Over one thousand school children were granted a half day in the town’s traditional ‘Founder’s Day’ celebrations. Children from primary schools across the town gathered at the Almshouses for the traditional service and distribution of the buns.
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Mrs Jane Corrigan the Chairman of the Nicholas Chamberlaine’s Hospital & Sermon Charity welcomed everyone to the opening of the Chapel Street Cottages and was delighted to annouce that the Bedworth Almshouses had been exended for the first time in almost 200 years. A brick built public convenience bulding that was due for demolition in the centre of the town has been renovated and extended by the Charity that governs the Almshouses.
The Nicholas Chamberlaine Trustees and Bedworth Parish Church are delighted to release a comic book for children that shares the story of the life of tformer Rector Nicholas Chamberlaine.
Bedworth Almshouse was alive with stories, songs and laughter when local lass Diana Butler entertained a large and appreciative audience in January 2020.
Her talk entitled “From Bedworth to London” took her listeners on a journey that began with a young Diana discovering an early talent for performance and music.
The day on which the Reverend Nicholas Chamberlaine died 300 years ago.
Almost 1000 Bedworth schoolchildren sang their hearts out at the special service in the Quadrangle of the Almshouses.
There were hymns, historical readings, a short address and prayers. Rose, Lady Daventry, also presented local Schools with a financial gift for their libraries. The bells of All Saints Parish Church rang in thanksgiving as the service ended.
Glorious sunshine welcomed hundreds of visitors to the Almshouses to enjoy stunning floral displays by members of the Nuneaton Flower Guild. Eighteen arrangements reflected Bedworth's history from weaving to hats and from coal mining to engineering. Each one had been sponsored and added to the beauty of the Elizabethan-styled cloisters and panelled Governors Hall.
A vintage pram collection was hugely popular as were the delicious home-made cakes that together with donations raised 729 pounds for Myton Hospice. A huge thank you from the Trust to everyone who took part and to all those who came to support the event.
