Newsletter Number 148

We have had two fund raising events since the last Newsletter. The first was another most enjoyable Musical Evening with the St Edmund Singers - as usual an evening of good humour, jollity and good singing. On top of all that £242 was raised for the funds.

The other event was Pat and Tony Green's Coffee Morning which unfortunately I could not attend this year, but many folk have said how much they enjoyed the morning. Once again Pat and Tony worked their magic with the weather and also persuaded many of their friends to come along and raised Ł210.

A big thank you goes to Herb Edwards, Janice Barley and the St Edmund Singers, as well as to Pat and Tony, who all worked so hard on our behalf and gave so much pleasure.

As usual I am writing this July Newsletter in the middle of all the preparations for the Strawberry Fayre. This year will be the 25th time we have gathered on the green opposite the church. So more about the Fayre next time.

An update on where we are on the heating front: - well by the time you receive this Newsletter we hope to have made an application for a Diocesan Advisory Committee (DAC) Certificate allowing us to replace the overhead heaters with a new heating system. Following many more discussions with engineers and heating contractors, we are asking for permission to introduce under-floor heating which would be fed by an Air Source Heat Pump. The under-floor heating will entail lifting all the floor boards in the church to install the heating pipes. However, it should be possible to do this without losing a single Sunday service. It is proposed that the Air Source Heat Pump will be situated behind the church in the corner between the chancel and north transept.