An update from St Mary's
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An update from the teams at St Mary's Church,
Ross-on-Wye
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| | Coffee & Sgwrs @ St Mary's |
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Saturdays 6th June, 4th July - 10.30am - Noon |
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Our regular coffee session with excellent homemade cake. As usual there is an opportunity to join Welsh speaking tables for a good old natter. You can do that in English too, of course!
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| | Concert: First Wednesday @ 1pm |
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Wednesdays 3rd June, 1st July - 1.00pm |
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We have another great selection of performers lined up for our third season of FREE lunchtime concerts.
For June we welcome Mezzo Soprano Lucy Green and pianist Rosemary Firman - a programme of songs and piano music by French, German and Italian composers including e.g. Faure, Chausson, Bellini, Clara Schumann, Brahms and others.
In July we welcome the students of John Kyrle High School for the annual display of their talents. |
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| | Wednesdays 3rd June, 1st July, 3.30 - 4.30pm |
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A new after school drop-in club for all young people. We have masses of LEGO (thanks to all the kind donors). A FREE session, just come along and be creative, refreshments available, no pressure. Families very welcome. |
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| | Concert: Rachel Podger & Brecon Baroque - St Mary's |
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World-renowned period violinist, Rachel Podger and Brecon Baroque take the resurgence of the Arts in England post-1660 as the inspiration for The Muses Restor’d. Their violin-led chamber music programme from Jacobean to Early Georgian England.
“The British goddess of the gut-stringed violin … Podger and her Brecon colleagues radiate infectious delight in the music they perform” (The Times) |
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| | Ross Heritage Walk - various subjects |
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Third Wednesday and last Saturdays of the month meet at the Market House |
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The Ross Heritage Walks are back for another season. There's one on the third Wednesday of the month until September. By popular request, we're also repeating them over the last weekend of the month.
If you come on Wednesdays, why not stay on for the free lunchtime talk in St Mary's Church at 1.00pm. You could grab your lunch from one of the excellent High Street outlets and go up and eat in in church or in the churchyard. Details immediately below.
Our June walk, again led by local historian, Heather Hurley, will feature sites and stories related to the solicitor and benefactor to Ross, James Wallace Richard Hall |
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| | Talk: Conversations Over Lunch - FREE lunchtime talks |
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Wednesday 17th June, 15th July - 1.00pm |
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Our summer series of FREE lunchtime talks. All are welcome. Bring your lunch if you wish, these are informal events. There will be a rearing collection if you'd like to reward our performers, and us! |
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| | Concert: Ross Penyard Singers - Shakespeare in Song - St Mary's |
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Saturday 20th June, 7.00pm |
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Featuring music from West Side Story and other Shakespeare works set to music |
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| | Come & Sing with Ross Choral Society - St Mary's |
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Saturday 27th June, from 10.00am |
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Join Matthew Coleridge for a special one‑day workshop exploring his much‑loved Requiem, a rare opportunity to work directly with the composer and bring his music to life under his guidance.
Registration 10 - 10.30am Informal performance 4 - 4.30pm |
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| | Exhibition: The Hereford Gospels for Today |
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Saturday 27th June - Monday 6th July |
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The Hereford Gospels for Today is an exciting project commissioned to accompany the exhibition, Shaping Early Medieval Faith. It also celebrates the 1350th anniversary of the foundation of the Diocese of Hereford.
St Mary’s Church, Ross-on-Wye Saturday 27 June - Monday 6 July 2026 |
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| | Candlelit Concert - Hans Zimmer |
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Saturday 4th July, 7pm and 9pm |
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Following the success of the Cold Play concert in March, Lumos are back with an offering of music by Hans Zimmer.
Two performances to choose from, 7pm or 9pm |
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| | Exhibition: The Battle of the Somme - 110 |
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Saturday 4th July to Saturday 11th July |
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A week long free exhibition commemorating the 110th anniversary of this important World War I battle. Open daily 9am - 5pm. |
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| | Concert: Michael Lunts - The Enigma of Elgar |
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If you came along for Michael Lunts' Christmas Cracker during the Christmas Tree Festival, you'll know that he is a very talented performer. This will be a wonderful event. A very different genre this time:
A musical drama about Elgar, focusing on his relationship with his beloved wife Alice. The friends who inspired the famous ‘Enigma Variations’ are also brought to life as, following the death of Alice, Elgar’s senior by a number of years, the composer muses on the origins of that first acknowledged masterpiece, a work that put him on the musical map, and which may never have seen the light of day but for Alice’s encouragement and inspiration. |
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Third Wednesdays and last Saturdays of the month meet at the Market House |
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The Ross Heritage Walks are back for another season. There's one on the third Wednesday of the month until September. By popular request, we're also repeating them over the last weekend of the month.
If you come on Wednesdays, why not stay on for the free lunchtime talk in St Mary's Church at 1.00pm. You could grab your lunch from one of the excellent High Street outlets and go up and eat in in church or in the churchyard. Details immediately below.
Our July walk will list churches and chapels od the town, past and present (with some that may surprise you) with historical background both locally and nationally. Led by Mark Sanderson. |
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| | Talk: Conversations Over Lunch - FREE lunchtime talks - Martin Firman |
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Wednesday 15th July - 1.00pm |
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Our summer series of FREE lunchtime talks. All are welcome. Bring your lunch if you wish, these are informal events. There will be a rearing collection if you'd like to reward our performers, and us! |
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| | The Anglican churches in the parishes of Ross, Walford & Brampton Abbotts |
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Supporting and developing the fabric of St Mary's and building partnerships. |
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