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FRIENDS OF PIRTON PARISH CHURCHFounded 1974 Registered charity No: 267281 |
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CLICK HERE FOR A BROCHURE ABOUT THE FRIENDS OF
PIRTON PARISH CHURCH
The existence of The Friends provides a formal vehicle for village residents, past and present, to play an active role in supporting the on-going funding needed to maintain and improve the Norman church of St Mary’s.
In years gone-by, throughout the country, is was usual for local gentry to provide both manpower and means to undertake major repairs to our places of worship. Day to day maintenance requirements were mostly addressed by parishioners as needs arose and to some degree this tradition continues today except that many Pirton parishioners now help to fund some of the major repairs alongside essential maintenance.
These days fund-raising can be fun, just look at the list of local events listed in our parish magazine: The Summer Fair, The Pumpkin Show, The Firework Display, The Christmas Tree …………. there’s something to tempt everyone right through the year.
The Friends of Pirton Parish Church showcase The Pirton Open Gardens annually in June, the event, which has been running for over 30 years, heralds the arrival of summer and is now an established and much appreciated excuse for spending an afternoon in the village with family, friends and neighbours. Visiting participating gardens and enjoying the fruits of their owners labours along with a cup of English tea and a slice or two of home baked cake! Revenue from the Open Gardens event contributes significantly to our cause and along with other donations and subscriptions collected by The Friends the overall income enables us to pledge support for the on-going maintenance and improvements to the fabric of our church: St Mary’s.
As with all charities, The Friends would like to do more to support our cause; you can help us to achieve this in a number of ways;
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Volunteering to organise fund-raising events |
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Contributing your skills to an event – baking, produce, plants, arts and crafts and suchlike |
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Having your say on new ideas – speak to a member of the Friends or come along to the AGM |
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Helping to ‘set up’ on the day – The Friends can always do with an extra pair of strong hands |
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Providing storage facilities |
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Maintaining our domestic inventory - cups, saucers and spoons galore |
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Giving The Friends the benefit of your expertise, or your companies |
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Making a donation – Gift Aided donations are really helpful Click here to find out how to donate |
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Subscribing annually by standing order – regular Gift Aided subscriptions help us to plan for a rainy day – or leaky roof! Click here to find out how to subscribe |
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Join The Friends of Pirton Parish Church Click here to find out how to apply |
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Being there! Every event needs people to enjoy the occasion, without you our efforts are in vain so please support the village events as often as you can |
You can contact any of the current committee members for more information:
Ann Fausset (Chair) 712343 Peter Williams (Treasurer) 712813
Pauline Davis (Vice Chair) 711006 Brenda Sheridan (Secretary) 712223 Malcolm
Payne (Advertising) 712297 Susie Pritchard-Barrett 712227, Graham Gibb 711846
and Stephanie Madden 712634