Holy Cross Ramsbury Organ
Holy Cross Ramsbury Organ Restoration The restoration of the organ located in Holy Cross Church in Ramsbury Village.
Culture curated. All the latest local news, reviews, pictures and video on culture, the arts and entertainment for Ramsbury
Holy Cross Ramsbury Organ Restoration The restoration of the organ located in Holy Cross Church in Ramsbury Village.
Ramsbury Manor To Become National Art Gallery Ramsbury could be in line for a major art gallery and museum under plans announced this week. Harry Hyams, the reclusive millionaire owner of Ramsbury Manor who died last year, is reported to have left his entire collection of art and vintage cars, worth nearly £500 million, to …
British potter Peter Holdsworth 1919 – 1967 Ramsbury Pottery The Ramsbury Pottery was founded in 1945 by Peter Holdsworth who ran it until his death in 1967, his widow Kathy continuing the business for a further 10 years afterwards. Peter’s pottery was in the “English Studio” tradition championed by Bernard Leach. He studied ceramics and pottery …
The Ramsbury Street Fair Once upon a time, Ramsbury was prestigious enough to host 2 annual fairs – even Marlborough had to accommodate Ramsbury’s Michaelmas Fair by holding its Mop Fairs on the Saturdays before and after. Ramsbury’s Spring Cattle Fair finally ceased in 1939 and the Michaelmas Fair in the 1950s. An annual carnival …
Internationally renowned artist to move in next door by our April Arts Correspondent, Kanye Beleavit The Raven can exclusively reveal that plans for a major art foundation at Ramsbury Manor have been a front for a Banksy installation which will see derelict police vans in the Lake and giant pink flamingos on the lawn. Operating …
We could never resist a play with our name on it… Last December we reviewed The Raven Calls: Voices Through Time – an historical pageant by the Ravensbury Players exploring the history of our community and the Holy Cross’s place at the heart of it. It was a great success and for anyone who missed …
The Raven’s Call: Voices Through Time The Raven exclusively previews The Raven’s Call: Voices Through Time (how could we resist a show with a name like that?) The ancient village of Ramsbury dates from at least Saxon times, and probably much earlier. In that time it has seen more than its fair share of royalty …
The Raven’s Call: Voices Through Time – Preview Review Read More »
Your Chance to get involved! The next community production will be ‘The Raven’s Call: Voices through time’ Following the recent success of Oliver!, The Real Inspector Hound and Oh! What a lovely war, the Ravensbury Players are teaming-up with Bella Voce Choir and the Friends of Holy Cross Church to create a unique community event …
War is Hell The standard current interpretation of the First World War is one of the gallant common people betrayed by an ineffective and outdated ruling class – “lions led by donkeys”. At a distance of 100 years it can be hard to know to what extent this version of events has been informed by …
Wonderful Things My mummy is lying in a cold and dusty chamber. Not my mother but my dried out, dead body all wrapped in bandages. I’ve been here for over 3,000 years and I am very lonely and bored. When they first put me in here it was very exciting. I heard people crying, the …