The Westbury Charity have kindly donated funds that have allowed us to replace our mower and strimmerThis will really help the Churchyard Working Party. Those who have tried it out love the new equipmentWe are doing our best to keep the churchyard in good condition and support like this is really appreciated
Thanks to the generosity of our Friends organisation (FOStA) and Beachborough School, we were able to replace our halogen spotlights with LEDS The church now seems a lot brighter and a number of comments have been made that the church feels more welcomingThe electrician said turning on all 16 LEDs was about the same cost as switching on 1 of the old halogen lights so should help with the running costs
In 2023 we needed to seek new volunteers to support the churchyard maintenance. The churchyard was in a poor state and we advertised a village open day to bring it back under controlThe response was fantastic and we had about 25 volunteers on the day that put it back into basic shape. A HUGE thank you to all that helped outWhat we then needed was a way to keep it maintained going forward and 7 volunteers stepped forward to work regularly to mow, strim and tendThe team have been fantastic and we have a churchyard WhatsApp to all stay linked inIf you would like to join the volunteers, please contact Arthur at arthurlewis@btopenworld.comIt costs over £20,000 each year to keep the church open and maintain the churchyard. If you are able to help at all, please click here
