6) The Friends of our churches

THE FRIENDS OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, KIRDFORD AND HOLY TRINITY, PLAISTOW

In our Church of England Parish (covering Kirdford, Plaistow, Ifold, Durfold Wood, Shillingleee and Strood Green) we are fortunate in having two historic and attractive church buildings: the grade-1 listed medieval church of St John the Baptist in Kirdford and the Victorian church of Holy Trinity in Plaistow. However, like all old buildings, they are continuously in need of repair and renovation.

So in the Autumn of 2000, our previous Vicar, the Revd Stuart Kersley, suggested that we might start a ‘Friends of the churches’ organisation to raise money for the repair and upkeep of the fabric these important heritage buildings. Since then the Friends have truly put the 'fun' into fundraising by organising a series of enjoyable annual events such as Jazz on the Green and a golf competition, attracting great support from the community and raising around £10,000 per year, all of which has been spent on urgent repairs and renovations to both churches.

For information about forthcoming Friends events click on ‘forthcoming events’ on our main web page. If you wish to become a member of the Friends please contact the vicarage in the first instance (see main page for contact details).