The application deadline is the 5th June at midday.

We host many concerts in our churches throughout the year, which are well supported by our communities.

Services of Musical Interest

Traditional Choral Evensong

This 5:30 pm service is at St Peter and St Paul’s Dry Drayton on the first Sunday of every month, all are welcome, and for those interested, an annotated service booklet can be downloaded below:

Sung Communion with Choir

All Saints Church, Haslingfield have a vibrant choir, who accompany the services of Holy Communion each month.

St Mary’s, Comberton have a regular singing group who accompany their services of Holy Communion.

Other Communion Services

Whilst there is no regular choir, many singers enjoy services of Holy Communion at St Mary’s Hardwick, St Peter and St Paul’s Dry Drayton, and St Michael & All Angels Caldecote.

The Church of the Assumption, Harlton has a Grand Piano which enables the organ scholars to play Rachmaninov preludes after Communion, and allows Rev’d Claire Robertson to give musical reflections during the service.

Non-Communion Services

All Saints, Haslingfield has a band for their All Age Service with piano, guitar, drums and flute led by Tim Rittman.

See our Services page for details

Musical Gifts within our Team

We are privileged that one of our Team Ministers, Rev’d Claire Robertson, along with her sister, has composed a new Communion setting:

The Cann Twins (aka Revd Claire Robertson, Team Vicar at Lordsbridge and her twin sister Antoinette Leigh, Churchwarden at Meldreth) on piano were joined by Les Moutons Noirs singers for the Premiere of the Cann Twins’ Assisi Communion at All Saints Haslingfield on 6th September 2025.

Claire and Antoinette specially composed this for the choirs and congregations of the parishes of Meldreth, Melbourn, Haslingfield, Harlton, Coton and Barton.

Music scores for this will soon be available and a Kyrie Eleison is coming too!
To hear the recording please see below.

Photo by James Hobro, from left to right:
Antoinette Cann, Katie Hawks, Rebecca Fitzgerald, Hilary Bailey, Joel Ratnasothy, James Hobro, Claire Cann

Concerts

We host a variety of concerts across the team throughout the year, with upcoming concerts featured in our monthly Newsletter.

For Concerts at Dry Drayton please see https://musicatdrydrayton.uk/

All things Organ

We have a wonderful group of organists across our team, including Professionals and Scholars.

The Church of the Assumption, Harlton, has organ scholars who are supported by HOST – Harlton Organ Scholar Trust.

St Helen’s in Little Eversden hosts a Grade 1 Historic Instrument, and St Mary’s Great Eversden hosts an instrument built by RestintheLord Cartwright and we are fundraising for its restoration.

To make a donation towards the organ, please see below

Be Involved

If you would like to be a part of one of our musical groups, or simply come along to a service, you are very welcome.

If you would like more information about all things musical in the Lordsbridge Team please contact our Team Administrator

The Zoom Church service begins at 11.00am . The Zoom room is open from 10.50am. Everyone is welcome to join the service using the following link: https://zoom.us/j/82311473640.

Some pictures from the Lordsbridge Team Pilgrimage 2025:

For further information, please see the job advert and the Team Rector Profile.

To apply for the role, please complete the application form and return it to the Archdeacon of Cambridge, the Ven Dr Alex Hughes: archdeacon.cambridge@elydiocese.org.

“Our soul waits for the Lord;
    he is our help and shield.
Our heart is glad in him
    because we trust in his holy name.
Let your steadfast love, O Lord, be upon us,
    even as we hope in you.”

Psalm 33: 20-22 (NRSV)

A PDF of this newsletter is available here.

Worship with us across the Team

Details of services across the team, as well as our worship at home resources, are available each week on our website.

Our Sunday Zoom Church meets every week at 11.00am at the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82311473640. The service sheet is available on the website. Everyone is welcome.

Events

Eversdens Summer Fete
Great Eversden Village Hall
Saturday 14th June
2.00 – 4.30pm

Women’s Prayer Group

The Caldecote Women’s Prayer Group runs weekly in term time on Thursdays at 9:00am on Zoom. Women from Caldecote and surrounding villages across the Lordsbridge Team are warmly invited to join us online, gathering in spirit to pray, reflect and lift one another up through prayers. For more information, please speak to Rev’d Clare.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88137270141?pwd=pCvjk7eQrFqYX8GrvRP6JmMZKI9bYK.1

Meeting ID: 881 3727 0141
Passcode: 655934

Team Service – 29th June

Everyone is welcome to join us for our Team Services on 29th June. Our Team Administrator, Becca Herrick, will be preaching at the 10.30am service at Dry Drayton Church, which will also be an opportunity to say goodbye to her before she finishes work with the Team in mid-July. Refreshments will be served after the service.

If you would like to join the choir for the Sung Holy Communion, please contact Rev’d Clare Coates by 15th June. Music will be available on the day, with a rehearsal from 9.30am.

Threads through the Bible
Friday 9 May – Sunday 29 June
Ely Cathedral

Threads through the Bible is an astonishing, inspiring exhibition of textile art. With spectacular designs, brilliant colours and extraordinary stitching, you’re taken through a journey from the first pages to the last pages of the Bible. Well worth a visit! More information is available here: https://www.elycathedral.org/events/threads-through-the-bible-exhibition

Harlton Church’s 650th Anniversary!

In July Harlton Church will be celebrating it’s 650th anniversary with two very special events, to which everyone is welcome:

Talk on the History of the Church in Harlton: Wednesday, 2 July at 7pm, Village Hall 
As part of this jubilee, Dr Nicholas Branson will give a talk on the history of Harlton Church – the oldest building in the Village.  The talk will cover the impact of national events on the life of the church, and it will refer to special features of the building and some of the people associated with the church over the centuries. Some of the church’s archives and registers dating back to the beginning of the 19^th century will be on display. Light refreshments will follow.

Organ Scholars & Friends’ Concert – a feast of music on organ, piano, violin, trombone and voice: Sunday, 6 July at 6pm – 7pm,  Harlton Church 
Please come to celebrate 650 years of our beautiful village church and to support these brilliant musicians. Refreshments will follow.

At the start of the concert, there will be the unveiling of a special commemorative banner created by members of the village to recognise this special anniversary. The Archdeacon of Cambridge, The Ven Alex Hughes, will be joining us to bless the banner.

There is no charge for either event but we would welcome voluntary contributions to support the funding of the Organ Scholarship.

News

Team Rector Recruitment

We are readvertising for the role of Team Rector. The deadline is Sunday 8th June. Please do pray for the right applicants for the role.

Team Administrator Post

We are in the process of appointing someone new to the role of Team Administrator. Becca’s last day with us will be Tuesday 15th July.

Rev’d Howard Bigg

It is with great sadness that we pass on the news that Rev’d Howard Bigg died in the middle of May. Rev’d Howard was a much loved part of St Mary’s Church, Hardwick and the wider Lordsbridge Team for several years. Please remember his family and friends in your prayers at this time.

Howard’s funeral will be at St Mary’s Church, Hardwick on Thursday 5th June at 2.00pm followed by refreshments at the Cabin. Please wear bright colours!

Toft Methodist Chapel

We are sad to announce that Toft Methodist Chapel will be closing at the end of August 2025. The last service of worship in the church will be taking place on Sunday 27th July at 3.00pm. Everyone is welcome to attend.

To contact the Lordsbridge Team and for links to our Facebook and Instagram pages, please see the Contact Us page.