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 →
We don’t have many guitarists at Master Musicians, but when we do, they are only the best. Giulio leaves his young family in Italy to play more than a dozen recitals in the North East and he plays works by … Continue reading →
For the last few weeks in Young Church our young people have been creating a beautiful banner to be processed at the Mothers’ Union Festival Service at Durham Cathedral on Tuesday 31st May. The children loved being part of a … Continue reading →