Wrap Up London is back. For the seventh year running, they are collecting your old, unwanted coats and giving them to charities that support the homeless, refugees, children living in poverty and people fleeing domestic violence (to name a few). Between 12:00 and 14:00 on Friday 24 November, you can bring those coats along to the chapel for...
Category: Community
The Ward: No More Secrets
The Ward: No More Secrets When I first saw Gideon Mendel’s photographs (part of The Ward exhibition) of John, Stephen, Ian and André, I thought how beautiful they are, and how brave. The pictures were taken in 1993, the same year a friend of mine died. He was an Irish artist. I wouldn’t ever have...
Introducing our #Lineage heritage programme
As the nights draw in, we’re hoping to spread a little light with our series of events we call ‘Lineage’. Each is different but they are all rooted in our strong sense of heritage within the Fitzrovia community. Whether it’s the unmistakable voice of Dylan Thomas at Christmas, the poetry of Rimbaud, the luminous images...
Open day every Wednesday
“An interval of meditation, serious and grateful, was the best corrective of everything dangerous.” ― Jane Austen, Persuasion We welcome visitors to the chapel every Wednesday between 11:00 and 16:00 for reflection and quiet contemplation. Please come, enjoy the peace and beauty and escape from the city for a short while.
Contemplating Community with Fitzfest 2017
Now that the curtains have been lowered on Fitzfest 2017, as director, trustee of the Fitzrovia Chapel (and long-time resident of Fitzrovia), it’s really time to take that perfect pause and reflect. What are the ties that bind this growing festival, now in its second year, to the local community? What does it add to...