UCM at Padley Chapel
On Friday 5th September 2025 Holy Mass was celebrated by Bishop Ralph Heskett assisted by UCM Chaplain, Deacon Peter Marshall. It was attended by ladies from various areas of the Diocese of Hallam. Padley Chapel is where two travelling priests Robert Ludlam and Nicholas Garlick were caught by the Police on 12th July 1588. They had stayed overnight at the home of the recusant Fitzherbert family. The priests and everyone else at the hall were arrested. The two priests were tried and brutally executed at Derby Bridge on 24th July 1588. Robert Ludlam and Nicholas Ludlam were among 85 martyrs of England and Wales beatified by Pope John Paul 11 on 22nd November 1987. Today this chapel is kept in honour of their martyrdom and is regularly visited by members of the public and also by Priests from far and wide.
UCM wish Fr Paddy a happy retirement
At the end of September 2025 at our meeting at St. Vincents, Sheffield, Hallam. Our members gathered to wish Father Paddy (Patrick Walsh) a happy retirement after many years as parish priest at St. Vincents. Dorothy Anderson
