Running from Saturday 14 to Sunday 22 June 2025, Festival Week is a celebration of our wonderful Leightonstone churches, bringing communities together through shared events, and open doors. All are welcome to come along.
Festival Week is brand-new trial project that seeks to bring together churches from across benefices to collaborate and engage with their local communities. If this event is successful in the Leightonstones, Samuel Pedlar, Church and Community Support Adviser, hopes to team up with PCCs to try it elsewhere in the Diocese!
Find out more about the events happening across the Leightonstones Churches here.
Self-Drive Leightonstones Church Tour with Ecclesiastical Historian John Vigar
Join us for a self-drive tour of some of Huntingdonshire’s most beautiful and historically rich churches. Led by renowned ecclesiastical historian John Vigar and organised by the Church Buildings Department of the Diocese of Ely, this special event offers a wonderful opportunity to explore local heritage in good company. There will be free time for lunch ( please BYO or make your own arrangements).
Tour Itinerary:
- 11.00 am – St Leonard’s, Catworth, Church Lane, PE28 OPA
- 12.00 pm – St Botolph, Stow Longa, Church Lane, PE28 0TW
- 2.30 pm – St Peter & St Paul, Alconbury, Church Way, PE28 4DX
- 3.30 pm – St Andrew’s, Abbots Ripton, Station Road PE28 2LF
Book your place now for a day of architecture, history, and community. Cost: £10 per person, payment will be taken at St Peter & St Paul, Alconbury.
The Stained Glass of Huntingdonshire
Join the Rev’d Stephen Day (author of Stained Glass in Huntingdonshire) for an illuminating journey through the stained glass windows of Huntingdonshire. In this rich talk, he will explain the stories, faith, and artistry embedded in these vibrant windows—many hidden in plain sight across our local churches.
From medieval masterpieces, via Victorian revival works, to the present day, discover how stained glass reflects the spiritual and social history of our region. All are welcome—ideal for lovers of art, history, and local heritage.
- Date: Wednesday 18 June
- Time: 7.30pm
- Venue: St Peter’s Church, Molesworth, Huntingdon PE28 0QD
- Admission: Free, with an optional suggested donation of £5
- Contact: samuel.pedlar@elydiocese.org to RSVP