Wilden Lane Wilden Worcester
(01299) 878224
http://www.cofe-stourport.org.uk

Wilden All Saints is a small brick-built Victorian church which was opened in 1880. It has strong connections with the Arts and Craft movement and all 14 stained glass windows were designed by Burne-Jones and produced by the Morris Company. This is because Edward Burne-Jones was the brother-in-law of Alfred Baldwin who commissioned the church.
Alfred owned the then nearby flourishing ironworks which employed most of Wilden's inhabitants. Alfred married Louisa McDonald, whose sisters had married the afore-mentioned Edward Burne Jones, (Georgiana), John Lockwood Kipling, (Alice, mother of Rudyard)and Edward Poynter, (Agnes). Alfred and Louisa had just one son, Stanley who notably became Prime Minister of England, serving 3 terms.
Apart from the windows, Wilden also has a set of Art and Crafts fabric hangings, a gold-thread altar frontispiece designed by William Morris and an illuminated prayer book with embroidered cover. These are all on display during regular Open Days. The treasured Baldwin silver is brought out ofthe bank vaults for special occasions.
The wooden fittings and Willis organ are all original to the church, maintaining the Victorian ethos.
The large churchyard is home to a variety of wildlife, (woodpeckers, hedgehogs, squirrels, overhead buzzards etc.), and is enhanced in springtime by the bank of wild daffodils. A number of 'interesting' graves include those of the Baldwin ancestors, (not Stanley), and a local foundry worker killed by the cannon fired to celebrate Alfred Baldwin's success in the Parliamentary elections. The grave of Thomas Jones is a focal point each year on July 15th. Thomas was a local benfactor who left a considerable amount to Wilden School. Each year on his birthdate the schoolchildren gather around the grave with posies and sing happy songs as he requested.
The church community is very active. Concerts and other events take place regularly and are well supported. An Emmaus Group meets on a regular basis. Details are advertised on our outside noticeboard, in newsletters and on websites.

Rectory Lane Areley-Kings Stourport on Severn Worcestershire DY13 0TB
(01299) 877695

Church Drive Stourport on Severn Worcester
http://www.cofe-stourport.org.uk

Our Baptism services take place at 12.30 pm.
We have twice monthly afternoon services and occasional seasonal services.
We are now beginning a season of contemplative prayer on Thursdays 5.30-6.30pm at St Michael's Church.
Our midweek Eucharist service is on Wednesdays at 10 am at St Michael's for the Benefice.

Details of our services and activities can be found by clicking on the "Services and events" item in the menu.
The Calendar will show you all events and if you click on each you will get a brief explanation..

The principal service used is the Eucharist, making use of modern (Common Worship) material. Worship is inclusive, accessible, concise, and children are always welcome. On some Sundays, when a priest is unavailable, the service will be a Service of the Word.

Gluten-free Eucharist Bread is available at both churches.

Coffee, Tea, and Biscuits (sometimes cakes) are available after the service in the Parish Room at St Michael's and in the church at All Saints

There is good disabled access and an induction loop system in both of our church buildings.

We try to allow for the whole Church Family to worship together with an age range of one year to 90+. Some members are recent arrivals, others have been worshipping here for many years.

Home Communion is available to those who are unable to get to church.

We will continue to offer hand sanitising at each location and Track and Trace records as a matter of sensible protection and monitoring.

You can also find us on Facebook at "St Michael and All Angels Church - Stourport".

Activities.

Throughout the year there are a number of activities organised for anyone interested to take part in.

Church Services.

You can find these by visiting the Calendar on the Service and Events Page.

Families at 4 on the 4th.

Due to Corona Virus concerns this service is currently online and can be found under the "Families@4 n the 4th" item on the menu. It is available at about 4:00 pm on the 4th Sunday of each month.

This is an informal monthly event for families with small children. It consists of Prayers, Music and Games specifically aimed at young children. It may be cancelled when other festival services conflict. i.e Christmas.

Our Dementia Cafe is now also open again.

The cafe runs on the first and third Tuesday of each month from 2:00pm to 4:00pm.

Further information on our Dementia Cafe Page.

Contact Liz Bloomer for more details. 01299825009 / 07807070508

Mother and Toddler Group is currently being reorganised but we hope to be open again shortly.

The Mother and Toddler group meet every Thursday morning in local school term time from 10:00 am until 11:30 am.

The group is run by a small number of the St. Michaels congregation with appropriate DBS cover.

More information on our Mother and Toddler Group page.

Contact Jo. Dillistone for further details. Tel. 01299 877778

Coffee at St. Michael's

St. Michael's is open for "Coffee" and quiet prayer usually on the first Saturday of each month from 10:00am to 12:00noon.

Bible Study and Discussion Groups are arranged from time to time and details will be found in Church or on the Parish news Sheet.

