ

Knitted Monks Craft Morning
2019-08-14 10:00 - 12:30 (Europe/London) | 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 (Europe/London) | 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 (Europe/London) | 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 (Europe/London)
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 (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.

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
