Events during 2025
Events Coming Up Soon
July 4th
Evening Medieval Banquet
There will be a licensed bar, lute music and also entertainment by Lesley Smith. Tickets are £15.00 each and they can be bought from Jim Hewlett on 07979 976860, by text or phone message. Arrive 6.30pm for a 7pm start
July 19th
A Choir’d Taste Morning Coffee Concert
10am - 12pm
July 19th
Architectural and Historical tour
Of the church and surroundings with Historian Philip Heath, 2pm
August 16th
Architectural and Historical tour
Of the church and surroundings with Historian Philip Heath, 2pm
August 24th / September 2nd
Artistic Exhibition “Wild Saints”
by local Artist Michael Cook and fellow artists.
August 28th, 1.30-3.30 pm
Stretch & Stroll
A "beginners walk-shop" around the church looking at the beautiful stonework and exterior and then the stunning stained glass, stone carvings and artefacts inside. Suitable for adults and over 16s. Materials & equipment supplied. Meet outside the Rectory DE73 8EN
Further Out
September 6th
Melbourne Allotment Produce Show
10am-3pm
September 20th/21st
Melbourne Festival Art and Architecture Trail
September 25th
Graham Oppenheimer and Friends Chamber Music
7.30pm (A Friends’ event)
September 28th
Patronal Festival
Eucharist: 10.30am, Choral Evensong: 6.30pm
October 2nd
Talk by Historian Philip Heath
7.30pm: “A chequered history of Melbourne Parish Church over 900 years”
October 17th/18th
St Michael’s Players
A humorous review of the last 900 years in Melbourne - 7-9.30pm at Melbourne Assembly Rooms
November 6th
Phantom of the Opera
Silent film with music by Minima, 7.30pm (A Friends’ event)
November 29th
Christmas Fayre
10.30am - 2.30pm
December 5th
Jazz night: A Christmas Carol with Alan Barnes
7.30pm (A Friends’ event)
December 14th
Celebration Service and Launch of Christmas Tree Festival
December 14th-21st
Christmas Tree Festival
Events Completed
January 12th
Service of Thanksgiving for Nine Centuries
March 22nd
Acts of Devotion
Performed by the Derwent Singers
April
A Timeline
Displaying historical events, locally and nationally, since the year 1125 AD (click here)
April 3rd
Talk by Historian Philip Heath
7.30pm: “A chequered history of Melbourne Parish Church over 900 years”. Tickets £2 from Jim Hewlett (07979 976860) or pay on the door.
May 15th
Talk by Margaret Gildea
7.30pm: “Who murdered the Princes in the Tower - A Whodunnit”
May 17th
Vintage & Handmade Fayre
11am - 3pm
May 24th-26th
Community Flower Festival
10am - 5pm Melbourne: Past, Present & Future
June 5th
Talk by William Bates
7.30pm: The Contentious Restoration of the Parish Church, 1820-1870
June 14th
Historical Re-enactment by ‘Chevaliers du Leon’
Medieval Fayre and Hog Roast, 10am - 5pm
To Be Confirmed
Joint Performance by the various music groups in Melbourne
Talk by Rachel Askew about the years leading up to 1125 and the religious milieu in which the Church was conceived – probably early September
Talk by William Kerr on the Church’s early history
Melbourne Town band Summer and Christmas Concerts
Fun quiz in and about Melbourne Parish Church
Organ recital