Summer 2025

July 2025

Dear Friends.

I hope you are enjoying a summer of church visiting.

Autumn Tour. I have one room left on the tour to south Hampshire. Please tell your friends so that I can have a full complement.

Details are to be found here October Church Tour

Our Spring Tour will take place from 27th - 30th April 2026. Further details in October.

My popular Zoom lectures are now booking. Click to book

18th September at 7pm Murder Sex and Mayhem in English Churches Book here

25th September at 7pm Exploring Norfolk Churches  Book here

2nd October at 7pm Exploring Cotswold Churches Book here

9th October at 7pm Superior Seats Book here

23rd October at 7pm Exploring Kent Churches Book here

30th October at 7pm Churches in Retirement Book here

6th November at 7pm The Church`s Restoration Book here

13th November at 7pm For weddings, Baptisms and Funerals Book here

20th November at 7pm Exploring Essex Churches Book here

Historic Churches of Essex. My latest book was published earlier in the summer and has been well received. It was launched at the Annual Meeting of the Essex Historic Churches Trust. It is available from all the usual outlets or from me if you would like a signed copy. I am leading another car tour for the Trust to south Essex on Wednesday 8th October and details will be published here Essex Churches Trust

I`m still very involved in my three charities. The Norfolk Churches Trust celebrates its 50th Anniversary next year and I`m co-ordinating a team producing a souvenir book. The Friends of Friendless Churches has recently announced that it is taking four chapels into care and I will be representing them at Coanwood Quaker Meeting House in Northumberland in September. Details here . The Francis Coales Charitable Foundation is also celebrating its 50th anniversary and more can be found about our work here.

John Vigar

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