Friends of St Mary's church, Feltwell, Norfolk, UK website

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A Huge Thank You, Friends....

When it first became clear that urgent and very expensive repairs needed to be carried out of the roof of St. Mary's church to preserve the fabric for future generations, Churchwardens, the PCC and parishioners seemed to be faced with an impossible task... how to raise what seemed like an impossible sum of money.

St. Mary's has stood at the heart of the village of Feltwell for hundreds of years and is one of the few remaining significant historic buildings. Thankfully, its repair and restoration was seen as a priority by many in the wider village community. To safeguard the preservation of St. Mary's for the future, the 'Friends of St.Mary's' was born. This hardworking and visionary team set about the daunting task of fundraising with enthusiasm, vigour and imagination. Before long many thousands of pounds were raised towards the cost of repairs. This was a seriously significant contribution which augmented the grants received from Heritage bodies, especially when the repair bill rose steeply half way through the project.

The final bill has now been paid and we would like to take this opportunity to say an enormous, heartfelt Thank you to all Friends of St. Mary's for your vision and the generous gift of your time and talent. Vanessa - I'm sure you could sell ice to the Eskimos - and always wit a wry smile! We look forward to continuing to co-operate together to ensure both the preservation of a gorgeous historic building and to breathe new life into it as a community hub, seeking new and exciting ways to serve the 21st century Feltwell village community.

Rev'd Joan Horan, Churchwardens and PCC, St. Mary's Feltwell.

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THRIFT SHOP - The next Thrift Shop will be on Tuesday 7th September 2010 10am to 3pm. This will be your last chance this year to turn your unwanted goods into cash! If you have any queries regarding the Thrift Shop please contact Jackie and Barrie Reeves at 5, Newcombe Drive - 01842 828 770.

Harvest Festival Sunday 12th September 2010 6pm - We are looking forward to seeing as many of you as possible for the Harvest Thanksgiving Service once again this year. The service will be followed by the traditional (and always entertaining!) auction of produce. As always we will be grateful to receive any home grown or home made goods (vegetables, fruit, pickles, jams, cakes etc) to decorate the church and sell for our funds. The church will be open on Saturday 11th September 3pm - 4pm for anyone who would like to bring their donations along. We will once again be serving hot beef rolls (for a small donation of course!) between the service and the auction. If you have not been along before, don't be shy, bring plenty of loose change and we guarantee you won't go home empty handed!!

Bingo Friday 15th October 2010 - Doors open 6:45 pm, Eyes Down 7:30pm - Once again we will be holding our bingo evening in the primary school hall. If you are able to donate a bingo or raffle prize please get in touch with one of our team as soon as possible so we can get ourselves organised.

Festival of Light Friday 26th, Saturday 27th & Sunday 28th November 2010 - Open Friday 5pm - 7pm, Saturday 3pm - 7pm & Sunday 3pm - 5pm. Yes it'll be here before you know it! The theme this year is 'Christmas Carols' (blame our Chairman if you wish!). If you would like to bring a tree to decorate please get in touch, remember you don't have to be part of a group or organisation to take part, everyone is welcome. Watch this space next month for details.

PENNY JARS – We are still grateful to receive your loose change in this way and every single penny will go towards the North Isle Project. Anf ro those who have been asking, yes we do still get 50p sponsorship for every jar returned. And, also for those who have been asking, no it isn't anyone famous!

Committee Vacancy - That's right, there's still been no one brave enough to join us! If you are interested and have lots of spare time please call Vanessa on 07860 700 252 to find out exactly what's involved.

Ink Cartridges - Don't forget, if you have any empty ink cartridges or toner cartridges, we would like them to recycle. Bags for cartridges are available from The Fish Piper and toner cartridges can be left there too. You can purchase ink for your printer from wise recycling, we get 10% commission from all sales. There prices are very competitive and as well as saving money on your ink cartridges and toner cartridges you will be helping St. Mary's.

FUNDRAISING MERCHANDISE – Eco bags, tea towels and packs of Christmas cards are still available at £4 each.

New!!! We now have some lovely blank cards suitable for any occasion depicting a view of St. Mary's from the south by local artist Sheila O'Brien. These recently sold out during the Art Exhibition week but we have now re-stocked. Price - £2 each.