The story (or should it be 'saga') of the boundary wall between our churchyard and Woodbridge School Prep began a very long time ago... Contrary to popular belief, the churchyard (and hence the boundary wall) belong, not to St Mary's Church, but to East Suffolk Council. The churchyard has been 'closed' for burials since 11th August 1854, and it is the responsibility of the Council to maintain it. However, the Church of England has a complicated 'faculty' system which requires churches to...

The Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich recently marked the start of Creationtide and the tenth anniversary of A Rocha's Eco Church Awards with a special service at St Edmundsbury Cathedral on Saturday 5th September, and a small group from St Mary’s Woodbridge attended the celebratory service.

Your chance to win a painting by Maggi Hambling and 'help heat our church' at the same time. We need to raise £150,000 towards the cost of a eco-friendly heating replacement system for the church since our old gas boilers broke down.