Who We
Are
Our
Mission & Values
St. James’ Church, Wigmore has been officially designated as "closed for regular worship" but a group of local residents believe the complete loss of this Grade I listed building with a thousand years of history behind it would be unconscionable – hence, the formation of our Friends Group in the spirit of “use it or lose it”.
While the designation of the church is officially closed, the Friends have been given dispensation to continue community activities and events in the building as we believe a broader cultural use should be made of the venue, keeping our it open as a community resource and a heritage hub for visitors to the area.
We recognise that this is a considerable challenge as staging attractive events and providing high quality interpretive displays requires significant funding which, especially in the current economic climate, is difficult to secure.
However, we believe this is a worthwhile endeavour and we hope that you will too.
Our Trustees
Our Trustees effectively represent the management committee for our Friends Group. This team will likely be added to as our Friends Group matures.
Bill Jackson
Chairman
Bill was born and bred in Herefordshire, educated at Lucton School and he commissioned and researched the book Mortimers of North Herefordshire and Battle of Mortimer’s Cross.
David Swatton
Secretary
Having worked as business analyst on major IT projects for large multi-nationals for 30 years, David retired to Wigmore and now administers the website and social media for the Friends Group. He is also Chair of Trustees for Wigmore Village Community Centre.
Our Policies and Documents
Our organisation will be producing a range of necessary documentation over time and will publish them here for transparency.
