St Edmund’s Church building and churchyard are important to the town of Crickhowell in many ways.
As well as being an ancient listed building and enduring place of worship, it helps define the town and its history, providing a strong landmark and visual identity. It is also of value to the town as a resource to support the life of the community, for example:
- it is available for key stages in our family lives
- it is visited daily by visitors and tourists
- it helps people trace their ancestral history
- it provides a haven of peace reminding us of our sacred heritage
The Church in Wales is not responsible for the maintenance of local church buildings. Regular church-goers contribute generously, but the financial support of a wide-range of local people has become absolutely essential for the church building’s continuing upkeep. That’s why we have instigated a Friends of St Edmund’s Scheme.
We would like to work in partnership with businesses and local people in the town who may not regularly attend services, but who value their church building in other ways. We need your help to deliver a programme of essential repairs to the ancient fabric and improve the building so that it is suitable for the use of future generations.
We want to engage creatively with our community, to share ideas and make the most of the potential of our church building for everyone. You may be able to offer your time and skills to help us in putting these projects into action by becoming a Friend of St Edmund’s.
To find out more please join us at the Friends of St Edmund’s Inaugural Meeting on Tuesday 22 November at 7.30pm in St Edmund’s Church. This promises to be an interesting and informative evening, with two short presentations followed by a Cheese and Wine buffet. Everyone is welcome.
For further information call Julian Stedman 01873 812512 or Rosalind Matty 01873 812953.
Rosalind Matty
