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St Britius Church
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St Britius Church
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CALL TO ACTION Your donation is made via Dr Phil Holmes, Treasurer & Churchwarden, St Britius Church.Please take the time to turn this into a gift aided donation using this word document
Complete and email as attachment to
p.holmes@brizenorton.org.uk or post
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The roof of our church is in a very bad state. The wooden battens and pegs holding the Stonesfield slates are rotten and the vibration of the traffic on the Carterton Road makes the slates fall and break. We can patch and mend no more! The whole roof must come off and be re-roofed, replacing with existing slates where possible. This mammoth task will cost £113,000!Our vicar, Rev James Maddern, at the reconvened meeting of the Friends of St Britius said that in Mozambique, where he was with his family until recently, there were very few buildings of importance (if any) but returning to the UK made him realise how vital our traditional buildings are to our communities, giving a sense of belonging and of our history. St Britius church is 900 years old, a Grade II* listed building with a stunning Norman "Tree of Life" porch (have you ever looked up and noticed it?) and the important tomb of Sir John Daubigny. We not only need the building for our worship but as the core of our village life for baptisms, weddings and funerals, something to be proud of, giving a sense of our own local history.The Friends of St Britius have taken on the task of raising the money for the roof. We hope to obtain grants from various bodies for up to half the cost, which still leaves us £60,000 to raise. The Friends have lots of fund raising ideas, but once they start to implement them it is up to you, the villagers of Brize Norton to support them in any way you can. Everyone has different talents and abilities which we may be able to use. If you would like to join the Friends, for which there will be an annual subscription of £10 and a quarterly newsletter to keep you informed of events, please ring Phil Holmes on (01993) 843856. If even half the villagers joined that would raise £5,000 to "start the ball rolling". Also be ready with your wallet as the fund raising gets under way! |
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NEWSLETTER No 3 JULY 2010 |
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Click here to see our latest newsletter (NEW) |
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Click here to see Newsletter No 2 (April 2010) |
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Click here to see Newsletter No 1 (Jan 2010) plus the application form for the Friends of St Britius |
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FRIENDS OF ST BRITIUS CHURCH |
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Click here for the notes from the 1st meeting (091109) |
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PUBLICITY WORKING PARTY |
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Click here for the Item for December 2009 issue of Brize Norton Parish Newsletter.Click here for the notes of the 1st Publicity Working Party held on Wednesday 19 November. |
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GRANTS WORKING PARTY |
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Click here to the minutes of the second Grants Working Group on 1 February 2010Click here for the minutes of the first Grants Working Group on 24 November 2009 |
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FUND RAISING WORKING PARTY |
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Our next fund raising working party is at the Masons Arms at 7.30 pm on Monday 12 July 2010Click here for the minutes of the fifth fund raising working party on 14 June 2010Click here for the minutes of the fourth fund raising working party on 15 March 2010Click here for the minutes of the third fund raising working party on 15 February 2010Click here for the minutes of the second fund raising working party on 12 January 2010Click here for the minutes of the first fund raising working party on 8 December 2009 |
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FUND RAISING EVENTS |
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These can be found in our Newsletter above |
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