Longstanton St Michael's Friends Group

Longstanton St Michael's Friends Group The Friends of St. Michael's Group is fundraising and holding events to help preserve this beautiful historic building in our village.

šŸ”” NEW APPEAL ā€“ AND A LOCAL MYSTERY! šŸ””The Friends of St. Michaelā€™s, working alongside theChurches Conservation Trust are ...
18/03/2026

šŸ”” NEW APPEAL ā€“ AND A LOCAL MYSTERY! šŸ””

The Friends of St. Michaelā€™s, working alongside the
Churches Conservation Trust are launching an exciting new fundraiser: The Longstanton St. Michaelā€™s Bellcote Fund.

This appeal will help fund the inspection, repair, and restoration of the churchā€™s bellcoteā€¦ but hereā€™s the twistā€¦

There are no bells. šŸ‘€

Back in 1969, the village woke up to discover that the two bells had vanished overnight. Not exactly an easy job when you consider their size, weight, and the height they were perched at! Even more incredible? Not a single person saw or heard a thing.

So where did they go? šŸ¤”
Itā€™s a mystery thatā€™s been puzzling locals for decadesā€”and now weā€™re shining a spotlight on it while helping preserve an important piece of our village history.

Alongside our usual events, weā€™ve also made it even easier to support the cause through easyfundraising.org.ukā€”meaning you can help raise money at no extra cost to you just by shopping online.

šŸ‘‰ Follow the link below to sign up and support usā€”it really does make a difference!

https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/support-a-good-cause/step-1/?char=419853

Letā€™s come together as a community, protect our heritage, and maybeā€¦ just maybeā€¦ uncover the truth about those missing bells šŸ”šŸ””

šŸ‘Heartfelt appreciation post incoming!šŸ‘Please join us in saying a massive thank you to our star bakers Anne, Judith and ...
08/03/2026

šŸ‘Heartfelt appreciation post incoming!šŸ‘

Please join us in saying a massive thank you to our star bakers Anne, Judith and Elaine who are retiring from the Community Cafe All Saints' Church, Longstanton after almost 2 years. Their efforts and dedication have raised almost Ā£700 in the last year alone; a tremendous result and one in which we are so very thankful.

Can you help?

We are now looking for new volunteers to take up the baton. Are you a keen baker and can you help? We need people to be able to help out at the Community Cafe at All Saints' Church, Longstanton on the first Wednesday of every month from 9.30 - 12.30. Even if you are not into baking, just having a list of willing volunteers will really help us out.

Get in touch by email if you can help or if you would like to know more [email protected]

12/11/2025

Save the date for our Advent Fayre!

And the winner wasā€¦.Emma!Thank you to each and everyone of you who came to the performance of Jane Austenā€™s Emma by the ...
15/09/2025

And the winner wasā€¦.Emma!

Thank you to each and everyone of you who came to the performance of Jane Austenā€™s Emma by the talented team from This Is My Theatre šŸŽ­

We hope you had a great evening, your support is always so greatly appreciated.

Make sure to join Longstanton St Michael's Friends Group for updates on future events.

Thank you to Pete Edwards for these fab images šŸ“ø

Itā€™s been a lovely summer welcoming some special visitors to St Michaelā€™s!
02/09/2025

Itā€™s been a lovely summer welcoming some special visitors to St Michaelā€™s!

ā›Ŗļø A Small Church with a Global reach!As you know, St. Michaelā€™s church is situated in a quiet corner of the old parish ...
02/09/2025

ā›Ŗļø
A Small Church with a Global reach!

As you know, St. Michaelā€™s church is situated in a quiet corner of the old parish of St. Michaelā€™s, Longstanton. The relevance of our small thatched building at the end of the village is often underestimated by local residents. Despite this, the visitorā€™s book indicates a different story.

Linked to St. James the Less in Philadelphia, not by happenstance but literally by design, this church has a place in the consciousness of a parish and school in the United States. It is this link which gives us a feeling of great pride.

This year alone, we have welcomed three different sets of visitors - staff and friends associated with St. James the Less School - all on their independent pilgrimages to see their ā€˜mother churchā€™. This term was coined by a previous visitor and it seems so apt.

Pictured are Kevin Todd and Sarah Carroll who visited in August, both staff members of St. James the Less and also John Hager and his friend Lachlan who visited in July. John is the author of the booklet shown, which features St Michaelā€™sā€¦

In 2024, we also welcomed visitors from this school who came out of their way to see this unassuming building. There is a much longer list of US visitors from Philadelphia over the previous decade.

As one of the local residents helping to maintain this rare gem, it has been heartwarming to watch the enthusiasm shown for a church so often overlooked by its local community. It really can be a matter of underestimating what is on your doorstep.

The efforts of the Friends of St Michaelā€™s, and the guardians of the church, the Churches Conservation Trust (CCT), have helped protect this historic building. Sadly, there remains much to be done to help preserve the structure of the church, the churchyard and the very special baptismal well. Our fundraising for protecting St. Michaelā€™s continues.

Along with the maintenance needs, the CCT and Friends also provide different events to showcase St. Michaelā€™s as a place to be used for the enjoyment of the local community.

If you are yet to attend an event do look for our posters around the village!

Even better, consider joining us in our efforts to keep the history of Longstanton and St. Michaelā€™s alive.
For further information about events and membership please email us: [email protected]

To read more about St James the Less, follow the link below:

https://stjamesphila.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Web_Guide-to-StJamesTheLess.pdf

And, if you would like to help us in our quest to protect St Michaelā€™s why not join us at our next theatre event, on 12 September - details are on our events page.

Huge thanks to everyone who came along to our theatre night last weekend. What a wonderful performance by Quill & Inklin...
28/08/2025

Huge thanks to everyone who came along to our theatre night last weekend. What a wonderful performance by Quill & Inkling

We hope you all had a great evening!

Here's some pics from the night.

Thank you all for your very kind support šŸ˜Š

šŸ“·Pete, thank you!

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Longstanton
CB243DD

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Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 11am - 5pm
Wednesday 11am - 5pm
Thursday 11am - 5pm
Friday 11am - 5pm
Saturday 11am - 5pm
Sunday 11am - 5pm

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+44 1954 201766

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