St Mary Redcliffe Church

The fairest, goodliest, and most famous parish church in England
- Queen Elizabeth I

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Free lunchtime recital series starts today!

🎵 Harald Bunt (2025 Duyschot competition winner) performs on St Mary Redcliffe's Harrison & Harrison organ ⏰ 1–2pm 🎟️ FREE entry 📍 St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol
No booking. Just arrive! #BristolMusic #FreeMusic"

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IMPORTANT NOTICE: Vicar's Spire Climb Postponed! Due to the thundery weather forecast for tomorrow, Vicar Brutus will now climb the church spire on Tue 9 June @ 4:15pm. If you'd like to sponsor Brutus & help raise funds for the church, you can do so here: https://t.co/0ViCUcrJvw

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🎵 Lunchtime at Redcliffe launches THIS THURSDAY!

Prize-winning Dutch organist Harald Bunt performs on our magnificent organ. Hear works by Dupré, Howells & Briggs.

1–2pm | FREE | No booking needed

Just turn up and enjoy 🎶

#BristolMusic #OrganRecital #LunchTimeAtRedcliffe

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An astonishing flythrough of #stmaryredcliffe using scans captured using state of the art 3D technology by #manuelpearcephotography Visit Manni's website here: https://t.co/dzjB84brwi and get in touch here: [email protected]

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Our intrepid Vicar, Brutus, will now be ascending the spire of #stmaryredcliffe on Thu 4 June at 4pm. Brutus will be climbing to a height of over 80 metres to raise funds for the church. If you'd like to sponsor this daring endeavour, you can do so here: https://t.co/0ViCUcrJvw

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You're invited St Mary Redcliffe after hours for an evening of live music on Saturday 13th June. Whether you're a devoted music lover or just looking for a night out that matters, this is for you.

Book via Headfirst https://t.co/125AQkczNv

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An exciting opportunity has come up to join our Music Department at St Mary Redcliffe! Find the full role description on the vacancies page of our website https://t.co/0V2ljh3MUY. For queries about the role please email our Director of Music [email protected].

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For #AscensionDay let’s champion a return to public view for William Hogarth’s vast Ascension triptych - proof the English could rival the Continentals in grand-scale church history painting. Painted for St Mary Redcliffe, it now hangs hidden behind a curtain in St Nicholas, Bristol. Surely it deserves better?

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The Redcliffe Sessions | Saturday 13th June.

Tickets via Headfirst https://t.co/125AQkczNv

45% proceeds support St Mary Redcliffe's journey towards ecological sustainability – solar panels, heat pumps, and a future-focused church rooted in 800 years of history.

#indiemusic

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Rush Sunday, our 500 yr old civic service takes place this Sunday from 10:30am. Founded to commemorate William Canynges' first mass as priest in 1467 the first services took place in 1493. If you'd like to take part in an event rich in local history, do join us for the service!

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Help Brutus make history. Follow the link for more info and to sponsor the climb: https://t.co/nJeQKy85xt

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For the first time in 154 years, a vicar is climbing the spire at #stmaryredcliffe. The last recorded climb? 1872, during a thunderstorm!

Our Vicar Brutus ascends for a sponsored climb on 2 June to bless our weather vane as we embrace solar energy and net zero goals.

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Tickets are now on sale for Nick Heyward's The 12 Dates of Christmas concert on 30th November 2026! Join us for what promises to be a special live experience that blends his much-loved catalogue with a festive, acoustic feel.

Tickets are now on sale at https://t.co/cTfLq3qeWV

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We're very excited to announce that the next Redcliffe Session will welcome Bristol's very own Dogsbody in a special acoustic set and the extraordinary Alex Pester! A night of acoustic guitar, strings and vocals on Saturday 13th June at 7pm.
Headfirst | https://t.co/7XPz8kkGUZ

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Nick Heyward | The 12 Dates of Christmas tour is coming to St Mary Redcliffe on 30th November 2026!
Tickets go on sale TOMORROW AT 10am https://t.co/cTfLq3qeWV

#nickheyward #haircut100 #christmas2026 #bristolconcert

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🙏 Ascension Day at St Mary Redcliffe

Thursday 14th May | 7:30pm

Join us for one of the Church's greatest feasts with our Vicar Rev Brutus Green preaching. Beautiful music. Deanery gathering. Reception to follow.

All welcome.

#AscensionDay #Bristol #StMaryRedcliffe

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Screening at SMR of the People’s Emergency Briefing. Ten leading climate experts brief an audience of more than 1200 politicians on the implications of the climate and nature breakdown for health, food systems, national security, and the economy.
#bristolenvironment #screening

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St Mary Redcliffe has a rich history in poetry with Bristol born poet Thomas Chatterton writing some of his most famous work onsite. For National Poetry Day come and celebrate with the Simon Armitage, Karen Solie, and Rachel Bower. All three writers will be reading their poems.

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Join us for a new production of Mozart’s classic comedy, Così fan tutte, on Saturday 30th May. This hilarious farce, edited and adapted in English, is performed in just two hours, bringing Mozart's timeless story to life with a unique twist.
Tickets | https://t.co/JkOSasALEu