Showing posts with label Gnosall. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gnosall. Show all posts

Saturday, 19 May 2012

St Lawrence Church Tower Open day

St Lawrence Church, Gnosall

Today we had the opportunity to visit St Lawrence Church in Gnosall to climb the tower and take in the views. The stairs are very narrow as are some of the steps, thankfully there was a good strong rope to hold on to, climbing out onto the roof proved a little bit tricky, fortunately there was someone waiting for us to help us out.



Such a shame that the weather is still so grey, the views I'm sure would be fantastic on a clear sunny day. But I snapped away anyway as this may be the only time I manage to get up there.

If you look hard you can see our house


St Lawrence C.E. Primary School

The A518 heading towards Newport

looking straight down


On our way down we stopped off at the bell ringers room, after watching a solo ringer giving a demonstration, I was then offered a chance to ring a bell myself, so as my daughter says you should try something new every week, how could I refuse, every time I hear those bells ringing in future I will be able to think 'I have chimed one of those'!!!!

Sunday, 2 October 2011

St Lawrence Church, Gnosall, Flower Festival 'Music and Song'

This weekend Gnosall has been treated to a wonderful flower festival, so good I visited it twice, the second time I took my camera.

St Lawrence Church, Gnosall

You entered the Church through the beautifully decorated doorway, 


and having paid your entrance fee you were invited to spend as much time as you liked admiring the displays clutching your guide and talking to the volunteer stewards who were on hand to answer any questions.
So many beautiful displays, too many to show all on here, so here are just a few of the twenty five to give you an idea of the talent that Gnosall has to offer!

'The Blue Danube'

'The Planets'

'Sounds of Music' by Gnosall Flower Arranging Class 


'Mary Mary Quite Contrary'

'Swan Lake ( the morning after) '

'The Owl and the Pussy Cat'

'Fingal's Cave'

'An English Country Garden'

'Madam Butterfly'


'Humpty Dumpty'
 Where ever you looked there were flowers or beautiful stitchwork hangings such as these!




  I hope you agree this was quite a special display.