About Us
Churchwarden Publications was set up in 1999 to provide churchwardens with the key information they need to execute this demanding role with confidence.
Every year we publish The Churchwarden’s Yearbook. This is specifically designed for churchwardens and others to help them with their duties throughout the church year. It includes reference material, contact details, and a comprehensive church diary useful for those who care for churches, parish buildings or other places of worship.
In 2025 the original owners retired and passed on the publication to Gresham Books Ltd, an Isle of Wight based bespoke publisher managed by a churchwarden who regularly uses the Yearbook.
Latest blog posts
- Our parish churches
Here on the Isle of Wight we are facing the joys of a hosepipe ban. Our lovely green island is beginning to look a little brown, and my vegetables are… - Lady Day – a game of four quarters
Each year on 25th March, Lady Day quietly marks one of the most significant—yet often overlooked—dates in the traditional English calendar. Known formally as the Feast of the Annunciation, it… - Quinquagesima – were they guessing?
Don’t you just love these names? Septuagesima, Sexagesima, Quinquagesima… I just love them, and although I would always go for a silly sounding Latin name over its modern equivalent, I… - The road to Damascus
There are many phrases that we tend to take for granted in every day use, which come from the Bible. It’s no wonder that they still give the Bible to… - Twelfth Night
I don’t know about you, but I am pretty keen to get the decorations down long before Twelfth Night – usually around New Year’s Eve – which is just as…