1907- 2006
Centenary Appeal 75000
euros.
Only one year to go until
we celebrate our centenary.
Thanks to everyone for your
generosity and support in
our effort to renovate the
church in time to celebrate our
Centenary in
2007. We have, so far, raised
64,000 euros
in the two years, of our
three year appeal.
You will remember the work that was achieved
in the first year. The second year has been a year of planning and obtaining
permission for our plans. We were thwarted in our original plans, to extend the
west end of the church to create new toilets, as we are a listed building. So,
we had to think again, and come up with new plans, but work is now moving ahead
as we write. Faculties for all the projected work have been obtained from the
diocese and things are progressing rapidly.
Work approved and in progress:
·
Creation of a new sacristy underneath the
mezzanine thus freeing up the old vestry.
·
Redecorating the old vestry, upgrading the
toilet facilities and installing a new fuse board.
·
Transfer of the library to the vestry which
will now serve the further purpose of providing a quiet area on a Sunday for the
priest to prepare for the service.
·
Use old library area to build a toilet,
cloakroom, and meeting room/ refreshment serving area.
·
Renew electrics throughout church, new
lighting and wall mounted heaters, third air conditioning unit and sound
system.
Final Phase
·
Replace wooden entrance lobby with
glass
·
Overhaul, sand and polish wooden
floor
·
Re-decorate the interior of the
church
Financing the project.
The work approved and in progress comes to a total of
36,400 euros. Last year’s works totalled 39,000, this
comes to a grand total of 75,400 the target amount of the
appeal.
As
you can see above, so far we have raised 64,000 euros. Therefore we are only
11,000 euros short of our target. We thank you all enormously for your
generosity so far, and ask you to help us in this final push, by direct giving
or organising a fund raising event, to help achieve our target and finish the
work approved. The final phase of the work to paint the interior and overhaul
and polish the wooden floor will be financed from the general funds. In this way
we can enter into the second hundred years of the life of