Statement on upcoming works to the Churchyard boundary wall at St Peter’s, Kinver September 2026

For several years now there have been discussions between St Peter s Church, Kinver and South Staffs District Council regarding the need for some maintenance and repair to the Churchyard boundary wall.

Without going over all the ins and outs of those discussions we are very pleased to say that we have reached a place of agreement on these works, the funding is in place (without any additional costs to local residents) and the relevant permissions have been secured.

We would particularly like to acknowledge the work of our local District Councillors, the Community Services team at SSDC, and the Church Wardens at St Peter ’s, who have worked extremely hard to reach this place of agreement.

The District Council will be undertaking work on the entire boundary wall, repairing sections that have fallen, and strengthening and restoring the remainder to ensure that St Peter ’s churchyard remains a safe place for residents of Kinver and visitors from further afield for many years to come.

This work is scheduled to begin in October 2026 and will take approximately 12 months to complete.

This work is unavoidable, but we acknowledge that there will be disruption, both to the life and worship of the Church and at times to the wider community, particularly when working on the sections of wall adjacent to the one way road down Church Hill to the Compa.

We apologise in advance for this, and will work with the District Council to ensure that disruption is minimised.

We will do our best to share updates as the project progresses. If there are any questions or concerns please do get in touch.

St Peter’s, Kinver.

September 2026