Friends Annual Report 2016
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THE FRIENDS OF WILTSHIRE CHURCHES Annual Report 2016 Supported by www.wiltshirehistoricchurchestrust.org.uk The Friends of Wiltshire Churches Future Events President Secretary Saturday 11 February 2017 Saturday 6 May 2017 Mrs Sarah Rose Troughton, David Evans Esq Lecture on Stained Glass after WW1 Proposed tour of churches displaying HM Lord-Lieutenant of Wiltshire in Wessex churches to be given by medieval graffiti to be led by Tony Hook. Treasurer Brian Woodruffe. Urchfont Village Vice-Presidents Peter Smith Esq Hall 3.00pm Saturday 8 July 2017 Lieutenant-Colonel James Arkell Treasurer of the Wiltshire Historic Proposed tour of Salisbury Cathedral, Madeleine, Countess of Bessborough Churches Trust (WHCT) Saturday 18 March 2017 library and surrounds to be led by The Bishop of Bristol Annual General Meeting, followed by John Osborne. John Bush Esq Committee the Annual Guest Lecture ‘Churches of The Bishop of Clifton Mrs Diana Beattie Russia: Art & Liturgy’ to be given by Saturday 2 September 2017 Robert Floyd Esq The Hon Edward Buchan Jane Angelini. St Mary & St Nicholas Proposed tour of churches around Henry Hoare Esq His Honour Judge Mark Everall QC Church, Wilton at 2.30pm. Corsham to be led by Edward Buchan. The Countess of Inchcape (Chairman of WHCT) The Rt Rev William Ind Michael Hodges Esq Saturday 8 April 2017 It is hoped to arrange at least one social Sir Maurice Johnston Luke Hughes Esq Proposed tour of churches in the Frome event, probably in June. Further details Lord King of Bridgwater Brigadier Nigel Jackson area, to include Beckington, Berkley, of all these events will be announced in The Marquis of Lansdowne (Secretary of the WHCT) Lullington with Orchardleigh and due course. Lord Margadale The Ven Alan Jeans Rodden, to be led by Glyn Bridges. Lord Marland of Odstock Mrs Caroline Keevil Lady Nutting Morris le Fleming Esq Mrs Claire Perry MP Mrs Clare Miles The Earl of Radnor John Osborne Esq Major-General Sir Sebastian Roberts Mark Robinson Esq Sir Henry Rumbold, Bt Chris Rogers Esq The Bishop of Salisbury Neil Skelton Esq The Dean of Salisbury Michael Wade Esq Viscount Sidmouth The Duchess of Somerset Lord Talbot of Malahide (until November 2016) Chairman Martin Knight Esq Photography by Brian Woodruffe, Hugh Synge and Luke Hughes Deputy Chairman Mrs Diana Matthews-Duncan Coffin bier in St Peter’s, Marlborough. (Opposite) THE FRIENDS OF WILTSHIRE CHURCHES ANNUAL REPORT 2016 ANNUAL REPORT 2016 THE FRIENDS OF WILTSHIRE CHURCHES 1 Wiltshire Historic Churches Trust Grants This year we have been able to take advantage of partnership grants offered by the National Churches Trust up to the value of a total of £10,000 awarded to the county for the year. The following grants were awarded by The following grants were awarded by the Trustees on 20 June 2016: the Trustees on 12 November 2016: Church Project Trust Grant NCT Grant Church Project Trust Grant St Mark’s, Swindon Repair of tower £5000 £5000 St John the Baptist, Berwick St John Chancel roof £4000 St Peter & St Paul, Great Re-roofing nave and chancel £2000 Abbey of St Mary and St Melor, Amesbury Nave roof £3000 Somerford Christ Church, Swindon Roof £3000 Holy Cross, Ashton Keynes Re-roof tower and nave £2000 St Andrew, Castle Combe Re-roofing £2500 £2500 Holy Trinity, Bowerchalke Roof, gutters £3000 St Thomas, Trowbridge Roof, drainage and £2500 Christ Church, Bradford on Avon Chancel roof £4000 weatherproofing St Mary, East Knoyle Tower £2000 St Denys, Warminster External and internal £2500 £2500 stonework repairs Christchurch, Worton and Marston Cupola £1500 St Peters, Lordsmead, Weatherproofing spire and £1000 St Michael and All Angels, Shalbourne Nave wall £1000 Chippenham flashings over brickwork St Andrew, Donhead St Andrew Nave floor £1000 St.Philip & St.James Neston Restoration of porch cross £200 All Saints, The Leigh Reinstatement of door £1000 Union Chapel, Kington Langley Toilet £2000 All Saints, Wardour Reinstatement of doors £1000 St James, South Wraxall Stained glass £1000 All Saints, Swindon windows Replace ceiling tiles £2000 St Mary, Redlynch Historic clock £1000 St Thomas a Becket, Box Kitchen and toilet £2000 Holy Trinity, Tidworth Guttering £2000 Holy Trinity, Calne Toilet and sewage system £2000 St Andrews, Collingbourne Ducis Rainwater goods £1500 St Mary, Purton Electrical safety £450 TOTAL £30000 St Andrew, Blunsdon Churchyard wall repairs £1000 St James The Great, Bratton Organ conservation and £1000 TOTAL FOR 2016: £68,150 from restoration WHCT and NCT Partnership Grants TOTAL £28150 £10000 (recommended by Trustees) 2 THE FRIENDS OF WILTSHIRE CHURCHES ANNUAL REPORT 2016 ANNUAL REPORT 2016 THE FRIENDS OF WILTSHIRE CHURCHES 3 New Members News Round by Martin Knight We are pleased to welcome the following It is good to