Celebation Reception

The PCC and the Trustees of the Friends of St Lawrence Church Bradfield were delighted to welcome over 55 people to a reception celebrating the completion of the spiral staircase project. The ribbon to officially open the staircase was cut by Bettina the wife of the late Simon Bullimore, former President of the Friends of St Lawrence. Simon was very enthusiastic about the staircase project and loved St Lawrence Church. The evening continued with a celebration buffet to thank all those involved with the building work and fundraising for this project. Thank you to Bradfield Village and the surrounding communities for supporting fundraising events and  to those who gave donations. We were also grateful to the following organisations who supplied grants : Friends of Essex Churches Trust £8,000 , Garfield Weston Foundation £4,000 ,Benefact Trust £2,100 and The Friends of St Lawrence Church £19,367. Our thanks also go to the following village organisations for their support. Grapevine and Bradfield Buzz -  reporting and advertising, Village Shop - Sale of programmes and tickets, Village Hall  - use of equipment and facilities, Parish Council - use of Village Hall car park, Bradfield Evening Women’s Institute – Cakes. A real community effort ! Thank you!