Newsletter

Read PDF Newsletter Renovation Update  We are almost there! The final finishing touches are now taking place. Specially designed cladding has been installed around the two columns at the back of the church, complete with cleverly

Read PDF Newsletter Renovation Update  With the major restoration work now complete, the final finishing touches are coming together beautifully. The new bricks have been carefully set in mortar, the porch is finished, and the new

Read PDF Newsletter   Renovation Update: Bricks, bricks and more bricks! Weeks and weeks of them. Rather like with the scaffolding work, this final layer to the floor is a BIG job. From carefully levelling the sand

Read PDF Newsletter Renovation Update After 13 weeks, the scaffolding has finally come down, revealing a much brighter church interior thanks to several coats of limewash on the columns and walls. While there is still some painting

Read PDF Newsletter Renovation Update Since our last update in March, the church has entered its next phase of renovation. To facilitate this work, three storeys of scaffolding have been erected. Flaking plaster and cracks have been

Read PDF Newsletter Our pdf newsletter has all the photos! Renovation Update: In the past two months, significant progress has been made at St Mary’s. As we shared in our previous update, the timber shutters

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