A brief history of St.Aidan's Church
Some dates
Service registers survive from October 1947 to date and provide a fascinating insight into growth and change over this period. Until 2000 St.Aidan's was regularly in the charge of a curate.
| 5th October 1947 | First service for Alec Motyer |
| 10th September 1950 | Last service for Alec Motyer |
| 30th September 1951 | First service for G.H.Chase |
| 5th September 1954 | Last service for G.H.Chase |
| 5th October 1958 | New hymn books |
| 1st January 1960 | Service of dedication of new extension |
| 29th September 1962 | Service of dedication of new church |
| 18th November 1962 | First Holy communion service |
| 12th October 1969 | First Sunday morning (1100) service |
| 3rd March 1970 | First pram service on 1st Tuesday afternoon of month. |
| 18th July 1971 | First service for Alex Jack |
| 29th February 1976 | Decimalisation. Offertory recorded as £5-85½ |
| 15th July 1979 | First service for D.Lumb |
| November 1982 | Sunday evening service ended except for Holy Communion on the 1st Sunday of the month which continued until September 1985. |
| 22nd April 1984 | Last service for D.Lumb |
| 15th July 1984 | First service for Paul Pike |
| 15th October 1989 | Last service for Paul Pike |
| 5th May 1991 | First service for Bernard Crosby |
| 2nd July 1994 | Marriage of Janine and Howard Wright. St.Aidan's first marriage (by special licence). |
| 19th November 1995 | First service for Andi Jones |
| 5th March 2000 | Last service for Andi Jones |
The older service books include the text or subject of the service as well as other details. These are usually biblical references such as Matthew 1.21 or "The Consequences of Sin", however the entry for the Pram service on January 8th, 1974 is a bit different, the subject is solemnly and properly recorded as "Julia the Hamster".