Project: The Tower Objective: Repairs to unsafe stairway Repair and re-roof the top of the tower Repairs and screening of louvred openings to exclude birds Background: The tower work involves re-covering the roof and sundry repairs. The Quinquennial inspection report dated 18th March 2013 identified the work as replacing the defective lead sheet roof covering and replacing the defective lead cover flashings Budget: Total £41,000 (in 2014) Current Progress: The work on the tower has been approved by the Diocesan Advisory Committee (DAC). A grant bid for funding was submitted but this has failed. The Parochial Church Council (PCC) has decided that the priority should be the Doom and has asked that the grant promised by the Friends for the Tower work now be allocated to the Doom restoration and the electrical work. This means that any Tower work will be on hold for at least another year. The Friends had undertaken to grant £6,000 towards the tower repair. Work on site has not yet been scheduled.
The Friends meet p e r i o d i c a l l y , a p p r o x i m a t e l y monthly, at 7:00pm, usually in the Community Room at the Church, to plan and organise fundraising and other events and to discuss funding needs. There is no fixed committee membership so if you would like to be involved just give us a call and turn up! For information on church events, service times and for contact details for church matters, please visit St Mary’s own website at A Church Near You. Next Meeting . The next meeting will be the AGM held on Thursday 11th July 2024 in St Mary’s church starting at 7.00pm, followed by a Business Meeting Everybody welcome. Minutes of the last and all previous meetings can be found in the Archive . The Friends of St Mary’s, Bacton is a registered Charity No 1106579. By using this site you agree to our Terms and Conditions Site by Andy Last updated 2nd July 2024