Annual General Meeting

This year's Annual General Meeting of the Friends was held on Saturday 30 August and was attended by 22 members.

The Chairman summarised the Friends' fundraising activities and grants made since the last AGM and  John Barrow, on behalf of the Treasurer, explained the Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2013.  Net income raised by the Friends in 2013 totalled £11,235 and this was almost exactly matched by grants made to the St Lawrence Church's Parochial Church Council (PCC) of £11,769. The income comprised £2,914 subscriptions, donations and gift-aid tax recovery, £92 interest received, and £8,695 from fundraising events, less operating costs of £466. Fundraising income arose mostly from the book fair, flower festival, Christmas craft market and the sale of the history book.  The vast majority of the grants paid to the PCC (£10,000) was for the external lime-washing of the church. Members present unanimously approved and adopted the Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2013.

All members have been sent a copy of the minutes of the meeting.

The AGM was followed by a barbecue lunch.

Con Spirito Concert

On Saturday 19th July over fifty people enjoyed an evening of wonderful music presented by Con Spirito. Luckily the storm held off until we were enjoying the buffet! The Friends would like to thank the group for giving their time to prepare and perform such a varied programme - there was something for all tastes of music. The profits for the evening are in the region of £376 which will go towards the window project. Some photos of the performance are in our gallery.

Dingbat Quiz Answers

For those of you at the Village Funday here are the answers to the Dingbat quiz which was won by Angela Garner.

1) Grandstand 2) Wet behind the ears 3) Making up lost time 4) Good looking or looking good

5) Missing U 6) Big Dipper 7) First Aid 8) Unfinished Symphony 9) Last or final frontier

10) One in a million  11) Black overcoat 12) Bend over Backwards

Garden Open Day results

Fantastic weather brought out the crowds, with over 260 people enjoying a day in Bradfield. The weather together with the garden owner’s hard work helped to create some wonderful displays for everyone to view. There was also plenty to eat and drink and plants and cakes to buy. A big thank you to everyone who helped in anyway, either by opening their garden, playing in the band, manning the stalls and kitchens or by supplying produce. 
The overall profit was £1766 which is the third highest ever. This was the 21st time the event had taken place, and in total it has raised £28,448 between 1991 and 2014. The money will be used to clean and repair the stained glass windows of St Lawrence Church. We hope to have photos posted shortly.