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St Stephen's Church
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Take part in an action-packed programme of creative, accessible activities for adults and families inspired by church and village heritage.
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Operation Churchyard
Phase two of Operation Churchyard took place on a cold, but infinitely brighter day than phase one! Our band of volunteers, well wrapped...
Restoring the Beautiful View from St Stephen’s
On a misty, murky Saturday morning in January, an intrepid band of volunteers set about clearing the dense growth of brambles and...
Cheese and Wine Evening at St Stephen’s, 2021
When the Community Hub was formally opened back in June by the Colchester Mayor, Councillor Robert Davidson, we were still limited to...
Heritage Open Day
Saturday 11th September 2021 St Stephen’s Church, Great Wigborough, took part, for the first time, in the national initiative to open...
Coming soon! Heritage Open Day
Join us at St Stephen’s for the final event in our summer programme - Heritage Open Day on Saturday 11 September. The event will include...
Churchyard Minibeast Hunt
Youngsters and their families enjoyed a fun churchyard safari, hunting for minibeasts, before crafting their own spectacular dragonflies...
Visitors go batty as meteors light up evening of summer fun!
The inaugural St Stephen’s at Night event was a great success with about 40 people enjoying an inspirational evening of bat-watching,...
The Earth Moves At St Stephen’s, 2021
Three generations take part in fun earthquake experiments at the ‘shake table'. Great excitement was had on Wednesday 28 July, when the...
Preparing For The Family-Friendly Walks
Martin Crowther, our friendly Heritage Officer, gets down to business, clearing some of the paths for the walks. There are three walks,...
Flower festival fêtes, fancy bazaars and bowling for a pig!
In our latest blog, Great Wigborough resident Ann Coates looks back fondly at St Stephen’s flower festival fêtes in the 1980s and 90s. We...
John Betjeman and The Wigwigs - the truth revealed
Poet Laureate John Betjeman. Copyright National Media Museum. Following some in-depth research and aided by a fortuitous £5.50 purchase...
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