Hot Fuzz to feature as church gets creative

By Emma James

PLANNING is well under way for the annual Heritage Open Day at St Cuthbert’s Church in Wells which will take place on Saturday, September 16, at 3pm.

This year’s theme is Creativity Unwrapped, and creativity is certainly in evidence as Churchwarden, Antonia Gwynn, has penned a series of ‘panto style’ dramas featuring heroes and villains and designed to reveal the secrets and treasures of St Cuthbert’s history.

Everyone is welcome and the audience will be encouraged to boo and cheer as some of the dramatic stories of the church are brought to life. Visitors can expect to travel back in time to the 15th century and then forward to Victorian times meeting bishops, monks, saints and prophets along the way. They will learn about the craftsmen and builders who developed the church over the centuries. And yes, a tower was demolished – but which one?

After returning to the present day, visitors will be able to enjoy cream teas, home-made cakes and light refreshments. It’s a free event and no booking is required. Further information is available from the church office: office@ stcuthbertswells.co.uk

As a warm up to the Heritage

Cornettos will be on sale when St Cuthbert’s Church harks back to Hot Fuzz

Open Day, and as further evidence that St Cuthbert’s Church inspires a whole range of creativity, the tower will be open to visitors and fans of the film Hot Fuzz on Saturday, September 9, from 2pm to 5pm. Director Edgar Wright chose to film a fête in the churchyard as well as Tim Messenger’s untimely death, a particularly gruesome murder.