Friends of St Mary's Church Higham
The Friends of St. Mary’s Church was founded in 2009 to help look after the disused church in Lower Higham. It works to enhance visitors’ experience of the church, holds fund-raising events, organises events for children and adults and promotes the building’s unique appeal. We support the work of the Churches Conservation Trust, the charity which cares for the church.
Marshy Mud Flats and the Call of the Curlew
21st to 29th June 2025
daily from 11am, closing at 7pm (21st, 27th and 28th); 4pm (22nd-26th and 29th)
Fiona Spirals – Artist in Residence in St Mary’s Church, Higham21st to 29th June 2025 My new exhibition in June…
Restoration work at St Mary's to repair the spire.
The ancient grade 1 listed church, St Mary’s in Lower Higham, has undergone work on the old wooden spire which was added to the church in the early 1700s. Time, the weather and little creatures nibbling away all took their toll on the woodwork and the wooden shakes surrounding the spire.
The Churches Conservation Trust and the Friends of St Mary’s Church ran an event offering the unique chance to climb the spire to see this vitally important work up close, and to be part of the history of the fabric of the church by sponsoring and signing one of the new shakes – one of the oak panels which make up the exterior of the spire.
This fundraiser event was in aid of the repair work on St Mary’s historic spire, funded by the government’s Culture Recovery Fund.
For personal visits to the church read more on the Churches Conservation Trust website Churches Conservation Trust
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The church is no longer used for regular worship and is maintained by the Churches Conservation Trust.
The Friends of St. Mary’s Church supports the work of the Trust and works to enhance visitors’ experience of the church, holds fundraising events, organises events for children and adults and promotes the building’s unique appeal.
