Our award-winning Churchyard is freely open for the enjoyment of the community and visitors. A lot of hard work is put in by a group of dedicated volunteers who strive to increase the biodiversity of the area, whilst providing space for quiet prayer, reflection and meditation.
April bird survey done by Kit Twigg. 06/04/2019 07:20 – 08:24The complete of species (birds) recorded: Blackbird (6) Blue Tit (6) Carrion Crow (4) Chiffchaff (2) Collared Dove (1) Dunnock (1) Goldfinch (5) Great Tit (3) Greenfinch (3) Jackdaw (7) Pheasant (1) Robin (4) Woodpigeon (8) The Churchyard AGM was Read more
March is a fabulous month. Everything starts to come to life again. We have been busy putting a low log edging to the wild flower area near the church hall. The willow weave edging tends to disintegrate after 2-3 years. We hope it will start to blend in over the Read more
Churchyard News – February 2019 Here is the Bird survey for February done by Kit Twigg (see below). Other things to look out for this February, are the beautiful snow drops, yellow aconites, a huge covering of purple crocus and some purple hellebores which are just appearing. The Prunus (cherry Read more
January 2019 Churchyard news The Team has been meeting and working every Friday afternoon during the winter to discuss plans and carry out winter jobs in the churchyard. The shrubs and flower beds have been weeded, edged and mulched with our own compost. The compost area has been tided up Read more
The team has been busy doing the usual pruning, weeding and mulching of the shrubs and roses. The flower planters have been painted and planted up with summer bedding flowers which are looking great at present. The meadow annual flower bed was replanted this year in March. We collected seed Read more
ThouArt The next session is on Saturday 5th May (10am-12noon). Anyone is welcome to join Jane and Jan and to do their own art or craft work of the church or grounds. Please bring your own materials and be prepared to clear up at the end of each session. At Read more
Len Hewittson, Chris, John and Shirley Short, Mervyn Richards, Kath Comerford, Paul Thomas, Ferelith Smith and Edwina Klemvig Purchased large Honda mower from Morgan’s, Oswestry. Purchased new leaf blower. (donation given for old one) Purchased protective gear for strimming etc. Recent jobs: Long grass, wild flower areas have been cut Read more
Huge congratulations go to our dedicated churchyard group who care for our churchyard throughout the year, keeping it looking beautiful. They have just one to awards with the Royal Horticultural Society. Take a look at our churchyard below. There are two views – use the arrows buttons on the image Read more
Cherishing churchyard week June 2017 St Mary’s churchyard volunteer group in Chirk organised a week of activities to celebrate and raise awareness of the treasures that our churchyards contain here in Chirk. There is a rich diversity of plants, animals and history that surrounds the church. It is a fabulous Read more
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