Members run an Emmaus Group, which meets in members houses.

Charity Support

The St. Michael's Parochial Church Council (PCC) has a policy of supporting various charities by an annual donation or collection.

We support Christian Aid.

100 CLUB

Members pay a yearly subscription and a draw is held on the second Sunday of each month for a first and second prize of cash. 50% of the money collected is distributed in prize money, the other 50% going to Church funds.

Membership is open to anyone, not just members of the congregation, and is a good way of supporting your local church with a chance to win something back!

WEDNESDAY LUNCH CLUB is currently closed pending reorganisation.

St. Michael's Luncheon club meets on Wednesday's at 12-noon and is open to everyone. The fare is simple based on tried and tested favourites. The club offers the chance to meet and chat with friends, to share the week's gosip and a joke as well as eat a meal.

SUNDAY STALLS IN CHURCH

Occasional stalls are held in the Parish Room after service on Sunday's selling an assortment of goods to raise funds for the Church.

PARISH ROOM BOOKINGS

Our Parish room is used by many in the community.

Stourport Wives Group.

Stourport Justice and Peace Group.

The Diocese for meetings.

Tai chi Class.

Various charities and Community groups.

For more information contact Mrs. Jo. Dillistone. Tel. 01299 877778.

Churchyards:

We need to be mindful that anything placed in our churchyards is in keeping with the guidelines of the Church of England and permitted by the Chancellor of the Diocese. This is not to make things difficult but to ensure that we preserve an appropriate atmosphere in keeping with Christian faith and burial in consecrated ground; to keep as much access between the graves as possible - kerbs for example are no longer permitted; and to maintain the well-being of the eco systems and wild life in the churchyard.

Artificial flowers and artificial grass, windmills and balloons cause danger to the wild-life and are not permitted in a Churchyard.

Trees, benches or memorials of any kind (other than a permitted headstone where someone is buried) cannot be placed in either of our churchyards or the church garden. For headstones or plaques in the ashes area please send an application form which I will respond to on my return.

There is often confusion in Stourport about the ground beyond the green cabin next to St Michael's Churchyard.

The area of ground through the gate by the green cabin is not part of St Michael's Churchyard but is Stourport Council Cemetery.

We don't keep any records of burial in Stourport Cemetery.

Please also be aware that the guidelines of what is permitted in the cemetery differ from what is permitted in the Churchyard.

Searches for graves within Churchyard can be quite a long and complicated process.

There is a fee set by the Church of England for any search for graves. In the past we have waived that fee but with the number of graves we have and the number of quite extensive searches we are asked to do we now need to charge that fee.

Funerals

Your funeral director will know how to contact our ministry team.

Memorial/Thanksgiving services

We are having enquiries about memorial/thanksgiving services and we will be planning these in the future. As memorial services are usually requested because during lock-down there not everyone was able to attend the funeral of a loved one who would have liked to, it is still not quite time to be booking memorial/thanksgiving services because there is still a restriction on numbers and the way we are able to worship. Singing of hymns for example is still not advised. So please bear with us.

Burial of Ashes

If someone lived or died in the Parish of All Saints, Wilden or St Michael and All Angels, Stourport then their ashes may be buried in our churchyards in the area set aside for the burial of ashes. There is a charge for the burial of ashes set by the Church of England and paid to the PCC. This charge is for permission for burial. It does not purchase the plot (the same as in the case of full burial)

If a member of the deceased's family is already buried in the churchyard then their ashes may go in the existing plot rather than in the separate area for ashes even if they did not live in the parish at the time of their death. The same charges apply.

If would like to talk about burial of ashes of your loved one then please ask your funeral director to get in touch with Rev Carey Saleh once she is back from Annual Leave; or if you have the ashes yourself and are not coming via a funeral director then please email her at [email protected]. She will reply on her return from annual leave.

Baptisms - You will understand that many baptism services that had been booked for the first half of 2020 had to be cancelled because of the lock-down. Restrictions remain in place and as we come out of lock-down we are contacting those families in the first instance to re-book their own services.

Before booking any baptism service we like to meet you and talk with you about what it means to have your child baptised and the promises of faith that you will be making. Usually this happened by pre-arranged appointment with our Vicar.

If you are interested in talking about your child's baptism - or your own as an adult - then please email her at [email protected] and on her return from annual leave she will contact you to arrange this initial meeting. Please be aware however that social distancing and a restriction on numbers will remain in place for some time to come.

Weddings - We would be delighted to talk to you about getting married in the Benefice of Stourport and Wilden. Please be aware though that it isn't simply a case of booking a venue over the phone. Our Vicar would like to meet you to talk about the legal, spiritual and practical aspects of planning and celebrating your marriage in the Church of England. She will be happy to talk to couples about getting married at either of our churches on her return from annual leave but cannot book dates (or even pencil them in) until that conversation has taken place. This is usually by appointment at our Parish office evening. If you would like to make an appointment and begin the conversation then please email our Vicar on [email protected]. She will reply on her return from annual leave.

