The Roe-naissance Project – Christ Church open weekend

Christ Church will be open this weekend for the national Heritage Open Days programme.

As well as a chance to see Macclesfield’s Georgian gem and engineering marvel between 11am-4pm each day and talk to volunteers, there are some special treats!

Charles Roe – who was responsible for the construction of Christ Church

Saturday 12 September:

11am-1pm organist Andrew Dean, formerly Director of Music at Manchester Grammar and Dir of Choral Music at Leeds Met Uni, will play the newly tuned and maintained 130 year old instrument.

2pm onwards the active group of bell-ringers will be in the tower – the then bells have been in use for most of Christ Church’s 240 year history.

4pm church closes

Sunday 13 September:

11am church open

12-3pm iSpy Hunt for 3yrs+ around the nooks and crannies of the magnificent box pews. Ceramicist Helen Wright encourages children to explore Christ Church – with prizes for the best detectives!

4pm church closes

All activities are free – so drop in and spread the word.

Exhibition boards with some of the ideas being explored are still on show. The Roe-naissance Project has been working behind the scenes to find a new life for Christ Church. With the formation of the Macclesfield Heritage and Culture Partnership and the final demise of the Wilson Bowden town centre development scheme we enter an exciting new chapter working with CEC’s Regeneration Team, other heritage projects in Macclesfield and national heritage organisations.

The Project continues to work closely with The Churches Conservation Trust and have recently won support from the Princes Regeneration Trust – who specialise in heritage led regeneration – and are benefitting from their mentoring programme.

The Roe-naissance Project welcomes new volunteers – particularly those who could further research the church’s history, organise events programme, manage PR and marketing, bring business or project management skills.

To find out more or just bring your enthusiasm for Christ Church, please get in touch!