report on another successful the publication of this Annual Report. new members who joined during 2016: year for the Friends. Following the lecture, many members were able to enjoy Choral Evensong in Mr & Mrs Norman Barter (Bishopstone) We kept to the established format with the cathedral. Mr Joseph Caunt (Salisbury) our activities and you will find reports of Mr Bruce Fox (Ogbourne St Andrew) these below. Four church tours took place, details of Lt-Cdr & Mrs Dennis Gell (Calne) which can be found later in this Report. Mr & Mrs Jeremy Groom (Horton) Our prime aim is to support the Wiltshire We are blessed with a number of very fine Mr & Mrs Rob Henman (Milston) Historic Churches Trust which we churches in our county. Since its inception, Brigadier Nigel Jackson (Corsham) do by collecting annual membership the Friends have now visited over 100 of Mr Richard Lavers (Shalbourne) fees, charging for our various events them. The time has therefore come when Mr & Mrs Terence Lodge and publications. I am pleased that we we are beginning to do repeat visits and (Winterbourne Earls) were able to welcome 20 new Friends even arrange tours beyond the bounds of Mr Chris Macey (Salisbury) during the year and continued to raise our county. We visited London in April to Mr & Mrs Martin Marriott (Salisbury) substantial sums from the Annual Lecture, mark the publication of Michael Hodges Mr Richard McBain (Chittoe) 4 church tours, the party at Roche Court, fine book on London churches. We plan Mrs Jean Potter (Bradford-on-Avon) the annual Ride & Stride and the sale of a visit to some churches in Somerset in Mr Christopher Scott-Moody (Corsham) books and Christmas cards. April 2017. As usual, we are extremely Ms Amelia Shaw (Pewsey) grateful to those who lead the tours and Ms Victoria Stace (Sopworth) As a result, the Trust was able to give all the participants such a rewarding Mr & Mrs Graham Turner (Salisbury) distribute grants to the value of almost experience. We are also grateful for those Mr & Mrs Robert Waddington £60,000 to some of our needy churches. who write up these tours for publication (Upper Minety) We are also grateful to the National in the Annual Report. I believe Nigel Mr & Mrs Tim Wade Churches Trust for allowing us to allocate Jackson has set a new standard in his (Ogbourne St George) a further £10,000 from their funds. The review of the Devizes tour by adding in Mr & Mrs Anthony Wilson (Cherhill) AGM was held on 19 March at the many relevant photographs taken on Salisbury Museum and was attended the day. I hope we may pursue this more by some 70 members where our guest friendly format in the future. speaker, Luke Hughes, entrigued us by describing the history of woodwork in We were once again hugely indebted to our churches and drawing parallels with Madeleine, Countess of Bessborough, such work in New England. Luke is who invited us to enjoy her stunning no stranger to the Trust, having served sculpture garden at Roche Court and on the Friends committee since its kindly provided a wonderful supper after 17th century decoration (above) on pulpit in St Michael and All Angels, Winterbourne Earls inception. We are very grateful to him evensong at Farleigh church on Sunday and (below) on chest now in Connecticut for giving us such a lively lecture and 11 September. We were also delighted that Museum, New Haven for his company’s continued support of Nicholas Holtam, the Bishop of Salisbury, 4 THE FRIENDS OF WILTSHIRE CHURCHES ANNUAL REPORT 2016 ANNUAL REPORT 2016 THE FRIENDS OF WILTSHIRE CHURCHES 5 Ride and Stride by Charles Graham ‘The clouds poured down water’ (Psalm Churches Trust and Lord Brooke of 77 v.17). They did indeed. Some who Sutton Mandeville, who donated the cups had obviously kept a close eye on the and continues to contribute prize money. forecast delayed their departure till the afternoon, but the 10.00 starters had A list of prize-winners can be found on got thoroughly drenched by then. The the website, but here are a few highlights: unfriendly conditions may partly explain why the number of participants this year – In Devizes, Liz Overthrow, Secretary dropped by about 8%, and the number of Wiltshire Churches Together, led a of churches represented was a mere 108 pilgrimage round all ten churches in the (i.e. under a quarter of the churches in town, stopping at each one to give a brief the county). However a great deal of history and to say a prayer. determination was shown by those who did brave the weather, and their sponsors – Rev. Keith Brindle cycled from the most enabled them to raise nearly £44,000 northern church in Salisbury Diocese (St. which, with the addition of Gift Aid, Bartholomew’s, Royal Wootton Bassett) should bring a total similar to last year’s. to the southernmost (St. Andrew’s, Congratulations to all. The Trust is Portland), via his own church, St.