250 years of Amazing Grace
Sung at the inauguration of presidents, 9/11 commemorations and memorably recorded by such luminaries as Aretha Franklin and Elvis Presley, you could be forgiven for thinking that ‘Amazing Grace’ had its origins on the far side of the Atlantic.
But not so. Its roots lie in the small market town of Olney, in rural Buckinghamshire, and with a former slave trader by the name of Captain - and later Reverend - John Newton.
On the evening of Weds 14th June, The Church of St Peter and St Paul in Olney in Buckinghamshire will hold a very special community event that will be shared with the rest of the country, the world.
Young people from St Vincent's School for the Visually Impaired in West Derby, Liverpool will be travelling down for a two day visit, collaborating with local schools and sharing two very special projects - 'Seeds of Hope' and 'The Magic Bench'