THE FRIENDS OF ALL SAINTS SOUTHILL

CHARITY NUMBER 1200699

Happy New Year

Thank you for your support during 2024 and we hope you will continue your support in 2025.

As you know from last year’s newsletter the roofs of the tower, the porch and the main aisle of All Saints Southill, need replacing and the Friends will be requested to support that work.

Everything is in place for the for the Tower roof work to start this month with completion in early April 2025. The design of the roof does not comply with current building regulations and needs to be redesigned, as well as new copper/lead covering. The contractor who was engaged in 2024, withdrew a couple of weeks before the work was due to start and we have spent a lot of time to obtain further quotes from three contractors to find the most competitive. This has incurred a lot more architects fees, but the new quote came in slightly lower at just over £ 60,000. Grants have been obtained in the region of £ 30,000, but the Friends will have to play a major roll in the financing of this project.

The other roofs are due to be replaced in the next five years, so the support of the Friends is needed, more than ever.

The committee was strengthened by four new people, being Alan and Mavis Clark and Chris and Christine Rook. A big thank you to the committee members, who give up their time to organise all the fundraising events to perfection, as well as those who take care of all the administration, internally and with the Charity Commission and with HMRC etc.

The year 2024 has been again successful. All fundraising events were well attended.

The Southill House Tour and tea, The Rock Choir concert and the Woodland walk raised over £ 3,000. If you were not there, you really missed out.

For 2025 four events have been put in the calendar. Call my Bluff in March, Lady Whitbread ( Glebe House) Open Gardens and Tea in Church in May . Picnic in the Park with The Rock Choir in June and the Woodland walk In September (Dates to be confirmed)

We hope that you are able to attend all of these to support the upkeep of the grade 2* listed building

May we remind you that those paying Annual Subs, that these are due for payment in January each year

Subscriptions are:

Individual £25 pa

Family £50 pa

Concessionary £20 pa

Junior (under 16) £10 pa

Life Membership £250

Should you require the bank details, please contact Maureen - Treasurer via email - maureen@thestrutts.co.uk

For more information, please visit our website www.allsaintssouthill.org.uk.

We are looking for additional members and additional Trustees.

Please contact our Chairman if you are able to help.

Again - THANK YOU - for your support

Which includes History of the Church, The Vicar and general information.