Notes from 1st Meeting of the Re-convened Friends of St Britius on 9 November
2009
ST BRITIUS CHURCH
ST BRITIUS CHURCH ROOF PROJECT
The first reconvened meeting of the Friends of St Britius was very
successful with
plenty of ideas for fund raising and the formation of three working
groups.
The Publicity Group aims to create awareness of the project within the
village
using the Parish Newsheet, further afield the Witney Gazette and the
Oxford
Diocese The Door, and to explore a website for giving and the use of
high profile
fund raising activities such as abseiling down the church tower and
sitting in a
bath of beans! This group will be led by Phil Holmes and needs more
people
to help. Its first meeting is on Thurs 19th November at Church Farm
House at 8 pm
The team to explore all avenues of grant aid - Grant Aid Group - is led
by Jacquie Griffin. Rosemary
Day will phone the Barlett Taylor Trust and suggested approaching both
the
Carterton and Witney Lyons for support. There are many trusts to
approach
and more help will be needed in this group. This group will meet on
Tues 24th November at
The Cottage, Burford Road at 7.30 pm.
The Fund Raising Working Party led by Rev James will split into two
groups. Members of the ideas
group includes Mary & Phil Gilham, Phil & Paula Abraham and Bob Watts.
The implementation
group, which may overlap with the ideas group already has Jackie
Bellenger, Tammy Howard, Ruth Taylor
and Ann Hancock as volunteers. These two groups have their first
meeting together at the
Vicarage, 8 Trefoil Way, Shilton Park on Tuesday 8 December at 7.30 pm
Fund raising ideas include:
Friends of St Britius to pay an annual subscription and receive
a newsletter publicising all events
A special church service (bring pets?)
Involving Brize Norton Primary School children ie competition of
drawings of the church for a calender
Advent calender for 2010
Involving RAF Brize Norton particularly 99 Sqdn to help with,
eg., abseiling down the church tower
Envelope collection around the village as contributions towards
batches of Stonesfield Slates
Sponsored ride and stride for St Britius alone
Race night
Barn Dance with Foxbury Farm as venue and Masons Arms and
Chequers donating beer
Talent Show
Collection at Swinford Toll Bridge
Waitrose Token Scheme
In hand already, Paula Abrahams is organising the Sunday Club to make
and sell cakes at the
next Family Service and Katie & Sophie Strongman are selling biscuits to
decorate at the
Gateway School Christmas Fair.
Those of you who were unable to attend the first meeting will be very
welcome at any or all
of the three group meetings
