Rachel Morley

@WritesRachael @friendschurches Our project scrapbook explains at the end: friendsoffriendlesschurches.org.uk/wp-content/upl… Headlines: a) churches like this were lime rendered and washed so we are reinstating an authentic finish. b) local materials would have been used, so a stark white is not natural c) it looks good and joyful.

@friendschurches Why is it pink?

We did it. We’ve rescued St James’s, Llangua in Monmouthshire. In this short video, our Director, Rachel Morley, shares a quick overview of this remarkable project.

@fotofacade @friendschurches Andy, it was so good to have with us. And I thought I saw you sketching by the screen!

Fab day yesterday being a part of the crowd over at St. James’s, Llangua, Monmouthshire transfixed and inspired by the story behind its rescue. Congrats @friendschurches

The restoration of St James’s, Llangua @MonmouthshireCC by @friendschurches with support from @HeritageFundUK and @WestonFdn is now both complete and magnificent! Always a candle lit glory it is now, by day, full of light. @visit_mon @VisitAberG

@oakley_tomos @friendschurches Thanks for coming, Tomos.

It was a privilege to be invited to learn more about the newly restored St James’ church in Llangua last week. Thank you so much @friendschurches for having me! ⛪️ 🗞️ I’ll have something in the Chronicle very soon

@finstumpf @MonmouthshireCC @friendschurches @HeritageFundUK @WestonFdn @visit_mon @VisitAberG Andrew, I am delighted you visited. *Thank you!*

@RossP_22 @friendschurches Thanks, Ross! And just before anyone comments — the church came into our care in 2020. We had to sort out the roofs before we dealt with the interior. Which we will do as soon as we can. 👌

Hidden in the mountains outside Barmouth and up a narrow steep road is the beautiful St Philip’s Church, in the loving care of @friendschurches. I’m in love with it’s European feel, the loggia, Romanesque windows, and as a big Byzantine fan, its mosaics 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿#heritage #history

@TheCottam @friendschurches Ben! It’s a total pleasure and privilege to look after these places for a short part of their long lives. Just hope I can continue to do a good job. 💪

@friendschurches Thanks for the amazing work you’ve done this year protecting important heritage! @MorleyRA !

It's been a busy year for the FoFC. Our Director, Rachel gives a whistle-stop tour of what we've achieved (6 more churches! repairs!). Plus, find out what we discovered in the tower roof of Gumfreston church... X-friendly snippet below, full video here: buff.ly/3RpV5Is

@Portaspeciosa @friendschurches ♥️

Floor tiles for #TilesOnTuesday and quite a lot more besides at St Mary Magdalen, Boveney, Care of the fabulous @friendschurches

@dcsandbrook 😂 I’m just glad it’s stuck. It’s perfect.

Attention @MorleyRA: he has stolen your joke!

@ceritheviking @friendschurches YES! We are having a brainstorm about this on 8 Jan, we’re going to place him very firmly at the centre of the Llangua repair project.

@MorleyRA @friendschurches Need to talk celebrating bulmer sometime too. Let me know if ever in Cardiff again

@ceritheviking @friendschurches And yes, heritage has taken a huge hit this week, we got the cuts call yesterday. Trying not to think of it as my brain needs a break over Christmas, but I guess we’re just going to have to work harder and try to prove that heritage is worth supporting. Nollaig Shona dhuit!

@ceritheviking @friendschurches Thanks a million, Ceri. We’ve got even more corkers lined up in Wales for next year. Tho, to be honest, I wish we weren’t in this position and the churches were remaining open and in use. Ah well.

@ElectricBrahms @friendschurches Haaha! Thank you! And a very merry Christmas to you too! ♥️

@DrRJWarren I thought that too! But I guess so…

Waiting in line. Greasy ghosts on the Elizabeth Line. Rows and rows along the length of the platform. Strangely haunting.

@ColourSergeant @niall_gooch @ClarkeMicah Fantastic, Andrew! I know and love this one.

Visited The Church Of St. Margaret Of Antioch in Knotting, Bedfordshire. A beautiful and ancient church. Parts of it date back to Saxon times. Churches are magnificent repositories of history. So atmospheric. A visit is highly recommended.@MorleyRA @niall_gooch @ClarkeMicah

Mid 13th-century choirstalls from Split Cathedral. They’re formed of 8,224 individual pieces, and if you get up close enough and to the right angle, a decent amount of polychromy survives. I was delighted to spot a miniature woodworker looking out from one of the panels.

Today’s #DownpipeOfTheDay comes from the Jagdish Palace, Udaipur, India. Sent in by Tom Mawson.

@RamonesKaraoke 😂 I love a moth…

@MorleyRA You win the moth ID Olympic gold today.

A variation on #DownpipeoftheDay or #TwitterCritter… Egyptian Grasshopper keeping cool on a spout.