Lispy, myopic Irishwoman. 'Church rescuer' @friendschurches, reader, writer, frustrated knitter. You can order my book, Church Crawling at the link below.
Bristol via Cork
Joined September 2012
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Over the moon to see a reading from Church Crawling included in this!
This evening’s Words and Music on @BBCRadio3, always a great programme, is simply divine. Some brilliant selections to celebrate the parish church. Highly recommend if you want 75 minutes of peace in a noisy week
bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0032fz…
Leaving a gift for JB.
Do come along to St Andrew's by the Wardrobe, London next Tuesday evening if you'd like to hear me about about Betjeman, conservation and of course, churches for @BetjemanSociety.
Tickets are a tenner. And you can book a place here
betjemansociety.com/eventcal…
Rachel Morley retweeted
I’m delighted to welcome the wonderful @MorleyRA to the Writer’s Bookshelf this morning. Rachel is the Director of @friendschurches and is the author of Church Crawling, published by @vintagebooks last week. Link in next post…
Astounded to discover on Saturday that Church Crawling is The Times' *Book of the Week*!
If you were thinking of getting yourself a copy, bookshop.org are offering a 15% discount on the RRP when you use the code LOVEBOOKSHOPS
penguin.co.uk/books/460886/c…
Rachel Morley retweeted
I’ve written the lead book review for @thetimes today on @MorleyRA’s wonderful Church Crawling, a pootle round the secret lives and hidden stories of England’s churches, revealing the humanity at the heart of them
thetimes.com/article/4ca92ba…
This time tomorrow, I'll be pacing with a racing heart and clammy hands, and muttering church dedications. Dominic will be telling me to get a grip.
There's still time to book on to *the first event of the Church Crawling tour*:
waterstones.com/events/rache…
@WaterstonesPicc
Rachel Morley retweeted
Oh my gawd RACHEL!!! Happy #publicationday #ChurchCrawling
It's beautiful! Look at the foiling!
@MorleyRA
Rachel Morley retweeted
‘Just as the Lorax spoke for the trees, so Rachel Morley speaks for the churches of England.’
This is what the historian Tom Holland said about our Director, Rachel’s, book ‘Church Crawling’, which will be published next Thursday 3 September.
Rachel Morley retweeted
Important BOOK PROMOTION announcement.
My sister-in-law Rachel Morley has written a truly superb book about CHURCHES. We will be discussing it!
TICKETS:
⛪️ London 2 Sept tinyurl.com/y6aa2pdc
⛪️Ch Norton 7 Sept tinyurl.com/3v4kxvtd
⛪️Warwick 9 Oct tinyurl.com/4r6chp95
Rachel Morley retweeted
We hope to save this vulnerable Welsh church from decay and dereliction with our ‘Victorian Revival’ match funding campaign.
At the end of this month, there will be an opportunity for the public to visit the church before it is repaired.
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After so long being holed up planning, drafting, writing and editing, I am delighted that I will finally get on the road and *talk* to people about this book.
If any of ye can make it, I would love to see ye.
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Also - I am very aware that the tour is currently bottom (of the country) heavy. The publishers are working on getting invitations from bookshops north of Warwick...
More events will shortly be announced for November onwards.
Booking links to individual events here:
linktr.ee/rachelamorley
(More will be added as they open.)
Rachel Morley retweeted
The historic churches in our care require regular maintenance and, sometimes, major repairs.
Accordingly, we are looking for a new part-time Estate Officer.
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📷 Site meeting at Castlemartin, Pembrokeshire
This a free lecture. Please do come along. I'll be discussing why I think the way in which we talk about churches and their value is wrong, and how values and meaning outside of Treasury Green Book might exist ...
ecclsoc.org.uk/events/annual…
AGM & Lecture 2026
Thursday 25 June online
The Annual Lecture will be given by @MorleyRA Rachel Morley, Director @friendschurches : “Blessed be the Bureaucrats for theirs is the kingdom of spreadsheets. Does it matter if another church closes?”
Book here:
ecclsoc.org.uk/events/annual…
Toot Toot!
Church Crawling is hitting shelves in September. You can pre-order now or run the risk of it selling out instantly and missing your chance.
penguin.co.uk/books/460886/c…
Writing a book while trying to save churches has been full on, but I hope you enjoy my efforts.
Rachel Morley retweeted
We did it. We’ve rescued St James’s, Llangua in Monmouthshire. In this short video, our Director, Rachel Morley, shares a quick overview of this remarkable project.
Rachel Morley retweeted
The restoration of St James’s, Llangua @MonmouthshireCC by @friendschurches with support from @HeritageFundUK and @WestonFdn is now both complete and magnificent!
Always a candle lit glory it is now, by day, full of light.
@visit_mon @VisitAberG
