Please do join us for our

Annual Conference for 2025:
22nd – 25th July

Highgate House Conference Centre, Grooms Lane, Creaton, Northampton NN6 8NN

Highgate House (https://www.cct.org.uk/highgate-house/highgate-house-conference-centre) is readily accessible by train to Northampton, followed by a taxi ride; alternatively, there is plenty of parking onsite for cars. The campus is compact and level, with all facilities readily accessible.

Arrival is from 2.30 pm on Tuesday, 22nd July; the Conference ends with lunch on Friday, 25th July.

Accommodation: All rooms are ensuite and should be available as either single or twin / double.

The Conference programme includes the following speakers:

• Rosalind Brown: What ifJane Austen had sung hymns?
• Victoria Johnson: A vocation to praise: Why we need to sing
• Iain McLarty: ‘God Welcomes All …’: Introducing the new supplement to CH4
• Mark Porter: For the warming of the earth: Repurposing hymns in a time of ecological crisis
• Phil Price: ‘Gospel Bells – how they ring’
• Ian Sharp: Made to Measure: A composer’s reflections on writing hymn tunes
• Martin Tel: How can we sing the Lord’s Song in a strange land? The demise (and resurgence) of Metrical Psalm-singing in North America
• Gillian Warson with Immanuel’s Ground Quire: Northamptonshire Church Music in the late 18^th century

The Festival of Hymns will take place at St Matthews’s Church, Northampton; the Commentator will be Michael Garland, and the Organist will be Thomas Moore, Director of Music at St Matthew’s.

An optional visit to the Cowper Newton Museum in Olney is also planned for Wednesday afternoon, at a slight additional cost.

Prices

• Fully residential, £390.00. Places are limited so early booking is advisable.
• Day Visitors, £250.00 for the full conference, pro-rata for shorter attendance, as on the booking form; day visitornumbers are limited.
• For the Olney outing, add £15.00.
• Additional nights before or after Conference are not available this year.
• Bursaries are available from both the Society and Highgate House for those who would otherwise either find it difficult  or impossible to attend. For further information, contact the Treasurer, the Revd Canon Michael Garland, 6 Whimbrel Road, Gloucester GL2 4LJ; Email: michaelgarland368@btinternet.com; Phone: 07974066929

Registration must be made by 30th April with a non-returnable deposit of £100.00. The balance must be paid by 15th June.

To book and pay:

Online: enter booking details and pay by PayPal

By post, download, complete and return both booking forms The Main Booking Form, Plus The Booking Form Insert and enclose a cheque payable to ‘The Hymn Society’

By bank transfer: download, complete and return both booking forms The Main Booking Form, Plus The Booking Form Insert, and make a transfer to: The Hymn Society of Great Britain & Ireland, Lloyds Bank plc, Sort Code: 30-92-75 Account No: 19749060