January 2022

Wiltshire Words & Music with Bishop Andrew Rumsey @ St Mary’s Devizes

You don’t have to be religious to feel the rich history that surrounds us in our wonderful county, with its awesome landscapes and spiritual sites from Avebury to Stonehenge and Salisbury Cathedral to our own beautiful space here at St. Mary’s.Bishop Andrew Rumsey will share songs and readings from his new book “𝑬𝒏𝒈𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒉 𝑮𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒔: 𝑨 𝑷𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝑱𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒍” in our beautiful 12th century church.In it, he explores themes of place, spirituality and belonging ~ very fitting for this Grade 1 listed building which has been part of our community and a place of worship for nearly nine hundred years.As a musician with a longstanding interest in songwriting and popular music and he will combine his talents and knowledge for this fascinating evening.“𝑨 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒌, 𝒍𝒊𝒕 𝒃𝒚 𝒇𝒂𝒊𝒕𝒉, 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏.” Former Literary Editor of The Times, Erica Wagner.Bishop Andrew is donating all ticket money and bar donations to the Trust’s fundraiding efforts ~ it’s a small but symbolic step in our journey to convert the church to a community, arts and performance venue.

7 Bands in 7 Hours, Bremhill, Calne