Cake & Coffee Concert and Open Day
St John's Church, Kidderminster Road, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, B61 7JW
Join us at St John’s Church Bromsgrove for a day of music, heritage and creativity.
Cake and Coffee Concert "Delightful Duets" starts the day at 10.30am on Saturday 14th September with local musicians Alastair Moseley and Steve Cowperthwaite performing solos and duets for piano and organ. Come along and be entertained with some of Steve and Alastair's favourite, uplifting pieces creating a musical journey which will fill the building with joyful sounds. After the concert visitors are invited to indulge in homemade cakes with a drink and chat to fellow attendees then take a look around the building and exploring the churchyard.
From 12.00 noon the bellringing team will open the Bell Tower. Visitors are encouraged to climb 50 steps on the spiral staircase to the Bell Chamber to learn about bellringing and have a go themselves. A further 50 steps are needed to reach the tower battlements to admire far-reaching views across Bromsgrove (weather permitting). For access information see below.
Inside the ancient building visitors will be inspired with heritage crafts - join the team from Avoncroft Museum to build a timber framed house or make clay bricks, help Friends of St John’s assemble a model of the church with a STEM Ambassador, explore outside on a treasure hunt, play the organ, hunt for the vicar's keys, chat to our historian, then take a seat in our inspiring heritage building whilst enjoying refreshments.
All are welcome to take a journey through history with us!
Timings & Tours
- Saturday 14 September:
- 10.30am Cake and Coffee Concert Delightful Duets. 12.00noon Heritage Open Day, tower open 12 to 2pm, church open until 3pm.
Location & directions
St John's Church, Kidderminster Road, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, B61 7JW
- Directions:
- St John's is best approached on foot or mobility aid, via the pathways through the churchyard accessed from the surrounding roads. It's a short walk from Bromsgrove town centre and Sanders Park. Vehicle access is limited to blue badge holders.
- Contact on day:
- Jo Slade
- Telephone number:
- +447973748544
Booking information
- Pre-booking requirement:
- Pre-booking not required
Accessibility details
Parking at the church is for blue badge holders only. Nearest car parking is on the roads surrounding the church or in paid car parks in the town. Please note that access to the tower will be on a first come first served basis. Numbers will be limited for safety reasons. Weather conditions will effect the opening of the tower top. Visitors climb the tower at their own risk. The spiral staircase is half stone and half wooden steps of various sizes. There are 50 steps to the bell chamber and 50 steps to the tower top. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
