Christmas Eve December 24th:

5.00pm and again at 6.15pm - Carols by Candlelight, a magical start to Christmas itself for families and children. (Wentworth Church)

This year, due to overcrowding last year, there will be TWO services, both exactly the same. Please come to one or other, bearing in mind your children's ages. But please don't ALL come at 5.00!

Friday 19th December 2014 at 7.30pm

The YORK WAITS are the foremost performers of medieval music in the country and have performed at Royal and many international events. They will perform a selection of music with a festive flavour, from the medieval period through to the present day.

The Christmas Fayre (formerly St Andrewstide Fair) will be held on Saturday, 29th November 2014 commencing at 2.00pm in Wentworth School.

There will be stalls, cakes, refreshments and  a raffle.

We look forward to seeing you there.

For more details,  please contact Wendy on 01226 745 879

Sunday 9th November at 10.45am

Join us for a special Service of Remembrance to recall the sacrifices of servicemen and women in past and present generations as well as to commemerate 100 Years since World War One.

Lest we forget.

Saturday 27th September at 7.30 p.m.

[This event forms part of our Music Festival for 2014]

The choir was founded in 1974 by James Kirkwood, head of music at Thornbridge School in Sheffield as the Radio Sheffield Choir and is now a 50 strong mixed choir with a reputation for high quality and an extensive range and repertoire, conducted by Neil Taylor, Director of Music at Sheffield Cathedral. This year in 2014 it is celebrating its 40th Anniversary.

The Radio Sheffield Choir quickly gained a reputation for singing music that the man and woman in the street enjoyed. The choir was featured on Radios 2, 3 and 4, including two very successful performances on the programme, ‘Glamorous Nights’ on Radio 2. In 1984, after ten years of working with Radio Sheffield, the choir changed its name to The Sheffield Chorale, increased its membership through audition, and took on board large choral works with orchestra.

The choir has raised many thousands of pounds for local and national charities through many of its performances, of which its main one, the annual Festival of Lessons and Carols at St. John’s Church, Ranmoor, has always remained a popular and well-attended event.

They will be demonstrating their versatility with a wide range of music, from Palestrina to more contemporary and popular items.

Saturday, 27th September at 1.00 pm

[This event forms part of our Music Festival for 2014]

2010 saw the restoration of the magnificent Father Willis organ in Wentworth Church. This concert continues the celebration of the completion of this wonderful instrument. Darius performed magnificently for us in 2013 and we are delighted that he is willing to return in 2014.

Darius Battiwalla began his musical training in London. He moved North when he was appointed Organ Scholar to Leeds University in 1984, where he studied organ with Graham Barber and piano with Martin Roscoe. After graduating with first-class honours, he studied at the Royal Northern College of Music where he gained performance diplomas in organ and piano accompaniment.

During his time at the RNCM, Darius was awarded the prize for best lieder accompanist by Brigitte Fassbender, and was the only student to be awarded concerto appearances on both organ and piano. He has since been working as a freelance pianist and organist and is musical director of the Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus. He has played with the Hallé, BBC Philharmonic, the Orchestra of Opera North and the Northern Sinfonia. He plays in chamber groups with members of the BBC Philharmonic, Opera North and the Goldberg Ensemble, with whom he has appeared in the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival.

Friday 26th September at 7.30 p.m.

[This event forms part of our Music Festival for 2014]

The Emperor String Quartet was formed in 1992 and continues to enjoy a varied and successful international career with their original membership intact. In 1995 they were the first British winners of the Evian/Bordeaux competition, having won the Menuhin Prize in London the previous year. They have been BBC artists since 1993 and have made a number of highly acclaimed CD recordings

The Quartet's repertoire ranges from Haydn to contemporary composers such as James Macmillan and Harrison Birtwistle and they have premiered numerous works by talented composers of their generation. They have performed at all of the major UK Festivals and at a number abroad, from the Prague Spring to New York City's "Mostly Mozart" Festival. They have toured throughout Europe, Scandinavia and North America and have made concert tours for the British Council in Ecuador and Nigeria. The Wentworth programme will include Haydn quartet Haydn quartet Op 64/6 in E flat, Beethoven Op18/4 in C minor, and the G minor Debussy quartet.