AUGUST  UPDATE  2008

 

Well, this is how it might have been, but it didn’t turn out that way! Firstly the WEATHER (grim or what) and secondly, our jobs to do for the FLOWER  FESTIVAL and the Grant Applications.

 

The Flower Festival looks like being a great occasion – but you can read all about that elsewhere on the site. All I say here is how grateful we are to the THIRTY Businesses and organisations who have generously agreed to donate a Display to the Festival and also to make a donation to the Appeal.

 

In the middle of all this my Computer picked up a “Desk top Hijacker Virus” which didn’t help – the system shut down every time I clicked on an Icon! Fortunately Michael at p c & media shop was able to fix it in record time and the work went on.

 

The other major work this month has been the completion of the Heritage Lottery Grant Application. This has been a huge piece of work, led and coordinated by Pete Etherington, and his team and we hope to submit the application (on line, as everything is these days) in the early days of September.

 

This work has not just involved answering questions about the Project, but also demonstrating the on-going importance to the local community, to the development of music in the village etc. All of this is do-able but it takes time. We’ve also had to send supporting evidence from people outside St Mary’s and the feedback we’ve had from the local Schools to the “Educate and Inform” sessions has been crucial here.

 

Similarly we had to find out if St Mary’s had any Title Deeds, and if we did, who held them! Not something anyone had ever thought about! The Diocesan Office and Frank Sutcliffe the Diocesan Organs Advisor have been really helpful here.

 

We haven’t had time to plan any new major Fundraising events as yet, but we’ve just learned that the Children from Primrose Lane school are studying Water Colour next term and have chosen St Mary’s Church as their subject. There will be an exhibition of their Paintings in St Mary’s around our Harvest Festival. Any proceeds will be for our Organ Appeal. This is great news and we are thrilled that the children want to do this for us. Remember St Mary’s Mouse came from Primrose Lane School too!

 

Ok – time and space exhausted ~ a bit like we are in the run up to the FLOWER FESTIVAL! Thanks for all the support and encouragement, - keep it coming!

 

John and Liz