News and Notices

We are delighted to host award winning folk duo Janice Burns & Jon Doran for a festive concert on 29 November 2026 as part of their winter tour. People have always forged customs to survive the winter, with rituals that bring people together and bring light to the dark nights. These rituals have often been born of necessity. Beautiful, colourful, musical traditions, linked by the common cause of sustaining people spiritually, mentally, or financially through a harsh winter.

St James' will be running the Start Course on six Monday evenings, commencing 15 June 2026.

We delighted to publish St James' Annual Report for 2025 - a record of another year of church life under God. You can download a copy here and request printed copies from the Church Office. Our annual church meetings will take place in the Parish Centre on Sunday 26 April at 12 noon and all are welcome to join. The agenda and papers are attached below.

As Easter approaches we are delighted to publish the Spring 2026 edition of the church magazine, St James' Life. The picture shows Year 1 children from Broadgate Primary School learning about the Easter story during a recent trip to St James'.

The Great Easter Egg Hunt is one of the largest community events in Horsforth. This years event is at St James' on Saturday 04 April, 10am to 12noon. All are welcome to come and join in the Easter fun - search for eggs, have a go at the chocolate tombola, eat cake, drink tea/ coffee and find out something about the Great Easter Story.

Our service at 10.30 on Sunday 09 November will include an Act of Remembrance.

The new edition of St James' Life covers a range of topics, providing updates on our Horsforth Shed and the Community Pantry as well as information on upcoming events such as the Heritage Open Day, Memory Cafe and the re-opening of the Horsforth Ballroom. There are also updates from George Otieno, and on our Masterplan.

We are pleased to present the Trustees Annual Report for 2024. Words from the introduction are repeated below. For the full report please open the attachment.