Earliest records of our Church date from the thirteenth Century. The Chancel is from this period; the tower, chancel arches, and the nave of four bays are from the fourteenth Century. The tower was rebuilt or altered in the fifteenth Century and the font dates from the sixteenth Century so we are a mix of different Centuries!
Our Church seats approximately 200 in the nave with additional seating in the choir stalls and we are one of the larger churches in the group. We had major works in 2014/2015 including electrical and improvements on our heating.
We have a regular Communion service at 9.00 am on the second Sunday of each month and an Evensong on the fourth Sunday of each month - this is at 6.00 pm in Summer time and moves to 3.00 pm over the Winter. Like other parishes, we also have special services at different times in the Church calendar. You are welcome to any of our services and we would love to see you.
Our Church seats approximately 200 in the nave with additional seating in the choir stalls and we are one of the larger churches in the group. We had major works in 2014/2015 including electrical and improvements on our heating.
We have a regular Communion service at 9.00 am on the second Sunday of each month and an Evensong on the fourth Sunday of each month - this is at 6.00 pm in Summer time and moves to 3.00 pm over the Winter. Like other parishes, we also have special services at different times in the Church calendar. You are welcome to any of our services and we would love to see you.
Coming up at Stetchworth:
12 June Choir Festival
This will be on Tuesday 12th June. We will have choirs from three schools in the afternoon at 3.00 pm – these will be Kettlefields School, Burrough Green School and Cheveley School. In the evening at 7.30 pm, four choirs will be singing: the Kitchen Choir, Moulton Community Choir, St. Mary’s Newmarket Choir and Burwell Community Choir. Light refreshments will be served after each event. There will be no charge for either of these events though donations may be made on the day if you wish.
8 July Village Show
We join together with the Ellesmere Centre and the Ellesmere Garden Club to put on the Village Show - this is a fundraiser for the Village and is always good fun and well attended with many attractions and stalls.
20 October Quiz
We are holding a quiz at the Ellesmere Centre to fund raise for the on-going mission and up keep of the Church. Enter a team or we can put teams together for individuals wanting to join. More details closer to the time!
Appeal for information - Unstable Gravestones (Churchyard Extension - opposite side of the road to the Church)
Upon carrying a regular check of gravestones we have noted that there are several stones which are unstable. These need to be professionally stabilised or laid flat. Notices have been affixed to the unstable stones to alert those tending the graves. In the majority of cases we are not aware of names and addresses of next of kin – some of the stones are quite old and untended and it may be that next of kin no longer exist.
If they have not been stabilised within the next three months the PCC will have no choice but to lay them flat but do not wish to do so, perhaps upsetting relatives, unless necessary. If you know of family members of any of the marked graves, please let Lily Whymer know so that the PCC can contact them. The graves in question are:
Margaret and Jack Turner, Phyllis Mary Marshall and Reginald George Marshall,
Lewis Frederick Bateman, Edith Alice Bateman and Horace Bateman,
Stanley Edward Bateman and Edna May Bateman, Eric John Bateman
Vera Elizabeth Mickleburgh, Edith May Gorham (or Corham)
Rebecca Woollard and John Woollard, Frederick Fuller and Fanny Elizabeth Fuller
David William Claydon and Alice Maud Claydon, John Albert Bushnell and Jessie Bushnell
Eliza Grainger and Edward Grainger
Upon carrying a regular check of gravestones we have noted that there are several stones which are unstable. These need to be professionally stabilised or laid flat. Notices have been affixed to the unstable stones to alert those tending the graves. In the majority of cases we are not aware of names and addresses of next of kin – some of the stones are quite old and untended and it may be that next of kin no longer exist.
If they have not been stabilised within the next three months the PCC will have no choice but to lay them flat but do not wish to do so, perhaps upsetting relatives, unless necessary. If you know of family members of any of the marked graves, please let Lily Whymer know so that the PCC can contact them. The graves in question are:
Margaret and Jack Turner, Phyllis Mary Marshall and Reginald George Marshall,
Lewis Frederick Bateman, Edith Alice Bateman and Horace Bateman,
Stanley Edward Bateman and Edna May Bateman, Eric John Bateman
Vera Elizabeth Mickleburgh, Edith May Gorham (or Corham)
Rebecca Woollard and John Woollard, Frederick Fuller and Fanny Elizabeth Fuller
David William Claydon and Alice Maud Claydon, John Albert Bushnell and Jessie Bushnell
Eliza Grainger and Edward Grainger
Some additional village links which might interest you:
- Our village website via this link
- The Parish Council - you can find information about our Parish Council including meeting minutes and contact details
- The Ellesmere Centre
- The Ellesmere Garden Club
- Stetchworth Community Archive
