TidenhamLatest News
Refurbished font lid
Posted on the 16th July 2019 at 2:34pm.
James took it upon himself to take the tired, worn looking font lid and bring it back to life. He painstakingly stripped off the old varnish from the wood and coating from the metal before applying several shiny new coats. Take...
Trying out the newly reordered St Luke's with some table tennis!
Posted on the 28th June 2019 at 12:29pm.
It's great to have a flexible space within the church now for various purposes and events. A fun one: We held a short table tennis tournament in the new space in St. Luke's church. Here's a couple of photos. David playing against Toby. At...
St. Luke's reordering May update 2
Posted on the 22nd May 2019 at 6:24pm.
Floor tiling started Monday 20 May. Tiles around the font. None of the tiles are fixed yet. Ian, the tiler, is setting out the principle lines first. The most important principle line is the longitudinal one that is central on the chancel...
St. Luke's reordering May update
Posted on the 17th May 2019 at 8:38pm.
View into church. Pulpit being reinstalled. Font installed and protected. Font cleaned and in position. Cupboard hiding ufh manifold. The finished cupboard will be painted and have skirting around it. Main church cleared and ready for tiling to start. The church looks much taller without the...
St. Luke's reordering April update
Posted on the 27th April 2019 at 1:29pm.
Floor insulation (10cm/4”) now laid over concrete and installation of ‘first fix’ low level electrics underway (5 April) Base and drain for font in its new location (7 April). Floor now ready for installation of the pipework for the new under floor...
St. Luke's reordering March update
Posted on the 30th March 2019 at 10:20am.
Work to re-order St Luke’s started on 4th March 2019. In the first week the low level electrics were disconnected (and under pew heaters removed) and pews released from the floor ready for collection the following weekend. The better floor boards were...
Calling All Knitters!
Posted on the 12th March 2019 at 6:10pm.
7th June 2019: A big thank you to all who donated flowers. We now have enough! Following the marvellous response for knitted poppies last year, we have a Flower Festival coming up in July. We would like to continue the theme and...
Keep Lent with us in 2019
Posted on the 6th March 2019 at 3:01pm.
Lent is one of the very earliest elements of Christian worship. It began as a period of time when people preparing for baptism would spend a significant time studying the Scriptures, learning about prayer, and thinking deeply about their relationship with...