The west and north sides of the Chapel are now fully repaired, and the Chapel will be ready for our Christmas Carols by Candlelight service on Saturday 13th December. Find out more about the progress of the Unwrapped project and the news about the National Lottery Heritage Grant that allows the capital works programme to progress. There are also articles on the Heritage Open Day in September, the beautiful new books to record marriages and baptisms and a curious piece on our new gutters!
December Newsletter
Free Bus to the Carols and Readings
There will be a free bus service to pick up and drop off those coming from Walpole village or Halesworth to attend the popular Carols and Readings event on 13 December
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Plans to conserve Walpole Old Chapel gain support from The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
In this newsletter we report on the excellent progress being made by Cliveden Conservation in repairing the north and west-facing walls of the building. More on the superb evening of Words and Music at The Cut in Halesworth on 12 July, organised by Rob Gildon raised nearly £2,500 for Chapel funds. There is more on Judith Condon's ongoing research into Alma Gould Dale and an interesting article on the burial ground, the headstones and the Tuscany rose.
September Newsletter
While we are not hosting any events at the Chapel this year due to the renovations, why not come and listen to an evening of songs and readings by local musicians and writers celebrating the life of the Chapel from the Seventeenth century to the present day. Saturday 12 July at 7.30 - 8.30pm at the Cut, Halesworth.
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The conservation work on the Chapel has now started in earnest. Find out more in the Newsletter along with an interesting article about how the Chapel was rescued in the early 1990. A fond farewell to our retiring Minister Bill Mahood and a warm welcome to the new one, the Revd Dr Catherine Ball, as well as news of our "Words and Music" event celebrating the life of the Chapel from the C17 to the present day.
June Newsletter
We have great news regarding the restoration project -"Unwrapped" - Thanks to your kind donations and a significant grant from the Community Asset Fund, a part of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, work is due to start in April. Find out more on this, a visit from our local MP, a Summer fundraising concert to be held in the Cut and much more.
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Find out how far people came to worship in the Chapel in the eighteenth century, an update on our fundraising and of course our Carols and Readings by Candlelight is this month.
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September 2024 Newsletter
Updates on the ownership of the Chapel, progress on the fundraising and interesting articles on some of the graffiti in the Chapel and another on a Pilgrimage to the Chapel in 1939.
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Special Newsletter - June 2024
Trustees of The Friends were informed on the 24th of May that Historic Suffolk had withdrawn its offer to take on ownership of The Chapel from the Historic Chapels Trust. Find out what this means for the future of the Chapel and how you can help.
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