Diary

DIARY

2015

June 25 Red Lion Quiz contributes £261

July 11 Launch of Appeal with display at the Village Fete

Aug 1 Article on the Bells project in The Villager magazine; Appeal leaflet distributed to every village household

Aug 3 Inaugural meeting of the Appeal Committee; Donation of £3,000 received from Brightwell Bellringers.

Aug 13/14 Features on the Appeal in Henley Standard and Oxfordshire Guardian

Aug 18 Appeal fund reaches £23,000

Sept 1/2 Features on the Appeal in Oxford Mail and Wallingford Herald

Sept 6 Appeal web page set up – www.st-agathas-bells.blogspot.co.uk

Sept 17 Pledge of £6,200 from the Oxford Diocesan Bell Fund

Sept 21 Appeal Fund reaches £33,000 – only £12,000 to go!

Sept 27 Autumn Open Garden and Harvest Fayre at Sinodun Hill House

raised £2,712.

• Pledges and donations for Derek Nightingale’s Organ Marathon on 31 October have reached £704, bringing Appeal Fund up toalmost £37,000.

Oct 17 Safari Supper - The Safari Supper raised over £1,800.00.

Oct 31  Sponsored Organ Marathon in St Agatha's Church by Derek Nightingale raised £2,500.00

Nov 8 Christmas cards now on sale in support of the Appeal.  Available from The Village Stores; Rosemary Greasby (tel. 836943); Irene Lascelles (tel. 837910) and Roy Thorpe (tel. 837334).

Dec Alleluia! The Appeal target of £45,000 has been reached. The bells will be lowered from the church tower in April next year and taken to White's of Appleton for restoration. They should be ringing out again well before Christmas 2016

          Recent grants received have included:
          Alan Evans Memorial Trust     £1,000
          Doris Field Charitable Trust    £1,000
          Gladiator Trust                         £5,000