 Heritage Trust
"The Church has been here for almost 800 years... with your help, it will be here for another 800"
Lord Astor of Hever, Patron of the Trust
 What is St Mary's Westerham Heritage Trust? It is a registered charity which exists to help in the work of preserving, restoring, improving and caring for our beautiful ancient church building, its furnishings and grounds. Since 2003 it has raised over £60,000.
Scaffolding on the church as the roof is
repaired with the help of St Mary's Heritage Trust
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 Become a friend Anyone can become a Friend of St Mary's Heritage Trust, whether you are a churchgoer or not. As a friend you pay an annual subscription and receive our newsletter, Trust News and have the opportunity to attend many of the fund raising events at a reduced rate.
The National Youth Ballet at St Mary's
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 Support our events We enjoy putting on events in and around Westerham to raise funds for the Trust. They have included a "Day of Music", "Art in the Aisles", a poetry reading, Carols on the Green by the Christmas Tree and concerts. See a list of future events below.
Art in the Aisles
27th March - Art in the Aisles - from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. the church is changed into an art gallery for the day, with exhibitions, competitions, and live demonstrations. There's something for all the family, and refreshments are served throughout the day. Entrance is free, though voluntary donations will be welcomed.
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22nd May - Day of Music - with musical performances throughout the day from 9:30 a.m. until the Aperitif concert at 5:00 p.m. including Jazz on The Green in the afternoon. Refreshments will also be served throughout the day, and there will be a variety of stalls on The Green organised by Rotary Club. Definitely a day to visit Westerham!
19th June - 6pm Emma Event at Squerrys Court - includes viewing the costumes used in the recent BBC production of Emma and a piano concert with music of the period
11th July (provisional) - our annual Picnic Event with Musical Entertainment at Squerryes Lodge, Westerham from noon.
24th September, 5:00 p.m. - an Evening Soiree of Music and Song in the beautiful environment of St Mary's Flower festival.
3rd to 5th December - our Christmas Tree Festival gets larger every year and entry is freely available between 10:00 a.m and 4:00 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and noon to 6:30 p.m. on Sunday. Refreshments will be available, and on Saturday at 5:00 p.m. we will hold our soiree, always popular, and perhaps a bit special this year - watch this space! |
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The Trust Membership Secretary
St Mary's Church
The Green
Westerham
Kent
TN16 1AS
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Tickets for events can be purchased from
the Parish Office, St Mary's Church, Westerham, TN16 1AS
Tel 01959 561330
(Open Monday-Friday 9am-1pm)
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Download a subscription form Click here
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