Category Archives: St Etheldreda’s

Christmas Services at Horley and Hanwell

There will be Christmas services in Horley on Sunday 21st December (Nativity and Carols) and on Christmas Eve (Midnight Mass). See below for details of all services in Horley and Hanwell this Christmas.

Liza Hopkinson’s funeral

The funeral of Liza Hopkinson will take place at St. Etheldreda’s Church on Thursday 4th December at 12 noon. All are welcome – no mourning attire as Liza liked life to be colourful. There will be drinks and nibbles in the Red Lion afterwards.

No flowers please, but donations to Green Pastures Nursing Home can be made in Church or via https://elizabethlizahopkinson.muchloved.com/

Christmas Presents for the Sunshine Centre

The Ironstone Benefice of eight churches has once again offered to provide Christmas presents for children who use The Sunshine  Centre in Banbury.

Each parish has been asked to give presents for a certain age group and Horley has been asked to buy presents for the age group 0 to 2 years old.  

If you feel you can help this year, please donate toys/gifts which are NEW and cost up to £10. 

Please wrap your gift(s), label with the age group and where necessary indicate whether the gift is suitable for a girl or boy.  Wrapped gifts should be left by the font in the church. They will be collected regularly and then delivered to the Sunshine Centre in good time for Christmas.

The appeal is already underway and runs until Sunday 7th December.  Thank you so much for your generosity.

Note: The Sunshine Centre was created to act as a hub for a range of family and childcare support services for the community in Bretch Hill and the surrounding area. It provides childcare for children from 3 months to 5 years, organises classes and courses for families in the community, and hosts a range of baby and toddler groups. It also partners with other organisations such as the NHS to provide weekly antenatal clinics.

Thank you from the staff and children of The Sunshine Centre.

Reminder: Horley Christmas Market this Saturday (29th November)

Don’t miss Horley’s Candlelit Christmas Market in St Etheldreda’s Church on

Saturday 29th November from 4-6pm.

Lots of Christmassy stalls and games and a fabulous hamper raffle.

Horley Christmas Market – Saturday 29th November

Don’t miss Horley’s Candlelit Christmas Market in St Etheldreda’s Church on

Saturday 29th November from 4-6pm.

Lots of Christmassy stalls and games and a fabulous hamper raffle.

Harvest Festival Service at St Etheldreda’s Church this Sunday (5th October) at 11am

There will be a traditional Harvest Festival service in Horley this Sunday:

Rev’d Guy Edwards say ‘Celebrate the goodness that God shows to us in the fruits and flowers and grain of autumn, and all that comes to maturity at Harvest time.  This Sunday at St Etheldreda’s – a traditional Harvest Festival service, with all your favourite harvest hymns.  Children welcome.’

Please bring donations of tinned or non-perishable food for the harvest offering to the Church on or before Sunday, and they will be passed on to to the Banbury Young Homeless Project.

Reminder: Ironstone Chamber Music Festival 12th – 13th September 2025

Tickets are still available for the Ironstone Chamber Music Festival in Horley on Friday 12th and Saturday 13th September. Tickets to the Friday concert are half price if you use the code FRIDAY.

This cherished festival has been running for fifteen years and is organised by the village to bring outstanding professional music to our doorstep. Acclaimed violinist Lucy Gould and cellist Kate Gould will come to Horley, accompanied by special guest stars, for a weekend of glorious chamber music in St Etheldreda’s Church. 

The programme this year includes celebrated works and lesser-known discoveries by Mozart, Beethoven, Fanny Mendelssohn, Rossini, Dvořák, and more. The concerts will be at 6:30pm on Friday 12th and Saturday 13th September. Tickets can be bought on the website ironstonefestival.com or via the box office on 07511 841 979.

Children’s Music Workshop, Saturday 13th September 2025

As part of this year’s Ironstone Chamber Music Festival, there will be a free Children’s Music Workshop on Saturday 13th September at 11am in St Etheldreda’s Church, Horley. See below for details:

RSVP at Ironstonefestival.com