We believe the time is right to find an appropriate way to celebrate the life and legacy of Thomas Cranmer; to create a special place for those interested in history, language, spiritualty and liturgy; somewhere that brings to life the story of the man behind the mitre, for families and academics, school children, local and national visitors.
A group of local people including representatives from the wider Church and the parish councils have met twice to discuss the possibility of developing something unofficially called ‘The Cranmer Connection’. We’ve had some initial ideas including developing a professional display in Whatton church, a festival with church services to celebrate both traditional and modern liturgy, competitions, drama and lectures, a Tudor festival, a children’s trail and a wider heritage trail. We want to create a celebration of the contribution of Archbishop Cranmer to our national life and to the wider world as well as reminding people of the facts of his local connections – some of which still exist.
We are aware of the need to keep things suitable for our small villages; so we’re not planning a theme park! We’d like to work towards something for 2016, so if you have any ideas, experience or skills then we welcome your involvement.
A group of local people including representatives from the wider Church and the parish councils have met twice to discuss the possibility of developing something unofficially called ‘The Cranmer Connection’. We’ve had some initial ideas including developing a professional display in Whatton church, a festival with church services to celebrate both traditional and modern liturgy, competitions, drama and lectures, a Tudor festival, a children’s trail and a wider heritage trail. We want to create a celebration of the contribution of Archbishop Cranmer to our national life and to the wider world as well as reminding people of the facts of his local connections – some of which still exist.
We are aware of the need to keep things suitable for our small villages; so we’re not planning a theme park! We’d like to work towards something for 2016, so if you have any ideas, experience or skills then we welcome your involvement.