Dance to Beatles Tribute Act – Abbey Road
The Friends of St Mary’s Old Church are hosting a dance with Abbey Road on Saturday 16th September. Tickets will cost £12.50 with doors opening at 7:30pm. Bring your own food & drink.
The money raised from this event with go towards restoring the Mediaeval Paintings found during the church’s redecoration.
There will also be a raffle and a short auction. pc.gov.uk
How to book
You can buy tickets by contacting any of the following:
Penny L – 07940 546646
Penny C – 07941 946410
[email protected]
About Abbey Road
Abbey Road comprises five experienced local musicians. Lou Moody (guitar/vocals), Chris Halls (Guitar/vocals), Sean Gildea (bass/vocals), Rik Parry (percussion/vocals) and Pat Coy (Guitar/vocals). They all play in various bands in various genres but have a common love of the music of The Beatles.
After some fun jam sessions they decided to take it more seriously and formed a more permanent band. They cover the music from the very earliest Beatles hits to songs recorded much later in their career.
Their mantra at all gigs is ” A GOOD TIME WILL BE HAD BY ALL”
The Mediaeval Paintings
During the interior redecoration of the church, contractors discovered the presence of historic wall paintings in three main areas. An offical conservator examined the wall paintings and determined that they are important evidence of the visual history of the church and should be conserved and exposed.
In 2020, the expert estimated the cost of this to be in the region of £9-£10,000.
The Friends will be seeking grants and carrying out fundraising events to pay for this work as their continued exposure is now causing deterioration. The church remains a well loved and well visited historical building and is 1000 years old. Once preserved, the paintings can be enjoyed by many generations of visitors and West Bergholt residents for years to come.