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GB ARCHON 2913 PA51-06-02-6 · Item · 2002
Part of Our Lady and St Thomas of Canterbury Parish, Wymondham

Sub-heading: "Heritage - Church extension wins council's design award"
Photo: Exterior view of entrance to Wymondham Church
Text: Wymondham RC church wins South Norfolk's annual design award for 2002. Fr Jennings & Tom O'Connor received a plaque and certificate at the awards ceremony. Certificates presented to architect Paul Lucas (Real Architecture, Wymondham) and Steve Brock (Bluestone Plc, Norwich)

Eastern Daily Press
GB ARCHON 2913 PA51-06-02-3 · Item · 6 January 1992
Part of Our Lady and St Thomas of Canterbury Parish, Wymondham

Article about the erstwhile RC chapel in the garden of John and Kate Wood in Cock Street. The inaugural service is reported as being on 14 January 1912 - hence the article reporting the 80th anniversary and the commemorative mass being held there. Photo showing the chapel with the Woods in the foreground.

Evening News
GB ARCHON 2913 PA51-06-02-1 · Item · 26 September 1952
Part of Our Lady and St Thomas of Canterbury Parish, Wymondham

Sub-heads: "Former captive priests officiate", "18th Division", "From Sumatra"; 2 columns: #1 280mm, #2 90mm.
Provides the background to the priests and the decision t build the church. A memorial to Far East PoWs (FEPOWs); 25,000 names recorded in the memorial book. Fr Cowin raised funds for the church. Designed by Donovan Purcell. Reredos designed and painted by Mr John Hensher. Side chapel fabricated for materials from the old church, which was itself a converted stable. Names those leading the ceremony and sketches out some individuals' own backgrounds.

Catholic Herald
GB ARCHON 2913 PA51-02-01-2 · Item · 2 May 1927
Part of Our Lady and St Thomas of Canterbury Parish, Wymondham

The Mission closed on Sunday and whilst numbers were not what was hoped on two nights they had over 60 attending. Dr Arendzen did a lot of visiting. The attached clipping is from the Eastern Daily Press - a local Norfolk paper.
Clipping text: "Wymondham Catholic Church. One Sunday evening the final lecture on "The Faith" was delivered by the Rev. John Arendzen, DD at the Catholic Church, Wymondham. The majority of those present were non-Catholics who wished to hear this exposition of the religion. Throughout the week a great number of questions were asked and answered, and the lecturer explained clearly and simply the claims of the Church and the work of Father Phillips, the parish priest."

Phillips, Thomas Kemp Rev (1883-1947)
GB ARCHON 2913 PA51-06-02-4 · Item · 19 October 2001
Part of Our Lady and St Thomas of Canterbury Parish, Wymondham

Front page photo: "Getting a lift" - Fr David Jennings is pictured, hand on top of cross, waving a hard hat, on a crane platform.
Page 7 item: "Priest lowers cross in place" - The cross is being fitted into place on the completion of a £194,000 building project. Bishop Peter Smith to lead the consecration ceremony at 11.30pm[sic] on 27 October 2001. Unique placement of three relics: St Thomas a Becket, St Maximillian Kolbe, St Gregory.

Wymondham & Attleborough Mercury