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Flower festival and fayre to
raise money for historic windows
St Mary's Church in
Lydiard Park holds its
annual flower festival
from Friday 30 June to j --^ 7 Wood Street, Old Town j
Sunday 2 July. Tel : 01793 531556 1
The ancient church,
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parts of which date from ;a
the 13th Century, will 1 z 1
bloom with beautiful
themed displays.
The church will be open
on 30 June and 1 July, A1
10am to 6pm, and on 2
July, 2pm to 6pm. Entry is
free but donations to-
wards the repair and con- En tertaining th
servation of the church ma m scent
w n on Twin
1 walkers for breast cancer eaks marathon
windows will be welcome.
1 Open: Mon - Fri 12 noon -2 2Opm From 1
Summer Fayre _ . _ _ _ _ .. _ _ Wet-* Bath Road • wood SL^ _
Saturday 1 July
2pm - 4pm
Stalls, sideshows, bell
tower tours and more
wo important stained glass
T windows at St Mary's dam-
aged by vandalism in 1997 and
1999 are currently being repaired. ^^^g^DE BRgs$ ^
The 17th Century east window
above the alter, above, by Abraham
Van Linge has been taken to Can-
terbury Cathedral for specialist ^^ `• +wa tnet.nc
conservation work. The window
portrays St John the Baptist and St
John the Evangelist and was de-
signed as a play on the St John
family name.
The 1859 west window, below, is
one of the few monuments not spe-
cifically dedicated to the St John
family. It may be back in place by Sophisticated Indian cuisine
the flower festival.
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Repairs to both windows will
cost around £30,000, much of We tried to
which will be covered by conser- be different;
vation grants and insurance. How-
ever the congregation, burdened we became
with a continuous bill for repairs
to the roof of the Grade 1* listed unique
building, has to raise £5,000.
The flower festival will provide Haydon
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visitors to St Mary's with the netay
Meads
chance to see the rare triptych, with
all its painted panels open, and all
the other monuments dedicated to I
members of the St John family
through the ages.