Trowell was selected as the ‘Festival of Britain Village’ in 1951, a controversial choice which attracted hostile questions in the Houses of Parliament. However, the decision was defended by Herbert Morrison, chief architect of the Festival, who described Trowell as a place “whose effort to produce a worthy contribution to the Festival typified the spirit of such endeavours”. The Rector, the Reverend J.A. Barber (see entry for Ralph Barber), in his successful application said that Trowell was “the type of English village where the old rural life is passing away and where an industrial community has been superimposed”. Barber was awarded an MBE for his dedicated work and community leadership during the Festival. To celebrate the Festival, like many towns and villages across the country, Trowell arranged events such as a gymkhana, cricket match and concerts. Subsequent events have been held to mark the silver jubilee, 50 and 60 years of the Festival.

Trowell's memorial from the Second World War is a wooden plaque with gold lettering on the north-east wall of the nave. This memorial is under the north aisle window and includes the wording:

The Good Shepherd giveth His Life For His Sheep

The light in the pulpit was given as a memorial to Derrick Mallet who was killed in 1943 (see Cossall memorial on this site).