This is an historic site

The 12th Century stones, including the tomb stone of the reputed first Rector of ‘Avene’ lead us forward to the Elizabethan age and our silver 16th Century chalice and on into the 18th Century with our historic credence table, our 19th and 20th Century stained glass windows and more.
This is a place worth saving.  There are stories here worth knowing.

Why do we need the money?

In January 2018 disaster struck :
our heating system developed a fault or two that proved to be impossible to correct.
 
As well as a leak that could not be located because it was underground, the boiler itself was not functioning properly. This was hardly surprising when you look at the photographs opposite and see the state of the boiler  - which was over sixty years old,
​and had limped on for the last few years.

 

The congregation battled on with temporary heating until November 2018 when we were forced to worship in the hall. Now, with the help of our architect Amanda Needham of VOLUTEARCHITECTS LIMITED and engineers The Holloway Partnership, we have come up with a scheme to bring the heating system into the twenty first century and repair the exterior in order to bring the building into good shape for today  -  and more importantly for all those who come after us in the many tomorrows the future holds.

But there is a lot more

These images show just a little
​of the major work we need to undertake to stop water ingress​