On Saturday 21st September from 1.00pm to 3.00pm, St James’s Church in Mallow is inviting everyone in the town and the surrounding communities to join them for a picnic lunch with jazz provided by The Underscore Orkestra. The event is free, open to all, and no tickets are required. If the weather is good, it will take place in the community garden around the church; if not, it will happen in the church, which will be decorated in preparation for the Harvest celebrations the following day.
This year, St James’s Church has been celebrating 200 years since the present church was consecrated and has received a great deal of support and encouragement from local businesses, organisations and public figures in the town.
‘This is our way of saying “Thank You” to the town and everyone who has supported us during the course of the year – and we hope that they will enjoy some terrific music from a top-notch jazz band, as well as our lovely new community garden’ said the Rector, Rev Meurig Williams. ‘Music is a great way of bringing people together from different backgrounds, and we hope this will appeal to many different people of all ages and backgrounds’ he added.
Those attending are invited to bring their own picnic lunch – and whatever they would like to drink (tea and coffee will be available). If the weather looks good, bring a blanket to sit on the grass in the gardens (chairs and tables will be available for those who find sitting on the grass difficult). If it is wet, the event will happen in the church. As the Rector said, ‘there’s plenty of room to dance in the church’!