A Blossoming of Ideas
By Clare Taylor
Whilst St Mary Magdalene undergoes extensive revitalisation works inside and out, various craftspeople, artists and storytellers are taking their time to add to this beautiful church’s ‘Reawakening’.
The Ultimate Reawakening
By Rev. Peter Hill, Honorary Assistant Bishop
As I write in 2025, St Mary Magdalene’s historic church building is literally in bits…
A Pit-Stop Tour of St Mary Magdalene’s Artwork
By Natalie Thomas
St Marys has been closed to the public for over 8 months and has 6 months of restoration works to go before we can officially open our doors again.
A Journey towards Reawakening
By Andrew Fearn
I started to mentally prepare this blog yesterday whilst I was out walking, as practice for a pilgrimage. Later this month, Peter Hill and I are undertaking one of the Camino walks to Santiago de Compostela…
The Bells of St Mary’s: Ancient crafts and new opportunities
By Chrissie Van Mierlo
The work of craftspeople from centuries past is etched across every inch of our ancient church, from stained glass to stonemasonry and from metalwork to mosaics.
Mosaics and More: Inspiring School Children
By Anna Herbert
This year we have been visiting Hope House School, a SEND school, and Wellow House School to deliver heritage inspired activities to their lovely pupils.
Supporting Newark’s Communities
by Anna Herbert
The Reawakening of St Mary Magdalene is officially subtitled “Supporting Newark’s Communities”, and that is one of our key aims…
What is “Reawakening”?
By Dr Stephen Bullamore
I hope that by now, the readership of this blog have some idea of what is meant by “Reawakening” in relation to the works at St Mary’s…
Behind the Scenes: Exploring a Historic Restoration on a Hard Hat Tour
By Natalie Thomas
Last week St Mary’s hosted keen visitors embarking on our monthly hard hat tour. These tours offer a unique experience to see the church while it is closed to the public and see the progress firsthand. I joined a group on our hard hat tour to share it with everyone in this latest blog!
A Busy Week at St Mary’s
By Natalie Thomas
Over the last week there has been plenty of activity at St Mary’s, both in the church and behind the scenes in the office.
Excavation, Education, and Excitement
By Natalie Thomas
Over the last two weeks there has been a lot of new exciting changes within the Church, as part of our ongoing restoration efforts. The site looks very different to our last update and in this blog, we are very excited to share these recent updates with you!
Stained Glass Window Workshop
By Natalie Thomas
Last Saturday St Mary’s held a stained glass workshop at the Hope Community Methodist Church, Barnby Gate. This event welcomed around ninety members of the local community, all eager to learn about and engage beautiful stained glass inspired craft.
The Reawakening of St Mary Magdalene’s Regeneration Blog
By Natalie Thomas
We are four months into restoration works at the Church and nearly a quarter of the way to the finish line.