Where your money goes

The funds that the Friends raise solely go towards helping with repairs to the fabulous building that is St Mary's Church Old Basing.   

Every 5 years there is a survey done that assesses the state of repair of the church.  The last quinennial survey revealed and extensive amount of work to be done and the the estimates have been more than £120,000 to complete the work.  We are working to help with the next one!

There was a dedicated and highly skilled restoration team working hard to repair and restore the elements  identified in the survey and they can be seen in all weathers up on the scaffolding around the church.

If you have been in the church recently, you will know how cold it has been.  Many of the windows had to been removed and boarded up to allow for them to be restored to their former glory (and weather tightness) during the last restoration.

The Friends recently presented  Reverend Heather with a cheque for £80,000 towards the restoration.  This represented the fundraising over a number of years and is something we are quite proud of.

 We were only able to do what we have because of all the support we have had from members of the Friends  - through membership fees and attending our many events each year. .