Facilities and features
Accessibility
Disabled Toilet available
Babies welcome
Small gravel parking area close to the Church and on street parking, St Mary's Church Road
Access via removable ramp from main entrance (South Door) or without a ramp via the fire doors in the adjoining St Michael's Parish Room
We have parking for bout 20 cars outside and a disabled space, plus more parking along the nearby roads
We have a new defibrillator located inside our porch which is accessible 24/7. Instructions are called out to the user and the defibrillator is registered with the East Of England Ambulance service.
There is a removable ramp stored inside the building and can be deployed when the building is in use for services and other functions.
We have a T loop hearing service available in church
Large print is available upon request
All assistance dogs welcomed - and their owners
Both for communion and after service refreshments, we offer gluten-free alternatives.
If you would like the service delivered using British Sign Language, please let us know and we will provide a trained communicator for this.
Our Building
The church is open for private prayer on weekends from 10am to 4pm, following all recent Covid guidelines and with a stringent risk assessment being followed to ensure everyone's safety.
Grade II* Listed dating from around 1237
Music and Worship
We have 8 well-loved and much-used bells. Our bell-ringers practice each Wednesday ev.ening and ring Sunday mornings and for weddings and some funerals
See our website for more details of functions
We have two organs, using the beautiful sounding digital Allen organ but have recently decommissioned the Bevington pipe organ due to high service and maintenance costs.
8am on the 1st Sunday morning each month.
We have a small choir and would like to welcome new members if you are interested, email [email protected]
Groups, Courses and Activities
Oasis cafe is available The next café date is;
Wednesday 13th April 2022 from 2-4pm
The café is now available on the 2nd Wednesday each month. Posters and leaflets are now in church.
Coffee Pots and Tiny Tots, We meet once a fortnight on Wednesday mornings from 10-11.30am in St Michael’s Room for the toddlers and carers. We will provide refreshments and have a chat whilst the children have fun with crafts and play.
Meets every 2 Wednesday's in the newly furnished St Michael's Room; the Parish room attached to the church 10.30-Noon during school term times. Contact the Church for more details. All parents/carers of toddlers and babies are welcome to join us. Please see the future dates for the group;
20th April
4th and 18th May
15th and 29th June
13th July
Break for Summer
Help for Visitors
Recently installed and available for those using our church and hall.
Available inside the South door, £1
Other Features
We have 2 Churchyards here and feature on the Herts And Middlesex Wildlife Trust website after an extensive survey of the large varieties of flowers and plants which are to be found in our grounds.
Contact the Administrator, 01727 825578 or [email protected]