http://www.stnicholasrestoration.com Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:44:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Dear Friends At the beginning of November, the new Bishop of Coventry, Bishop Christopher, will be installed in Coventry Cathedral and for a week in mid-October, he cycled around the Diocese, acquainting himself with some of the parishes and the geography of his new home. One of the stops he made ... http://www.stnicholasrestoration.com/index.php/archives/29 We can confirm that the RNA male voice choir and Karousel singers have raised a magnificent £1500 for the St Nicholas Restoration Fund ! A huge thanks to everyone involved - it was a superb evening, and a fantastic result !! THANK YOU !! http://www.stnicholasrestoration.com/index.php/archives/27 Dear Friends Things at St Nicholas have been relatively quiet over the summer. We have had an archaeological survey completed and I have put a picture below showing part of the original medieval wall that they uncovered. The Victorians seem to have used these ancient walls as the foundations for some ... http://www.stnicholasrestoration.com/index.php/archives/25 We are pleased to annouce another concert in aid of the Restoration Fund. "Jazz @ The Church" will be held on Friday Ocotber 10th - 7.30pm, at the Radford Road Methodist Church. It will feature: Straight Ahead Big Band (Jazz, jive, blues and Standards) Nujazz Septet (Modern Latin) The tickets will be £7.50 ... http://www.stnicholasrestoration.com/index.php/archives/26 Great news !! We have just completed the first stage of work at the church, and the building is now secure and protected from the elements. I have also managed to get confirmation that now that the contractors have left the premises, we may once again allow free access to the churchyard ... http://www.stnicholasrestoration.com/index.php/archives/23 The Royal Naval Association Male Voice Choir, in combination with the Karousels Ladies' Choir is staging a concert at St. Nicholas Church, Warwick on Saturday 27th September, in aid of the Restoration Fund. The event will start at 7.30pm, and tickets - priced at £5 - will be available in early ... http://www.stnicholasrestoration.com/index.php/archives/22 Four more photographs have been added to the archive, showing the protective roof in place. Photos are courtesy of D Holdstock. They can be viewed here. http://www.stnicholasrestoration.com/index.php/archives/21 In addition to the improved design, we have also now incorporated photo galleries into the site. We would welcome any photographs of the Church Pre-fire, during The Fire and of the Restoration Effort. All photographs will be credited to the photographer, but will be available in the public domain so ... http://www.stnicholasrestoration.com/index.php/archives/20 Dear Friends The first news is that this coming week the church will be covered by a plastic protective cover, surrounding the scaffolding frame. A clever roof will be put on as well which will allow future contractors to remove sections when they need to crane materials inside. This will complete the ... http://www.stnicholasrestoration.com/index.php/archives/18 We are delighted to announce that the Piano Recital on the 31st May raised £178, the Barford Concert raised £650, and the garage sale by John Taylors Funeral Services raised £456. We would like to take the opportunity to thank everyone who was involved and supported the event. http://www.stnicholasrestoration.com/index.php/archives/17