St Peter’s at Stanton Lacey is an Anglo-Saxon church in a small Shropshire hamlet. Every year, on the second weekend of February, it hosts a Snowdrop Weekend in celebration of the masses of snowdrops—or Mary’s Tapers—that fill the churchyard at this time. The weekend serves as both a social gathering and a fundraiser, with tea and locally made cakes on offer, and tables set up throughout the nave and chancel. People wander among the snowdrops and catch up on local gossip afterwards. The event has become increasingly popular—a welcome social gathering after the hibernation of January.
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St Peter’s at Stanton Lacey is an Anglo-Saxon church in a small Shropshire hamlet.
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