ST CUTHBERT'S PARISH CHURCH
ST CUTHBERT'S CONCERT PLANNING GROUP
The group is made up of members of the church congregation and other members of the local community. We usually organise six to eight concerts, and other events, over the course of a year.
The group has been slowly building up a reputation for high quality events over the last few years, and we are delighted that the church is now also one of the venues for the Music at Paxton summer festival.
We have over the years hosted many local musicians, choirs and orchestras, from both sides of the border and further afield - a recent highlight was a candlelit concert given by the internationally renowned violinist, Gina McCormack in December 2025.
We are also currently part of the Highlights North Rural Touring Scheme (funded by Arts Council England), which introduces affordable quality cultural opportunities to rural communities - this relationship has provided local audiences with a wide variety of entertainment from international folk, reggae and tango, to one man theatrical events, comedy, drama, and dance.
We have also been involved in organising art exhibitions and installations in the church. In November 2025 we assisted with Silenced Bells-Distant Voices, a very moving memorial installation incorporating plasterwork bells sculpted by Keith Roberts, and choral music by John Casken.
Our Concerts and Charities Fund enables us to finance more ambitious events, and/or to make donations to local good causes, and to purchase equipment for use in the church, such as lighting and staging.
For more information, please contact stcuthbertsnorham@gmail.com
