The Friends of St Bartholomew’s have been raising funds for years to maintain the church, but the structural problems with the East wall have made the work more urgent. If you’re a UK taxpayer, one of the ways you can … Continue reading →

One of the most popular parts of this website is the database of graves in the churchyard. It changes very little: in fact, several of the graves have been unchanged for centuries. Occasionally, however, a change is made to an … Continue reading →

Those of you who saw the last blog post about the Almeys in Foston might wonder what the connection to Waterloo is. Well, while researching his family tree, David Woolerton found that some his family members who fought at Waterloo … Continue reading →

One of the joys in running this site is the correspondence from people who are researching their family tree. One such recent email was from David Woolerton, who is descended from the Almeys: Elizabeth, John and William are all buried … Continue reading →

The Friends of Saint Bartholomew’s have been quietly raising funds for the church since 1997: Their contributions are easy to overlook, as so much of what they have done is subtle and behind the scenes. However, without them, the church … Continue reading →