First and foremost, I would like to begin by expressing the heartfelt thanks of the PCC to congregation members, the wider village community, and those living farther afield, for the response and generous donations which have been received in support of the ‘Raise The Roof’ appeal.

I am delighted to be able to report that the contract for the works was signed last month and the contractors will be on site from Tuesday 27th August with a projected finish date of 2nd November.

We were very agreeably surprised when the contractor who was awarded the tender, following input and recommendation from the Church’s architect, provided a quote that was significantly lower than the indicative figures which were used to inform the target amount we needed to raise.

As a consequence of the lower costs, the PCC will be able to retain a portion of the reserves it had earmarked for the Nave Roof with these to be allocated in due course to the next stages of the project. All of the roof will need to be replaced when funding is available with the Nave being the section where the need for action was most urgent.

I can confirm that all donations received up to and including the 31st August will be spent on the Nave Roof project at which point that element of the appeal will close. However, the Roof Appeal fund will remain open and any donations made from 1st September onwards will be set aside for use in the next phase. Further details of our plans will be communicated once the Nave project is successfully concluded.

Finally, may I reiterate our thanks to all of our donors for your support and generosity.

Nick Kilford

PCC Treasurer

1st August 2024