A words and music event at Rotherwas chapel. Celebrating Herefordshire and international people of good faith and commitment. 1 hour of performances bringing the chapel back to life and telling its story from disrepair to community event space. Displays from heritage groups: Rotherwas Together; Friends of Rotherwas Chapel (now disbanded); English Heritage and Dinedor Heritage Group.
Event details: 9 May 2026 (2 to 4 pm) Rotherwas Chapel, Chapel Rd, Hereford HR2 6NR May 9th 2-4 pm
- Tell the chapel’s story and share its spirit
- Celebrate local heroes through words and music
- Showcasing the chapels’ Pugin acoustics
- Share how Rotherwas Chapel has come to its present condition in the care of EH – through Dinedor Heritage and Harc
Including
- Sing out, choir performance
- Readings from local people – could include Friends of Rotherwas Chapel (FoRC)
- Celebrating 10 years of the Dinedor Heritage book
- Readings from Ron Shoesmith’s first report of the state of the chapel
- Reading to recognise Phil Rickman
- Reading to recognise Ian Stead
EVENT LOCATION... Rotherwas Chapel, Chapel Rd, Hereford HR2 6NR
https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/rotherwas-chapel/
