An update from St Mary's
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An update from the teams at St Mary's Church,
Ross-on-Wye
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| | Coffee & Sgwrs @ St Mary's |
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Saturdays 6th June, 4th July - 10.30am - Noon |
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Our regular coffee session with excellent homemade cake. As usual there is an opportunity to join Welsh speaking tables for a good old natter. You can do that in English too, of course!
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| | Exhibition: Peregrines in Ross |
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For the month of June - open every day in St Mary's |
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Our regular peregrine watcher, Ed - alias Prometheus Beard - is providing an exhibition of some of his shots of our almost resident peregrine, along with an opportunity to purchase some of his merchandise. |
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| | Concert: First Wednesday @ 1pm |
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Wednesdays 3rd June, 1st July - 1.00pm |
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We have another great selection of performers lined up for our third season of FREE lunchtime concerts.
For June we welcome Mezzo Soprano Lucy Green and pianist Rosemary Firman - a programme of songs and piano music by French, German and Italian composers including e.g. Faure, Chausson, Bellini, Clara Schumann, Brahms and others.
In July we welcome the students of John Kyrle High School for the annual display of their talents. |
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| | Wednesdays 3rd June, 1st July, 3.30 - 4.30pm |
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A new after school drop-in club for all young people. We have masses of LEGO (thanks to all the kind donors). A FREE session, just come along and be creative, refreshments available, no pressure. Families very welcome. |
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| | Book Talk: Matt Majendie - St Mary's |
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Thursday 11th June, 7.00pm |
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Get the inside track on Red Bull Racing’s dramatic 2025 Formula 1 season with journalist and F1 expert Matt Majendie. Join Matt at glamourous races.
Matt Majendie is a sports journalist, author and podcast host. He spent the 2025 F1 season embedded in the Red Bull team gaining unprecedented access. Author of Nazaré, (shortlisted in the 2024 Sports Book Awards and Longlisted for the 2023 William Hill Sports Book of the Year) Matt is also the ghost writer of Sir Chris Hoy’s book, All That Matters.
A joint event for Rossiter Books and The Friends of St Mary’s Ross on Wye. |
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| | Concert: Rachel Podger & Brecon Baroque - St Mary's |
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World-renowned period violinist, Rachel Podger and Brecon Baroque take the resurgence of the Arts in England post-1660 as the inspiration for The Muses Restor’d. Their violin-led chamber music programme from Jacobean to Early Georgian England.
“The British goddess of the gut-stringed violin … Podger and her Brecon colleagues radiate infectious delight in the music they perform” (The Times) |
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| | Ross Heritage Walk - various subjects |
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Wednesday 17th June, 15th July, 10.30am, meet at the Market House |
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The Ross Heritage Walks are back for another season. There's one on the third Wednesday of the month from May to September.
Why not stay on for the free lunchtime talk in St Mary's Church at 1.00pm. You could grab your lunch from one of the excellent High Street outlets and go up and eat in in church or in the churchyard. Details immediately below.
Our June walk, again led by local historian, Heather Hurley, will feature sites and stories related to the solicitor and benefactor to Ross, James Wallace Richard Hall |
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| | Talk: Conversations Over Lunch - FREE lunchtime talks |
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Wednesday 17th June, 15th July - 1.00pm |
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Our summer series of FREE lunchtime talks. All are welcome. Bring your lunch if you wish, these are informal events. There will be a rearing collection if you'd like to reward our performers, and us! |
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| | Concert: Ross Penyard Singers - Shakespeare in Song - St Mary's |
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Saturday 20th June, 7.00pm |
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Featuring music from West Side Story and other Shakespeare works set to music |
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| | Come & Sing with Ross Choral Society - St Mary's |
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Saturday 27th June, from 10.00am |
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Join Matthew Coleridge for a special one‑day workshop exploring his much‑loved Requiem, a rare opportunity to work directly with the composer and bring his music to life under his guidance.
Registration 10 - 10.30am Informal performance 4 - 4.30pm |
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| | Exhibition: The Hereford Gospels for Today |
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Saturday 27th June - Monday 6th July |
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The Hereford Gospels for Today is an exciting project commissioned to accompany the exhibition, Shaping Early Medieval Faith. It also celebrates the 1350th anniversary of the foundation of the Diocese of Hereford.
St Mary’s Church, Ross-on-Wye Saturday 27 June - Monday 6 July 2026 |
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| | Candlelit Concert - Hans Zimmer |
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Saturday 4th July, 7pm and 9pm |
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Following the success of the Cold Play concert in March, Lumos are back with an offering of music by Hans Zimmer.
Two performances to choose from, 7pm or 9pm |
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| | Exhibition: The Battle of the Somme - 110 |
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Saturday 4th July to Saturday 11th July |
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A week long free exhibition commemorating the 110th anniversary of this important World War I battle. Open daily 9am - 5pm. |
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| | Concert: Michael Lunts - The Enigma of Elgar |
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If you came along for Michael Lunts' Christmas Cracker during the Christmas Tree Festival, you'll know that he is a very talented performer. This will be a wonderful event. A very different genre this time:
A musical drama about Elgar, focusing on his relationship with his beloved wife Alice. The friends who inspired the famous ‘Enigma Variations’ are also brought to life as, following the death of Alice, Elgar’s senior by a number of years, the composer muses on the origins of that first acknowledged masterpiece, a work that put him on the musical map, and which may never have seen the light of day but for Alice’s encouragement and inspiration. |
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Wednesday 17th June, 15th July, 10.30am, meet at the Market House |
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The Ross Heritage Walks are back for another season. There's one on the third Wednesday of the month from May to September.
Why not stay on for the free lunchtime talk in St Mary's Church at 1.00pm (see below). You could grab your lunch from one of the excellent High Street outlets and go up and eat in in church or in the churchyard. Details immediately below.
For July, Mark Sanderson will lead a walk, with associated historical background and stories around and into the many places of worship in the tow, both present and past. |
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| | Talk: Conversations Over Lunch - FREE lunchtime talks - Martin Firman |
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Wednesday 15th July - 1.00pm |
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Our summer series of FREE lunchtime talks. All are welcome. Bring your lunch if you wish, these are informal events. There will be a rearing collection if you'd like to reward our performers, and us! |
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| | The Anglican churches in the parishes of Ross, Walford & Brampton Abbotts |
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Supporting and developing the fabric of St Mary's and building partnerships. |
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