Our Field of Remembrance will be opened in a short ceremony on Wednesday 26th October at 11am in St Michael’s churchyard. Tea and coffee will be served in the Kepier Hall following the service. Our Remembrance Sunday service is at … Continue reading
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Get online with Get Online Week! Get Online Week is coming back to Space4 in Houghton-le-Spring from 17th – 21st October. Co-ordinator Bryony Taylor said “the 2016 campaign is the tenth Get Online Week, last time we ran it in Houghton one woman said that … Continue reading
Unfortunately the planned piano concert for this Friday 14th October at 1pm has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. There is alternatively a Brass Band Concert on Saturday night at 7pm. Apologies for any inconvenience caused. … Continue reading
Finishing up our Houghton Feast celebrations we have Houghton Brass Band in Concert with guest soloist Jim Hayes on Saturday 15th October at 7pm. Tickets available on the door at £5 (£3 concessions). … Continue reading
Join us once again for our Michaelmas celebrations of Houghton Feast this October. The theme this year is Hollywood and the Movies. Hear our very own Gilpin Singers perform at the opening ceremony at 7.00pm on Friday 7th October. Grab … Continue reading
Come and hear accomplished Hungarian pianist Syuzannah Kaso playing a selection of music by Beethoven, Brahms, Debussy and Rachmaninoff in the beautiful setting of St Michael and All Angels church. The acoustics of the building really add to the experience … Continue reading
For the second year in a row a group of around 50 young people from across Durham Diocese descended on Auckland Castle for a weekend camp. Our curate, Rev’d Bryony and our Young Church leader Clare helped to lead the … Continue reading
Like many other churches and places of interest around the country, we woke up on Friday morning to discover that we are a Pokémon Go Pokéstop! Pokémon Go is the latest smartphone game craze that is gripping people young and … Continue reading
This week we invited the school leavers from Burnside, Gillas Lane and Bernard Gilpin Primary Schools for a special interactive service to help them to look back and give thanks for their time at primary school and look forward to … Continue reading
The Belassis Brass which has been away being restored and conserved has been returned to the Gilpin Transept in St Michael and All Angels church. It depicts the remarkable Marjorie Belassis, a friend of Rector Bernard Gilpin and member of … Continue reading