Sutton Beauty Web Log – Introduction
This blog documents news and events in Sutton, St.Helens relevant to the sites and buildings of special interest featured in Sutton Beauty.
The Sutton Oak Welsh Chapel Society web site has been offline for several weeks so that some improvements could be made. However I'm pleased to see that it's now back in business and so I've restored it to the Sutton Beauty web links page.
As previously mentioned in this blog, the chairman and editor of the Society is Paul Jones. Paul and his fiancée Caroline Owen, who serves as the Society’s secretary, have done much to reopen the building in Lancots Lane and are renowned locally as the couple who saved the last of the Welsh chapels. Paul tells me that the legal formalities of preserving the historic building for the future are expected to be completed later this year.
Paul also writes that the Society will be fully represented at the St.Helens Festival which, of course, is being held this weekend in Sherdley Park. Slideshows, memorabilia and information on the history of the Welsh chapel will be available for visitors to peruse. The Society are also teaming up with the Methodist Church in New Street and on the weekend of July 14th and 15th Paul and Caroline will be attending a fete there dressed in medieval costumes. Paul is planning to dress up as a Welsh knight and Caroline as a Welsh queen! Perhaps Paul will look something like this character here! On the Saturday the fun will begin at 10:30am until 3:30pm with BBQ and bric-a-brac and on the Sunday there will be an open air service at 10:30am, weather permitting.
Sutton Beauty has recently provided St.Helens Council’s marketing department with high resolution images of the Welsh chapel which will be used to promote it in heritage leaflets and on tourist web sites. It’s been quite an eventful year so far for the Welsh Chapel Society and all credit to Paul, Caroline et all for their endeavours.
