Repairs to Budehaven bellcote begin
St Michael and All Angels, Budehaven have begun work on the repairs to the bellcote for which the CHCT granted £2,000 towards the project cost in October 2020.
Firm Footings for St Michael’s Helston
In recent years the ceramic tiled floors of the aisles of St Michael’s church had become increasingly uneven, with the tiles tipping and cracking and creating a safety hazard. Investigation found that the sub-floor foundation was disintegrating and that the whole floor needed to be replaced. Also the large nave altar space had been paved with concrete slabs in a 1970s re-ordering; not only were these unsightly but rising damp penetrated the joints in wet weather and the slabs were heavily water-stained.
Resurrection window at St Pol de Leon restored
The Committee was delighted to receive the following good news from Andrew Yates, Priest in Penlee Cluster
“A big thank you to the CHCT grants committee for the award of the £1000 grant towards the next stage of the window restoration project at Paul Church. click here to find out more
Community Fundraising
2020
West Wivelshire
Pelynt – Carol Vivian’s sponsored Walk About – £150
Rame – a Cycle Tour of Rame Penisula – £210
A Cycle Tour of Rame Penisula
Riders left to right – Tim, Jack, Anita, John, Colin & Dawn
Another successful sponsored event was a Tour of Rame Penisula organised by John Evans visiting 12 churches and raising £210 for CHCT being a half share of the total.
Carole Vivian’s Walk About
Carole Vivian is one of our stalwart supporters and this year she came up with a novel way to raise funds for CHCT. click here to find out more
Next CHCT Event
Summer Fundraising
Rather than hold a summer party to raise sorely needed funds this year, the CHCT has come up with an idea to raise some cash, to spread the word about our work, and to recruit new members. The Nare Hotel are providing an incentive of lunch for two at the Quarter Deck as a prize to be drawn at our Annual Meeting. The names of all friends hosting an event whether a lunch, supper, BBQ or any other convivial occasion along with the names of their guests will be included in the draw. Full details of how to take part and assist this initiative can be downloaded here. An invitation that you can use for your event can be downloaded here (A5 size) or here (A4 size).
Annual Meeting
We have taken the difficult decision to postpone the next Friends Outing until 2022 and to postpone the Annual Meeting to 23rd September. Full details soon.
In the meantime why not take a virtual trip around some of Cornwall’s historic churches here or if you fancy a day out why not try one of our Drive About Trails.
Next Community Event
We do not have any details of community fundraising events at the moment but will post them here as soon as they come in.