Attlebridge

The church: St Andrew

• This church commands an impressive position on top of a small (probably man-made) hill. It is thirteenth-century, grade I listed, and has four bells.
• Click here for Simon Knott's report on this church.
• The church is closed at present for repairs to the roof, as explained in these extracts from our regular weekly pew sheets:

21 May 2006

"Attlebridge church is closed until further notice. During maintenance work this week we discovered that the roof is in far worse condition than we thought, and both our architect and the Archdeacon have advised us to close the building at once on Health & Safety grounds. We are looking for an alternative venue for the Post Office service which has been running in the vestry two mornings each week, but at present it looks likely that this will also have to stop, at least in the immediate future. The church’s Morning Prayer on Saturdays and 8am Eucharist on Sundays are cancelled from now onwards – its Sunday 10am Eucharists, beginning next Sunday, will all take place at Alderford. Please watch these notices every week for further updates, and pray for the PCC while we try to plan ahead."

31 December 2006

"Tidings of great joy! Attlebridge church has been potentially awarded about 75% of our grant application to English Heritage for the repair of the roof. Watch out for developments in the New Year …"

6 January 2008

"You might have missed an important piece of news amongst the busy-ness of the run-up to Christmas and New Year. We hope that the long-awaited repairs to the roof of Attlebridge church will begin after Easter. They should be completed in about four months – so we also hope that we will be open for regular worship again in late July or August. Watch this space! and in the meantime thank you all for your continual prayers, interest, generosity and support over the last 18 months."

The village

• There is a total population of about 100.
• The church is now being used as the village post office on Tuesdays and Fridays between 9.00 am and 1.00 pm, offering all post office services except vehicle licensing.

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