Article: Society brings pipers but no Scots.(News)

Article: A star is born; Jo Ind spends the day with children at ...
The Birmingham Post (England);  December 23, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... back for another look, because he can't quite believe it's true. This scene is at Polesworth Abbey, in Warwickshire. The vicar, Fr Philip Wells, is laying on a special Christmas experience for children, with the help of volunteers ...

Article: Jewel of past given a future; ENGLISH HERITAGE INJECTS pounds ...
Coventry Evening Telegraph (England);  July 28, 1999 ;     566 words ... ... 33,000 project to preserve the ruins of Polesworth Abbey. English Heritage - the national buildings ... Heritage. 'Preserve it for the nation' FATHER Philip Wells, vicar of Polesworth Abbey, said: "This is an ancient monument and ...

Article: Village given cash boost to mark millennium.(News)
Coventry Evening Telegraph (England);  August 4, 1999 ;     419 words ... ... of the village in the 9th century right up to local people's memories of recent years. The vicar of Polesworth Abbey, Father Philip Wells, said: "We were looking for a way to celebrate our long history, involving as many local people as ...

Article: Lotto award makes abbey happy.(News)
Coventry Evening Telegraph (England);  May 5, 2004 ;     376 words ... ... for better facilities at Polesworth Abbey, in North Warwickshire ... about Saxon life. Father Philip Wells, vicar of Polesworth Abbey, said: "Each year the ... people who are welcomed at Polesworth Abbey increases. "We shall ...

Article: Story of village goes on show.(News)
Coventry Evening Telegraph (England);  January 24, 2000 ;     338 words ... ... history of Poles-worth. People are invited to Polesworth Abbey on February 1 to see his script and choose ... suggestions made by local children. Father Philip Wells, of Polesworth Abbey, said: "Polesworth has history going back ...

Article: A race to aid little patients.(News)
Coventry Evening Telegraph (England);  May 18, 2002 ;     295 words ... ... Hospital. She was supported by Polesworth Abbey, and this year the community ... Gamecock Inn, in Birchmoor. Father Philip Wells, vicar of Polesworth Abbey, said everyone is welcome to ... CAPTION(S): JOIN US: Father Philip Wells

Article: Work starts on replacing rotten abbey floor.(News)
Coventry Evening Telegraph (England);  October 28, 2002 ;     379 words ... ... has begun to replace part of the floor in Polesworth Abbey, following the discovery of dangerously ... work begins to replace the timbers. Father Philip Wells, Vicar of Polesworth Abbey, said: "Much of the fabric of the church ...