Churchwardens:

PCC Secretary:

Treasurer:

Organist:

Tower Captain:

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John Freeman

Jacky Bush

Bill Tudor-Price

Steve Adams

Robina Pollock

Graham Hawkins

The Friends of St Mary's

Our beautiful 15th Century Church of St Mary has served our rural community down the centuries as it still does today and hopefully will continue to do so into the future. It remains for many the centre of our village, standing strong against the elements, an enduring focal point for us and for our many friends and visitors.

With increasing costs of repair and maintenance of our historic church, your Parochial Church Council has listened to ideas from members of our village community and decided to launch a Friends Scheme to raise support and secure additional funding to meet these costs into the future. All monies raised by the Friends will be held in a secure fund reserved solely for the care of the fabric of the church building and its grounds.

We believe there are many people in Netherbury and beyond who care about St Mary's although they may not involve themselves in the religious aspects of the church. This is an opportunity for all villagers and those with family links past and present, who are interested in the preservation of our church, to support this special part of their heritage. A Friends' Scheme is the way we can make it possible for all to make a positive contribution to the preservation of St Mary's now and for future generations.

We plan to launch The Friends of St Mary's early next year and announcements of our progress will follow.

We welcome your involvement so if you would like to join our Steering Group or if you have supportive ideas and would like to be involved do please get in touch with Allan Harvey on 01308 488350 or
Steve Adams 01308 488 994.

The Friends of St Mary's is for all people who care about their ancient and beautiful church.