GLEANINGS FROM THE PARISH NEWS - APRIL 2024
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Gleanings from the Parish News
COMPLINE SERVICE
This is a 15 minute “office” of prayer and silence held traditionally at the end of the day in a monastery. We have this quiet moment of reflection in church once a month by candlelight (this time in Plaistow church), preceded by a glass of wine (this time in The Sun Inn across the road from Plaistow church after the Annual Parish Church Meeting).
Wednesday 17th April, Plaistow church, 21.00
If you can join us, please inform the Churchwarden, Richard Burge (click “contacts” above for contact details).
VESTRY MEETING AND VIEWING OF PLAISTOW CHURCH REFURBISHMENT PLANS
Did you know ...
that the chuchwardens for the ecclesiatical Parish of Kirdford with Plasitow and Ifold are traditionally elected by the ENTIRE Parish, not just the people who go to church?
This election is called
THE VESTRY MEETING
Come and join us for a free glass of wine at
THE SUN INN, PLAISTOW
on
WEDNESDAY 17TH APRIL 2024 at 7.30 PM
and see our plans for the extensive refurbishment of Holy Trinity church, Plaistow (see article below).
PARISH OF KIRDFORD WITH PLAISTOW AND IFOLD APCM
The Annual Parochial Church Meeting will be held in the Sun Inn, Plaistow, RH14 0PX on Wednesday the 17th April 2024 at 7.35 pm (or as soon thereafter as the Vestry Meeting to elect Churchwardens has been concluded - see left.
A PROPOSAL FOR THE EXTENSIVE REFURBISHMENT OF HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, PLAISTOW
A Brief Summary of the Proposal
The Parochial Church Council (PCC) has produced a proposal for the extensive refurbishment of Holy Trinity church, Plaistow. The full proposal is available in the April edition of the Parish News and copies are also available in Plaistow church and Kirdford church, together with larger images of the proposal. You can also view the plans at our Vestry Meeting in the Sun Inn on Wednesday 17th April 2024 at 7.30 pm (see the above article).
The main features of the proposal are:
- the provision of toilets
- more storage areas
- a small kitchen area
- enclosing the entrance porch to make it watertight
- improvements to the heating and lighting
- new flooring and furnishing
The toliets and storage will be provided by constructing a smalll annex building on the north-west corner of the exisiting nave, connecting into the nave through a doorway cut through the external north wall. The kitchen will be installed in the south-west corner.
The refurbishment (or "re-ordering" as it is known) of the church will produce an adaptable space providing warmth, toilets and refreshments, not only for those attending Church services and activities, but also for visitors who value the peace and quiet of the church, and for the general public, in the hope that the church can be used as a complementary facility to the Winterton Hall for vlllage and school events.
Making use of some of the funds raised during 2019, the PCC has been able to appoint a church architect to work up plans and prepare details. These have been presented to the Diocesan Advisory Committee – the body that oversees the development of church buildings – who are supportive in principle with the proposals, and we have reached the stage where these can be presented to the Church membership and the Village community.
How You Can Help
The PCC is seeking help from the local communities in two ways.
Firstly, we are asking for views and comments on the proposals. Hopefully these will be positive and constructive. Encouragement from outside the church membership will be particularly welcome and will assist us in obtaining the unqualified support from the Diocesan administration.
Secondly, we are seeking the financial support required to give us the resources and confidence needed to press ahead with our plans. Our intention is to create a facility that will be useful for many years to come, not only for public worship and church ceremonial occasions, but also for the community at large to be able to use for events requiring a welcoming, safe space for a diversity of activities.
Your generous financial contributions or pledges, whatever they may be and however they may be offered, will be received with huge and sincere gratitude. The names of contributors will be included in the Donors’ Book, unless the donor wishes to remain anonymous.
If you are able to do so, please take some time to visit the church to view the proposals in context and to obtain a better understanding of what is planned. Your comments on the scheme may be included on the form attached to the proposal, where you may also offer to support the cost of its implementation, in the form of a pledge. Alternatively, comments and suggestions or other messages may be sent to the PCC by email to the address reorderinghtp@gmail.com or by post to the PCC Secretary, Chase House, The Drive, Ifold, RH14 0TD.
[This article is an edited version of parts of the Proposal booklet - ed]