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Description:My name is Joanne but everyone calls me Jo. I am the cleaner at St George’s Church and I am also the Youth Club leader. I have been involved with Splish and The Zap Club. I have done a number of jobs in my time and previously worked as a cook for Sporting Edge Independent School. That is a school that is housed here at The Church Centre and is run during term time only. I have lived in Newtown for 12 years so I know quite a lot about the area although I lived in Great Barr before. When I first moved Newtown I was wary and apprehensive as there were a lot of muggings and crime. However, I got to meet a lot of people, made a lot of new friends and met a lot of children at youth club, so I know a lot of the local community and I do feel much safer here now. I got married, at St George’s Church and I am really proud to still be a part of it. I was baptized and confirmed at Aston Parish Church, which isn’t all that far away. I feel that the area has changed a lot since I first came here, it has improved in my opinion but a lot more can be done to make change although it will take a lot of work. I would like everybody in the area to feel safe and secure.
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The original St George’s Church was built by Thomas Rickman, around 1821. The Birmingham Diocese was ...
This illustration shows a view of the church on one side and St George’s school on the other side. ...
Since the church opened in the mid 1800s, there have been many rectors who have held sermons at the ...
J.A. Carr was the final rector at the original St George’s Church, his successor was G.H. Brown who ...
The church has a register of those individuals who lost their lives during the first and second world ...
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