At present banns of marriage are not being read in churches so couples need to obtain a common licence to enable you to get married in Church. There are criteria for getting married in any particular church such as living in the parish or having a connection such as baptism or confirmation. Rev Carey Saleh will explain these with you in full.

If you have been married before and your previous marriage was dissolved then Carey will need a pastoral conversation with you about remarrying in Church following divorce.

Please understand that we cannot book a marriage service until your decree absolute is final.

14 Severn Side, Stourport-on-Severn, DY13 9EW
(01299) 513172

300 year old pub on the River Severn close to the historic canal basins, with nearby public moorings. The modernised wooden-floored Georgian bar retains some features from the past, and across the passage is the lounge, more often used for...

80 Areley Common, Stourport-on-Severn, DY13 0NP
(01299) 823092

Traditional corner pub located near to the countryside with a pleasant garden. Two cask ales served in excellent condition from the Marston's range and proper Black Country pork pies. Cask ale night is every Tuesday from 5pm when ales are...

York Street, Stourport-on-Severn, DY13 9EF

There is no information on this short-lived bar.

29 Hartlebury Road, Stourport-on-Severn, DY13 9JA
(01299) 488380
bayhorsestourportonsevern.co.uk

Opposite Hartlebury Common, this friendly and popular pub is larger on the inside than might be expected. The lounge bar leads to an older dining room at a lower level, with beamed ceilings, which is used for serving good value meals. Meals...

5 Canal Side, Stourport-on-Severn, DY13 9BD
(01299) 513524

Canal-side pub 10 minutes walk along the towpath from the town and near to the old railway line country path. A central bar serves a snug, and the main lounge has three distinct areas. The room facing the bar was originally stables. In sum...

10 Bridge Street, Stourport-on-Severn, DY13 8UX
(01299) 489402

Situated at the end of the main street next to the river bridge, this established pub has an attractive garden, sun lounge and a large single room divided into separate areas including one with a pool table. It's home to darts and crib team...

75 Bewdley Road, Stourport-on-Severn, DY13 8XX
(01299) 822723
brintonarmspub.co.uk

Busy food pub with a large single room which has a locals' bar area and restaurant seating. Bank's Mild and Wainwright are regulars and guest ales are from the Marston's range.

6 York St, Stourport-on-Severn, DY13 9EQ
(01299) 212426
fedoras-bistro-bar.co.uk

Cosy Mediterranean style bistro-bar, opened in 2019. Four real ales are on the hand pulls, plus craft beers on the fonts. Conversation adds to the atmosphere as people drop in for a chat to sit at the bar, in groups at tables and benches,...

Mitton street, Stourport-on-Severn, DY13 9AA
(01299) 827435
blackcountryales.co.uk/pubs/the-hollybus...

This welcoming pub serves regular beers from Black Country Ales and six changing ales, usually from independent breweries, and up to two real ciders. Good value cobs, pork pies and scotch eggs are available at any time of day. A single bar...

New Street, Stourport-on-Severn, DY13 8UN

Reopened in October 2020 as an Indian restaurant and takeaway, and serving a real ale from Bewdley Brewery. Customers may have a drink whilst waiting for a takeaway. The interior is still as it was when purely a pub, with interesting indus...

Red House Road, Stourport-on-Severn, DY13 0NN
(01299) 489452
kingsarmsstourportonsevern.co.uk

Friendly pub on the outskirts of the urban area. Since opening in 1840 there have been just 19 licensees with a long succession being local brewers, the Allen family, holding the record. There are three distinct areas to the ground floor i...

2 Baldwin House, Lombard Street, Stourport-on-Severn, DY13 8DT
(01299) 827746

Cocktail and tapas bar with a Highland lodge theme offering wines, cocktails, Wye Valley HPA and coffee. Occasional live music, and a room is available for events and private functions. Smart casual dress code.

24 Lombard Street, Stourport-on-Severn, DY13 8DT
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Craft beer bar featuring booth seating offering beers on tap, cider, bottles and cans, some of which are likely to be real ale in a can. Drink in or take away. The outside seating area overlooks the canal. Opened October 2020, hours may va...

76 Minster Road, Stourport-on-Severn, DY13 8AP

Pub demolished and redeveloped for housing. Photo 2010 Copyright P L Chadwick, Creative Commons Licence.

Dunley Road, Stourport-on-Severn, DY13 0AA
(01299) 828072
theoldbeamsstourport.co.uk/

Originally a 16th century timbered farmhouse which now houses the bar area, and extensively extended over the centuries. On the other side of the building from the car park is a large garden with a stage, popular in summer for enjoying drin...

