Newsletter

Download PDF Newsletter As we step into 2025, it's heartening to reflect on the remarkable progress of The Way Forward Project throughout 2024. This initiative, dedicated to the renovation and revitalisation of St. Mary's Church

Download PDF Newsletter We are thrilled to share that three new members are joining the project team. Esther Skidmore will serve as the Heritage Engagement Officer, Richard Wren will come on board as the Ecologist, and Caroline

Download PDF Newsletter We are thrilled to welcome Sandi Merifield to The Way Forward project team! Sandi is a well known figure in Stebbing village and will be taking on the role of the Volunteer & Training

The May newsletter was delayed because we were uncertain about securing the required funding to proceed with "Permission to Start." Fortunately, and at the eleventh hour, the necessary funding came in and the National Lottery Heritage Fund

"Permission to Start" Phase The “permission to start” is a relatively small but crucial part of the process required by The National Lottery Heritage Fund.  This stage comes in between securing the

Exciting News!! £1.57 million funding awarded. We are thrilled to announce that our bid for funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund was successful. The project team would like to express their thanks to National

Several things have happened since the last newsletter. We cleared the loft in the vestry and found amongst other things, an ancient hat stand, two nativity cribs, old fluorescent tubes, tubs of Play Doh, plenty of dust

The Way Forward project has completed the development phase! This is a big milestone as it means our second (and final) bid for funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund has been submitted. The project team and

Since April's issue, the Way Forward project has seen the finalisation of architectural drawings which are now available to view in the church. Why not pop along and have a look? In June, the project team

It was a nail biting few weeks during the time of Lent; the days were chilly and the rain was ever present. Would our first Way Forward Community Activity Event be a wash out? Thankfully the sun