2009 - 1300 years since the foundation of Evesham Abbey

2009 is the 1300th Anniversary of the foundation of the Benedictine Abbey at Evesham, destroyed by Henry VIIIth in 1539.

On May 10th at 3:00pm the Bishop of Worcester, Dr John Inge and author of 'A Christian Theology of Place' will lead an ecumenical service in the Parish Church followed by a pig roast and fair in the churchyard.  Bishop John will be speaking about Benedictine Foundations and the notion of sacred space for Christians. The Benedictine community of Burford Priory will be singing a psalm, and prayers will be offered by people from the town of Evesham.

Over this weekend there will be a Flower Festival in St Lawrence Church.

In July the theme for the 2009 Evesham Festival of Music will be "Evesham ... our history and our future". 

 At the end of July we will be joining a pilgrimage led by the Worcester Diocesan Youth Officer, Dr Sarah Brush to the ecumenical monastic community at Taize in France.

At 7.30pm on Thursday 29th October 2009 the Vale of Evesham Historical Society will be hosting: "The History and Influence of Evesham Abbey"  An Illustrated talk by Mick Aston of Channel 4's Time Team supported by his colleague James Bond at the Evesham Arts Centre.  There will be an admission charge, and more details to follow in due course..