St Britius Church
Roof Project

CALL TO ACTION

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!

NEWSLETTER No 1 JANUARY 2010

Click here to see a copy of our latest newsletter (NEW) plus the application form for the Friends of St Britius

FRIENDS OF ST BRITIUS CHURCH

Click here for the notes from the 1st meeting (091109)

PUBLICITY WORKING PARTY

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.

GRANTS WORKING PARTY

Click here for the minutes of the first Grants Working Group on 24 November 2009

FUND RAISING WORKING PARTY

Click here for the minutes of the first fund raising working party on 8 December 2009

Click here for the minutes of the second fund raising working party on 12 January 2010

Next meeting at the Vicarage on Monday 15th February at 8 pm

FUND RAISING EVENTS