Lombard Street, Stourport-on-Severn, DY13 8DT

There is no information about this bar.

8 Bridge Street, Stourport-on-Severn, DY13 8UY
(01299) 825693
theporthousestourport.co.uk

Imposing red brick pub, formerly the Old Crown, with a terrace overlooking Brindley's historic river basins and the river bridge. Taken over, refurbished and renamed The Port House by Davenports in 2021, it has a maritime theme. Photos on t...

Nelson Road, Stourport-on-Severn, DY13 9QF
(01299) 488384
the-quayside-restaurant.business.site/

Tucked away in the far left hand corner of Sandy Lane Industrial Estate, this restaurant is well worth seeking out. It overlooks Stourport Marina and also serves its houseboat residents and visitors. The elevated outside terrace has good vi...

50 Lombard Street, Stourport-on-Severn, DY13 8DU
(01299) 822530

A lively and friendly traditional terraced town pub, just a short walk from the High St and on the canal side. Originating from the seventeenth century, it was formerly a brewhouse until the 1950s and there's a full history of the former l...

80 Wilden Lane, Stourport-on-Severn, DY13 9LR
(01299) 822962

An old pub dating from the 1830s, originally cottages, having a comfortable modern style with a log burner in the lounge bar. The restaurant serves home-cooked meals sourced from local free-range ingredients during the day and evenings, exc...

9 Lichfield Street, Stourport-on-Severn, DY13 9EU
(01299) 822205

Thriving members-only social club having many social activities as well as British Legion events. It serves meals, a carvery on Sundays and four inexpensive and well-presented real ales. CAMRA members are welcome as guests with a current...

61 Areley Common, Stourport-on-Severn, DY13 0NG

Once an old and characterful village pub in an urban setting. Closed by Punch and TESCO against determined community opposition and with little sympathetic support from the local council. Planning Inspector allowed change of use despite AC...

81 Lower Lickhill Road, Stourport-on-Severn, DY13 8UQ
(01299) 823899

The single-roomed estate pub with a pool table, and Teme Valley Moto X Club meet on Wednesday evenings from 9pm. Cobs are available from the bar at any time. Although the sign outside indicates there's a brewery, it has ceased production.

18 Gilgal, Stourport-on-Severn, DY13 9AJ

Now a restaurant, and formerly a free house that served Batham's, Bank's and a guest ale. There was a downstairs bar, a lounge and restaurant, and an additional lounge upstairs with Sky sports, occasional live music.

35 Hartlebury Road, Stourport-on-Severn, DY13 9JA
(01299) 289955
bestwestern.co.uk/hotels/stourport-manor...

Hotel and one-time manor house set in 23 acres of parklands, once the family home of Stanley Baldwin MP, having 72 rooms, restaurant, leisure centre, tennis courts and a 9 hole mini-golf course. Bar snacks are always available, along with...

Lickhill Road, Stourport-on-Severn, DY13 8SB
(01299) 822898
stourportworkmens.co.uk

Popular club, originally established in 1901, serving four real ales including a mild. Very reasonably priced sandwiches are always available on the bar and good value basket and other meals are served at weekends. The extensive club has...

Clock Tower, Engine Lane, Stourport-on-Severn, DY13 9EP
(01299) 822525

Home of the Stourport Yacht Club, the historic listed Clock Tower club house sits beside the Upper Basin where the Staffs & Worcester Canal joins the Severn. The club was formed in 1949 and has occupied the present building since 1961. The...

56 High Street, Stourport-on-Severn, DY13 8BX
(01299) 877832

Previously a hotel and closed from 2007 to 2015, it was changed and reopened as a live music venue and pub. The large comfortable lounge bar is decorated with vinyl LPs and covers setting the scene as a pub by day and music venue by night....

11 Foundry Street, Stourport-on-Severn, DY13 8EB
07727 187951
thethreelionsstourport.co.uk

Lively, spacious and popular sports bar with TV screens, pool tables, darts, poker and cards with teams in the Stourport darts league and Kidderminster Pool league. The comfortable single large room is big enough to screen both football and...

Mart Lane, Stourport-on-Severn, DY13 9EN
07985 758691
thewharfstourport.co.uk

The Wharf makes good use an original and spacious Canal Company warehouse of 1771 converted in 2015 into a bar, pub, music and event venue. The bar serves the cavernous curved walled old brick main room extending right up to the lofty raft...

39 High Street, Stourport-on-Severn, DY13 8BS
(01299) 823927

Busy high street pub in the heart of the Georgian town of Stourport. It has two rooms known as the Big Bar and the Little Bar, and a small garden. If there is any real ale on, it will be from the Marston's portfolio.