Simon of Sudbury Weekend - Medieval Banquet
Fri 12 Jun
|St Gregory's Church, Sudbury
A fundraising medieval banquet amid the stone pillars and stained glass windows of Sudbury's stunning Grade 1 listed Norman masterpiece, St Gregory's Civic Church on The Croft.
Time & Location
12 Jun 2026, 19:30 – 23:30
St Gregory's Church, Sudbury, Gregory St, Sudbury CO10 1BA, UK
About the Event
Embrace the plantagenet atmosphere and celebrate the legacy of Sudbury's famous son, Simon Theobald, theologian, priest, benefactor and financier, Archbishop of Canterbury and Lord Chancellor, who died 645 years ago on 14th June 1381.
This event includes an exhibition of the life and times of Simon of Sudbury and a floodlit display of Simon's actual head!
We are delighted to welcome from The Tower of London, as our after dinner speaker, Alfred R. J. Hawkins MA MCIfA FSA, Curator of Historic Buildings (HM Tower of London)
www.hrp.org.uk/about-us/research/staff-research-profiles/alfred-r-j-hawkins/
We are so pleased to have Michelin-trained, Carl Shillingford, as our chef for the evening who has designed a wonderful menu to fit the times. This includes Pickled salmon with barley grain served with sea grass saurel sauce, Frumenty, savoury jelly terrine, made with meat broth, spices & oats, Huff paste pie with wild rabbit, Smoked pigeon and fruits, Roast venison haunch with…
