WE WERE overjoyed to see the Guild Chapel winning the Sir John Betjeman Award for 2018 – the prestigious annual prize bestowed by the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB). The award commended the skilled conservation of the Chapel’s internationally-significant medieval wall paintings, applied late in the 15th/early in the 16th Century and […]
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Stratford Festival Orchestra and Choir present an evening of uplifting music and sing a long carols on Sunday 16 December at 2000.
Read moreTHE COMMUNITY will benefit from almost £130,000 worth of grants being announced by Stratford Town Trust in its final round of 2018. Funding totalling £129,173 is being awarded to support 16 different causes. One of those organisations hoping it will make a big difference is The Friendship Project for Children, a Warwickshire charity which matches […]
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CRITICAL funding keeping a domestic abuse counselling service open in Stratford has been granted by Stratford Town Trust. The Trust will support the Domestic Abuse Counselling Service – known as DACS – over the next 3 years, awarding £99,000 in total, which is £33,000 per year. It’s the final multi-year funding grant being announced by […]
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Stratford Town Trust is proud to be supporting a new Table Tennis club to be launched at Foundation House, on Friday 26 October. JLM Table Tennis Academy will be running the club every Friday evening. Everyone is welcome regardless of age or ability, no previous playing experience is required. Coaching and all equipment will be […]
Read moreThe acclaimed vocal quintet Excelsa Voces present ‘A concert for winter’ at the Guild Chapel on Friday 7th December at 7:30 pm. Beautiful music from the 12th to the 21st century with Chris Long (piano) and Tom McHahon (cello). Tickets available by calling 07709953475 or visit their website; https://www.excelsavoces.com/httpsconcert-dates
Read moreStratford Town Trust, a grant-giving community charity based in the town of Stratford-upon-Avon, announces the appointment of Sara Aspley as its new Chief Executive. Sara will take up the role from 29 October 2018, succeeding Justin Williams, who left earlier this year. Sara has just stepped down at the end of her term as Chair […]
Read moreStratford Town Trust is proud to be funding an innovative pilot mental health service, for individuals aged 16 and over, which has been launched in Stratford upon-Avon GP practices. Patients who are experiencing mild to moderate mental health problems will be referred to this service, called Active Monitoring. Active Monitoring is being funded thanks to […]
Read moreThe Guild Chapel will be launching its first Christmas card design competition into schools in September. Warwickshire primary schools will be asked to invite pupils to submit a design that can be used on a Christmas card that reveals the beauty of the Guild Chapel with a Christmas theme. This competition is open to all […]
Read moreTwo new and exciting events are being held in the Guild Chapel this autumn. On Friday 23 and Saturday 24 November please join us to experience an evening of Medieval entertainment and on Wednesday 31 October there will be an exclusive screening of The Seventh Seal. Please see below for full details. Read more […]
Read moreStratford-upon-Avon Town Trust is a registered charity (no. 1088521) and a company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales (no. 4222949). It is also a Trustee of the Guild Estate Charity (no. 217484) and College Estate Charity (no. 217485).
