Corpus

The Pilgrim Benefice Heritage Project

The Parish Churches of Aslacton, Bunwell, Carleton Rode, Great Moulton and Tibenham, South
Norfolk.

Corpus Christi Festivities & Heritage Crafts Week

June 2007

Introduction

Following on from the WPI student project ' The Pilgrim Benefice Heritage Project: A Historical, Political
and Social Understanding', which was commissioned to understand the local views on restoration and
craft skills, we intend to hold a week of demonstrations and lectures in the Benefice showing the various
skills needed in heritage restoration and maintenance work. This will be combined with what is required
for local archive and historical research. The aim is to use as much local expertise as possible. We wish to
demonstrate to people:

a) the need for heritage craft skills and the role they play in the maintenance and restoration of churches
and other historic buildings

b) their potential as viable careers or rewarding leisure pursuits.

In addition to this, the Tas Valley, which has the five parishes within its boundaries, will be show-cased
during the week, focusing on aspects such as local food production, hospitality and walks and cycle routes.

Heritage CraftDemonstrations

The demonstrations will take place at Great Moulton Church field the week- ends of June 9th/10th and
16th/17th.

These are likely to include:

Woodwork*

Stonework*

Carpentry & Joinery*

Lime work*

Iron work

Church needlework in Aslacton Church

Local history: field-walking and metal-detecting

Archiving

Church plate repairs

Local food producers' stalls*

There will be a core of crafts skills demonstrated each weekend and others will feature for one week-end
only. Core skills or core stalls = *

Lecture Week

During the week of 11th - 15th June a series of lectures will take place at Tibenham Community Hall on
some of the following:

The maintenance & restoration of paintings: Sally Woodcock

Bats and Ecology: Mick Finnemore

Historical Research: Speaker tba

The History of South Norfolk: Katie Hawks

Archaeology:Dr Carenza Lewis who will be doing a dig in May at Carleton Rode / other speaker tba

Church architecture & maintenance: Ruth Blackman

Historic garden design: Speaker tba

Church & Secular music making: Speaker tba

Weekend 1:

June 7th

Corpus Christi Service & Mystery Play excerpt at Carleton Rode Church celebrating its 700th anniversary
with The Venerable Martin Gray, Archdeacon of Lynn

June 9th

Tibenham Village F�te and Soap Box Derby

Children's activities, such as Stained Glass making and Brass Rubbing

Demonstrations of craft skills

Information about where to find training, such as with the National Trust, City and Guilds etc.

Information about local crafts people for the establishment of the database.

Weekend 2:

June 15th

Christian Rock Concert with Paul Field, Tibenham Community Hall

June 16th

Demo's and children's activities as above

June 17th

Benefice Service and BBQ

Exhibitions Week-ends 1&2:

Aslacton Church: Church Vestments & needlework

Bunwell Church: Heritage Craft Tools and Artefacts

Carleton Rode Church: Centuries of Change

Great Moulton Church will be used to show how craft skills are put to practical use in a church
and ecology and churchyards

Tibenham Church: The Buxton Family and the Buxton Manuscripts

The church towers of Bunwell and Tibenham will be open for visitors both
weekends.

Children

The children at Carleton Rode Primary School are being involved in the 700th Anniversary
preparations. The children at Aslacton and Bunwell Primary Schools are taking part in other
activities connected with the Festival. These are still to be defined.

A logo is being designed for the Festival and will be carved out of wood by a local carver &
sculptor.

Minibuses will be available to take people round the churches and other venues on both
weekends from designated car parks.

An A5 festival guide will be produced containing full details of all activities, venues, B&B's,
and local food producers.

Outcomes:

1. An encouragement for all, children and young people in particular, to
take an active part in their local built heritage.

2. A clearer idea than we have at present as to the number of people
locally, who have relevant skills, and who would be prepared to help on
maintenance or restoration projects.

3. An encouragement to children, and young people to see that craft skills
are worth thinking about as viable career options. There are two young
people who are craft apprentices whom we hope will provide role-models
and share their experiences.