St Andrew’s and you – what’s your story? Kildwick 700
St Andrew’s and you – what’s your story? Kildwick 700
Earlier this year, before lockdown, plans were underway to celebrate the 700th anniversary of the oldest parts of St Andrew’s church building. Sadly, July’s proposed flower festival was unable to take place, but we would still like to mark the occasion in some way.
So this year, we have invited Bishop Nick to preach at the St Andrew’s Day service, Monday 30th November. We’re still working out exactly how the service will work and what its content will be, but I would love to include some stories of what St Andrew’s has meant to people and their families over the years. Of course, ‘church’ is mostly about people, but buildings matter too, and I know that there are many people who love St Andrew’s building and for whom it has been an important part of their lives.
Depending on what kind of response I get, I would like to use some of the stories in the service, but I’d also like to share them more widely – through KCB Churches website or even perhaps putting together a booklet.
If you’ve got a story about how St Andrew’s has been significant in the lives of you and your family, I’d love to hear it. Please spread this request far and wide – I know that there are people in America who have links with Kildwick, and it would be great to receive stories that show that Kildwick’s influence is far from simply local!
You can send your story by e-mail, or send me a hard copy (my address is 2b Nab Lane, Shipley BD18 4HB). Please say whether you would like me to use your name in sharing your story, or would prefer your contribution to be anonymous (though please ensure that your name and contact details are with your story, otherwise I won’t be able to use it).
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Hello, this was written by my father’s cousin Edward Driver about my great grandfather. He wrote it in The Dalesman in October 1950.It was called Ned Green of High Farnhill. My Great Grandfather was Edward Green, born in 1850 and died in August 1909 and lived at Hellifield Farm.
“I have been told that he and his father are the two biggest men to be buried in Kildwick churchyard. How true this is I do not know, but this I do remember – that when he was taken on his last journey along the winding village street, the huge coffin projected beyond the body of the hearse, and the glass door which should have been closed on the coffin had to be left ajar.” He is buried between the church and the school but his gravestone has now disappeared.