New vicarage

Yesterday was the handover day for the new vicarage which we will shortly move to. Today we had an open morning for members of the congregation to have a look around.

Its a lovely house and everyone loved it. Quite a few people said they would come and live with us so it could get quite cosy.

Vicarages are a kind of mixture of the public and the private; of a place of work, and a place to live; and the new design takes that dual purpose fully into account.

We are also fortunate to be moving into an eco-vicarage with bamboo floors, solar panels, and a very sophisticated low-energy heating system.

Here is St James churchwarden, Roger, architect of many vicarages in the diocese including this one. Thanks, Roger!