Last Saturday we held a very well attended History Day in St. Michael’s Church, Heighington. (Tickets sold out very quickly) Topics covered included the church, the churchyard and the village and the information was very successfully delivered by Joan and Terry Johnson with the aid of photographs and a well-rehearsed script.
The audience learned so much particularly about the items around us in church, some of them quite rare and certainly unusual. For instance, the Cresset, which was an early form of illumination and quite unique, there being only 12 other examples in the UK. The coffin carrier, hidden away in the coach house but now in church. An early stone font sits unobtrusively on a windowsill in church, possibly Saxon and discovered during recent excavations.
In the churchyard, we were directed to some of the 18C headstones carrying hidden meanings displayed in the symbolism of the carvings in the stonework.
After a light lunch, we were treated to a screen show of old photographs of life in the village which proved a revelation, so many changes and thank you so much to everyone who contributed photos. Many thanks to all the volunteers who served us refreshments and lunch. We could not have done it without you and also thanks to Chris Lloyd who stepped up to open the History Day when The Mayor had to cancel as she was in isolation due to Covid. We hope all enjoyed the day and thank you for supporting the church.