{"id":6749,"date":"2026-05-12T10:19:56","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T10:19:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stmichaels-hls.org.uk\/?p=6749"},"modified":"2026-05-12T10:19:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T10:19:59","slug":"open-church-come-visit-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stmichaels-hls.org.uk\/?p=6749","title":{"rendered":"Open Church &#8211; Come visit us!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>St Michael and All Angels Church will open to the public on Tuesday 12th May until late October 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are open Tuesday \u2013 Saturday 11am -1pm.\u00a0 Please come and visit this wonderful and historic building with no booking required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Subject to the availability of the volunteers Stewards<\/em>&nbsp;<em>and Church services.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"http:\/\/stmichaels-hls.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/open-1-724x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6386 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/stmichaels-hls.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/open-1-724x1024.png 724w, https:\/\/stmichaels-hls.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/open-1-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/stmichaels-hls.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/open-1-768x1086.png 768w, https:\/\/stmichaels-hls.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/open-1-1086x1536.png 1086w, https:\/\/stmichaels-hls.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/open-1.png 1414w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 724px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 724\/1024;\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>St Michael and All Angels Church will open to the public on Tuesday 12th May until late October 2026. 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