BAT evening! We will meet at the Parish Church Room and move on to the Church at around 9:30pm to watch them fly. For a place or more information please contact: Andrew Gillborn 742730
Please read more about the past event from the link below. www.stmarysashwell.org.uk/what/08bat_watch.htm

Ashwell Music Festival THANK YOU! The Restoration Fund will be better off by nearly £8000, which is a great start for the next phase of Church repairs. A huge thank you is due to so many people who gave up their time to help, and to everyone who attended the concerts.

The 36th Ashwell Shrove Tuesday Supper

Held as always in the Bushel & Strike Pub. This years speakers were: Phillipa Shaw and David Whyman of the Worship Company of Glaziers and Glass Painters.

Ashwell at Christmas - St.Mary's annual Christmas Fair.

Lots of stalls full of fantastic handcrafted items, cards, presents and prizes. Tombola, Bran Tub and Quiz. Homemade cakes, Refreshments and Carols. Exclusive Exhibitions of local Arts & Crafts.
This year wer raised £2265 towards the Chruch Restoration Fund

Concert with Danielle Perrett, Harp & Charlotte de Rothschild, Soprano
Thank you to Catherine Dunlop for overseeing the organisation of the concert and everyone who helped to make this wonderful event happening. We raised £320 towards the Church Restoration Fund.

This years Ashwell Book Weekend raised an amazing £3383 for the Church Restoration Fund. A big THANK YOU to Caroline Feast for organising the event and all the other helping hands who sort and price the books, selling and helping on the day, the great cookie bakers and all the others who help tidy the Church afterwards, not to forget all of you who donate the books.
Another great success, thank you all!

Harvest Supper & Barn Dance
Live music from Tam Lin - Buffet Supper, Drinks bar.
All proceeds going to the Bishop of St Albans’ Harvest Appeal 2009:
‘Give water for Life’.

Piano recital by International pianist Jill Crossland

Fundraising Lunch and Auction! This was a quite wonderful and happy event and thanks to Simon and Jenny for allowing us to use their wedding marquee. But it's thanks to a lot of others as well - providing food, serving, donating and buying that we raised close to £4900. This will be shared between St Mary's Restoration Fund and the local Relate branch. Many many thanks to so many people.

Harp Workshop! Workshop including a masterclass, technique,and ensemble playing. Run by Danielle Perrett and Anne Chorley. The cost is £8 (members of the Clarsach Society) / £10 (non-members) / under 16 free. All Standards welcome!

Exhibition of Patrick Bright's Paintings A retrospective Exhibition of Watercolour paintings by Canon Patrick Bright, former Rector of Ashwell.
Collection for Ashwell Church Restoration Fund and the Diapalante Wheelchairs for Mauritania Appeal.Refreshments and other activities!

56th Ashwell Music Festival

Lent Course 2009
This years lent course covered the subject "Why we do what we do in Church". It was a deeper insight into Church traditions, we looked closely at Weddings, Baptism, symbols and signs and much more. It explained in more details the 'Eucharist' and the tradition behind it. The highlight of the lent course was the Agape meal, Agape meaning 'Love' in Greek and we celebrated an alternative Eucharist, which took the form of a joyful 3-course meal in our Church.

Flea Market, Claire Lewis organised another successful Flea market which raised £700 towards the Church Restoration Fund. Thank you to Claire and all who helped!

 

 

 

Sat.7th March

ST ALBANS CATHEDRAL CHOIR

Ashwell at Christmas - St.Mary's annual Christmas Fair.
Lots of stalls full of fantastic handcrafted items, cards, presents and prizes. Tombola, Bran Tub and Quiz. Homemade cakes, Refreshments and Carols. Exclusive Exhibitions of local Arts & Crafts.
Playgroup's Winter Wonderland is at the URC and the Village Museum is open.
A great event to get into the Christmas spirit.

Advent Carol Service

Faure Requiem - Special Choral Eucharist

Parish Pilgrimage to Jordon

The book-weekend was a huge success raising £3334. Thanks to all those people who gave their time to help with the event! Caroline Feast

Harvest Supper and Barn Dance in St.Mary's Church at 7:00pm. Entertainment again by popular request by Tam Lin Tickets £10 available from Caroline Russell 742515 or Allan Budgen 742164.Fun and enjoyment for young and old. Click on the link to see for yourself! Harvest Supper 2007.

Patronal Festival-Bring and Share Lunch! To celebrate the anniversary of the birth of the Virgin Mary, some of us gathered after Church in the Rectory garden to share lunch together and to play croquet. Fortunately the sun shone and our spirits were high. Events like this are always popular, so do try to come next year.

Ashwell Show

Discoverers Trip to the Grand Union Canal near Hemel Hempstead

55th - Ashwell Music Festival

ASHWELL AT HOME
On Sunday, 11th May Ashwell was blessed with warm, sunny weather. Visitors started flocking into Ashwell long before the opening time of noon and several made their way to the Parish Church Room for a cup of tea or coffee. Plenty of delicious homemade cakes were on offer and many helpers generously gave their time to serve teas, replenish teapots, wash up or take money. And, at the end of the day, more help was there to clear up and count the takings. The teas made the wonderful total of £488.35. An added bonus was that several of the helpers had not met before so new friends were made over the steaming urn or dirty dishes. Thanks to all those who gave their talents and time to make our contribution to Ashwell at Home such a success.

FLEA MARKET
A big thank you to Claire Lewis and all who helped, we raised a fantastic £1340 towards the Church.

Good Friday Events
Activities for Children

Time and Talents
A day for the whole community...

Lent Course 2008
a 4 week course reflecting on "The Church in the World"

Ashwell at Christmas
A joyful event that brings together the whole community.

Harvest Supper
celebrating the harvest festival

Patronal Festival
a truly memorable day...