Harvest 2026

St Peter’s welcomes Primary school and Jubilee Foodbank.

It was a pleasure to welcome the Headteacher, Mr Ross, children, staff, parents and carers of Church Langton Primary school for their annual 2026 Harvest Festival to worship together.

A packed church heard delightful singing from each year group, thoughtful prayers as well as Bible readings and poems.

Jubilee Foodbank Market Harborough

Special guests this year, invited by Year 5 teacher Mrs Russell, were the Jubilee Foodbank.

Mike and Alison, who are volunteers, gave valuable insight into the workings of the Foodbank and how essential their work is in Market Harborough and the surrounding villages. Parents and staff were surprised to hear that at the moment around 100 referrals are made every week. “This is a tremendous amount of food that we distribute, so every donation is so gratefully received,” Mike told the congregation. Alison told of personal childhood memories when her father’s job was in trouble during the Miner’s strike and how food was very scarce. Alison continued, “Please be rest assured that every referral is treated completely confidentially. I know how it felt to rely on others for such a basic need.”

The service concluded with thanks from Mr Ross the Headteacher and a rousing rendition of We plough the fields and scatter. The good seed on the land.

Praise the Lord

If you feel you would like help from the Jubilee Foodbank please see their website Jubileefoodbankmh.uk and for additional agencies who can help.

You can also contact St Peter’s church PCC member Alison Thurlby by emailing the church mailto:info@churchlangton.org.uk

To make a one-time donation, click the button below which takes you to the Jubilee Foodbank website and then press Donate in the top right hand corner of the screen. This donation goes directly to Jubilee Foodbank and uses their software to process the payment.

Image shows the altar decorated with wheat sheaves and fruit and veg

Harvest Service 2026

Harvest Service Sunday 11th October: Thank You!

A HUGE thank you to everyone who attended the service today, what a special Harvest service it was? We sang all the classic Harvest hymns, Come Ye Thankful People Come, We Plough the Fields and Scatter and The Trees of the Field.

This hymn was especially apt given the extraordinary sight that greeted us, the church was filled not only with flowers but young silver birch trees. These beautiful decorations were placed in church to celebrate a family wedding the day before. We are so grateful to the families to allow us to enjoy these trees and flowers today.

While we sang, prayed and enjoyed this special communion, the trees shimmered in the sunlight through the windows and I believe they were clapping along with us! Read the words and enjoy the photos by clicking on one to zoom up and the arrows to view each one.

The Trees of the Field

You shall go out with joy And be led forth with peace, the mountains and the hills
Will break forth before you
There’ll be shouts of joy
And all the trees of the field
Will clap, will clap their hands
And all the trees of the field Will clap their hands
The trees of the field Will clap their hands
The trees of the field Will clap their hands
While you go out with joy
Music by Stuart Dauermann Words by Steffi Geiser Rubin


St Peter’s Harvest Appeal: The Food Bank at the Well, Kibworth

This year, our donations will be going to The Well, at Kibworth. Not only does The Well have a Coffee shop and a second hand shop, selling clothes etc; but a vital part of their work is the food bank.  They deliver parcels of much-needed food to families in the area struggling to make ends meet in these challenging times.

How you can support and donate

Online donations

You can still make a secure donation online with our Give a Little campaign.

Use the button link below or point your camera at the QR code. The image of the donation screen will open in a separate tab. Simply choose the amount and follow the onscreen instructions.

To learn more about The Well, see their website here

“For you shall go out in joy, and be led forth in peace;
the mountains and the hills before you
shall break forth into singing,
and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.

Isaiah 55: 12

September Tours of St Peter’s Church

St. Peter’s, Church Langton

Walk and tour of St Peter’s

13th & 20th September 2026, 1.30pm

National Trust Heritage Open Days 2026

New this year – see some archaeological and historical church artifacts, then join our Guided Tour of the church, highlighting the architectural and historical features.

Discover more as Heritage Open Days celebrates the creativity in this beautiful church www.heritageopendays.org.uk

St. Peter’s tall 14th century tower is an imposing landmark in the rolling hills of South
Leicestershire. This magnificent Grade 2* church is just off the A6 on the B6047. Church Langton is on the Leicestershire Round with several other footpaths leading to the village and along with the surrounding Langtons has one of three pleasant country pubs offering Sunday lunch.

Rector William Hanbury organised the first performance of Handel’s Messiah in a Parish Church in England in St Peter’s on 27th September 1759.

Victorian renovations resulted in the elaborate carvings on the pews and pulpit and a reredos in the chancel.

Access / Toilets

No formal wheelchair access and some uneven ground in churchyard. No toilet facilities inside church. All of these issues are the reasons why we’re desperate to raise funds!

Donations welcome

The tours are free, but donations are very gratefully received on the day (or at any time online, see below).

Contactless payments in church now available, albeit a bit slow! Otherwise, you can donate with cash, or use the QR Code in church to donate online.

All cashless donations are made securely with our ‘Give a Little’ account.

treasurer@churchlangton.org.uk
or write to Treasurer, c/o
St Peter’s Church, Stonton Road, Church Langton,
LE16 7TA

Point your cameraphone at the QR Code for secure access to donate with Give a Little

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Directions

Find us just off the B6047 Market Harborough to Melton Road, 3 miles from Kibworth, 6 miles from Market Harborough. Postcode for satellite navigation systems LE16 7SZ – What three word link: https://w3w.co/cubed.thinkers.upholds

Heritage open days