The Reverend Canon Sarah Hillman has been appointed as Rector of the Ledbury & Eastnor Benefice
The Bishop is pleased to announce that The Reverend Canon Sarah Hillman Vicar of the rural benefice of Puddletown, Tolpuddle and Milborne with Dewlish and Rural Dean of Dorchester Deanery in the diocese of Salisbury has been appointed as Rector of the Ledbury &...
Songs For A Summer Evening With ‘Timeless The Choir’
Songs For A Summer Evening With ‘Timeless The Choir’ At the Church of St. John the Baptist, Eastnor On Wednesday 25th June 7pm - 8.30pm Admission is FREE but retiring donations for Church Funds will be warmly appreciated. There will be a short interval with a...
An Evening of Opera at Eastnor Castle 11 September 2025
Wild Arts Summer Season 2025 An Evening of Opera At Eastnor Castle Thursday 11th September Doors open 6pmPerformance 7pm Wild Arts returns to Herefordshire with an evening of operatic and musical hits in the wonderful surroundings of the Great Hall in...
Thanksgiving service for God’s creation with the blessing of animals 4 July 2025
Led by Rev Joan Wakeling 4 July 2025 - The Woodshed Eastnor Deer Park, Ledbury Blessing service starts at 6pm and this will last approximately 30 minutes Café and Pizzeria open until 8pmParking and toilets are available on site Important pet information: Pets...
Eastnor Church Tower Appeal Committee End of Phase 1
The Eastnor Church Tower Appeal Committee was formed in November 2017 with the formidable task of fundraising, organising and overseeing the restoration of the 13th Century Tower, building an extension on the north side the church and the restoration of the bells....
Project nears Completion
Work on Phase 2 of the Eastnor Church Renovation project is nearing completion. The extension to house the new toilet is nearly finished and the pictures below show the external cladding being installed by Jason and Jacob from Loxstone ltd A new path is being laid...
Phase 2 continues
Work is continuing on the next phase of the Eastnor Church renovation scheme. The erection of new toilet facilities accessible from the North Door was a key element of the second phase. The archaeological survey of the northern area was completed at the end of March...
Return of The Bells
On Monday 14 March 2022, the bells were returned to Eastnor Church. The Reverend Joan Wakeling was there to bless the bells on their return. Over the following two days, new bell wheels were fitted by Alan Bagworth and the Revd Barney Bell. The original tenor...
Casting the new Tenor Bell
Six members of the bell ringing team led by Alan Bagworth went to John Taylor's in Loughborough on Thursday 24 February to see the new Eastnor Tenor Bell being cast. The mould for the bell is buried in sand for safety reasons and the molten metal is poured in through...
Refurbishing the Eastnor Church Bells
Eastnor Church has a peal of 6 bells, the oldest bell dating back to 1689. However, the tenor bell has not been rung for two years as the headgear had failed. As part of the larger Tower Renovation project, it was agreed that all the bells should be removed for...
Tower Renovation – Phase 1 complete
The scaffolding around the tower came down at the beginning of September. The stonemasons led by Ian Bishop under the supervision of our architect, John Middleton have now completed the external work to the tower. The clock face has been refurbished and the weather...
Tower Progress Report
Work on the tower has gone well this summer. The stonemasons, led by Ian Bishop and overseen by John Middleton, our architect, have applied a new lime mortar, with a mix chosen after several trials, to many of the joints of the stonework, and work has also started on...
Tower Renovation Update
Work started in mid-June on the renovation of the tower and is expected to take around 3 months to complete. The cement-based mortar has been raked out from the tower and the stonework will now be repointed with a suitable lime mortar. Some of the stones will also...
Eastnor Church Tower Appeal has secured support from the National Lottery Heritage Fund
The Eastnor Church Tower Appeal Committee is delighted to announce that it has secured support from the National Lottery Heritage Fund following an application made at the end of 2019. The £100,000 grant will go towards the restoration of the tower and bell ring and...