Church Fete 6th June 2-4 pm

You’re Invited to Our Church Fête! 🌸 Join us for a joyful afternoon of community, laughter, and celebration at our annual Church Fête! Bring your family, invite your friends, and come enjoy the fun. Whether you’re coming for the food, the fun, or simply the fellowship, there’s something for everyone!

3rd May 2026 5pm – Ensemble Hesperi

Ensemble Hesperi is a dynamic and innovative London-based period ensemble, with a passion for showcasing Early Music. through intelligent, distinctive programming. Since 2019, the ensemble has gained a strong reputation for championing rarely-heard music, bringing forgotten stories to life through original historical research. The programme will include music from their 2025 album ‘A Gift for … Read more

12th April 2026 5.30pm – Violin concert by Emma-Marie Kabanova

Danish/British violinist Emma-Marie Kabanova studied composition and musicology and then completed a Master’s degree in performance of music by late Soviet composers at Goldsmiths College, University of London. She completed further studies in violin performance at the Novosibirsk Conservatory and studied privately with Dagmara Kalashkova,  a principal violinist of the Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra in Moscow, … Read more

17th January 2026 7pm- The Rat Pack Gals

SOLD OUT : The Belle Street Duo present: The Rat Pack Gals. An interactive cabaret show celebrating the golden era of swing, bringing the timeless magic of The Rat Pack to life – with a fabulous female twist! Your chance to put on your glad rags, channel your inner Frank Sinatra or Marilyn Monroe and … Read more

20th December 2025 4pm – Shreen Harmony Christmas Concert

This is their Christmas Concert which they perform every year.  They were in the GroveBuilding last year but it was so popular they had to turn people away so this year they are in the church.  The Shreen Christmas concert has become a bit of a tradition now in Mere, they have been doing this … Read more

18th December 2025 6.00pm – Festive Carol Service

A traditional Service of Nine Lessons and Carols in St Michael’s Church, Mere. Following their success at last year’s service the singers from Oxford University are coming back, Please join us for mulled wine and mince pies after the service. 

6th November 7pm – Evensongs

An evening with Andrew Rumsey featuring songs from his new album and readings from his acclaimed book English Grounds A Pastoral Journal described as “a total delight” by Simon Jenkins. Evensongs follows Andrew’s poetic route through unlikely corners of our country’s heritage. “Really beautiful ….. Andrew Rumsey has a voice like all your favourite records … Read more

Windelstan rehearsal schedule – starts 9th Nov

Tower Stories have secured a grant to professionally record Windelstan: Anthem for Mere. A specialist recording company Classic Media will be coming on Sunday the 7th December to do this. We want as many of the original choir as possible to be involved in this and will be holding rehearsals during November and early December … Read more

5th October – The Phoenix Cafe Orchestra

The Phoenix Café Orchestra came into existence when the group’s leader, David Grierson, acquired a great stack of orchestrations of so-called light music dating from the 1920s and 1930s.  These were pieces that would have been very familiar to his great uncle who was leader of a group known as the Star Melody Makersbased in Barnsley and … Read more