Parish Turns 100 in 2024

Throughout 2024 we will be celebrating the first one hundred years of the Parish of Warblington with Emsworth – the partnership between St Thomas à Becket church in Warblington and St James’ church in Emsworth. We will be updating this page regularly as our plans come together.  Highlights will include an exhibition at Emsworth Museum and a special souvenir issue of our Parish magazine.

Have you ever wondered what a Parish actually is?  Or where our boundary lies?   Do you know how many baptisms have taken place in our churches in the last 100 years, or when a Rector was persuaded to climb to the very top of St James’ spire?  Do you know what happened to the old St James organ?

Our parish has a fascinating history and we are creating a very special leaflet to help locals and visitors find out more about it.  The plan is to make it available to every household in early March 2024 …
Over the last one hundred years we know our churches have played a significant part in the lives of many local families.  Both St James and St Thomas à Becket have helped mark some of the most important moments in our lives.
We would love to hear stories about your connection with our churches and its activities.  Perhaps you have stories to tell about your time in the choir at St James or at Sunday School.  Or maybe you were married at St Thomas à Becket or have a story to tell about enjoying mince pies and coffee there on Christmas Eve

We are creating both an exhibition at Emsworth Museum and a souvenir edition of our Parish magazine, Running Free, and memories from local families will make both very special for us, especially if you could also show us photographs.

Please email any stories or memories about being a part of the Parish of Warblington with Emsworth to wwe100@warblingtonwithemsworth.org   

Stay up to date with all our plans and events next year by following us on Instagram or Facebook (you will find the links at the bottom of every page of the website).  And remember to visit this page of our website regularly – it is where we will post more information about planned events.  Don’t forget to look out for the souvenir issue of Running Free in June 2024.

Parish of Warblington with Emsworth 16th November