Here is the 2024 programme: if you would like updates, send an email to concerts@stjudeschurch.info .3 February - Community Concert9 March - Royal Holloway students,6 April - Royal Holloway students11 May - Ernest Lui and Ben Norris (piano)2 June - Vox Mundi ladies' choir6 July - Catherine and Geoff Chew (pianos)19 August - Asia Bonuccelli (piano)21 September - Lesley Shrigley-Jones (cello)5 October - Geoff Chew (piano)9 November - Valerie Fry and Dimitri Kennaway (Words and Music of WWI)23 November - James Kirby (piano)
Our own supported activities are Baby Basics, the Child Contact Centre and the Community Fridge.Regular users currently include Runnymede Foodbank, Music with Mummy, The Woods Shed Jazz Club, My Little Sunshine Playgroup, Stepping Stones Music School, Barre Concept, Pilates (various levels), and Screen on the Green Film Club.The cafe is open on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 9.00am to 2.00pm, and on Thursday from 9.00am to 5.00pm.
On Thursday 9 November the face of the clock on the tower of St Jude's was removed for refurbishment, and it was replaced on Thursday 29 February. The work cost almost £10000, and we have received donations towards this totalling about £9300. If you would like to help reach the target, you are very welcome: go to the homepage of this entry or to our website and use the donate button, or contact treasurer@stjudeschurch.infoSo now we can see and hear the time, as we have since 1859 (though the present mechanism dates from the 1960s).
The refurbishment of the external stonework on St Jude's has been completed, at a cost of £16000. Thank you for your patience whilst the work was under way.We now have permission to progress with the painting and gilding of the clock face. This will cost in the region of £10000. If you are willing to contribute to the cost of this, please make use of the donate button on this site.
