The work of the trustees of FODC is underpinned by the above values.
These are the values that our key stakeholders agreed were most significant to them and the voluntary work they undertake.
WHAT WE DO……
WE RAISE FUNDS TO :
✅ maintain, repair, restore, preserve, improve and enhance the fabric of the church of St Mary and All Saints, Droxford, in the Diocese of Portsmouth, its monuments, fixtures, fittings, furniture, stained glass, ornaments and other chattels and its churchyard.
✅ advance the education of the public in the heritage of the church and the local area by providing information on its history and architecture.
✅ promote activities for the benefit of the inhabitants of Droxford parish and neighbouring districts without distinction of age, sex, race, political, religious or other opinion, by associating the statutory authorities, vol- untary organisations and inhabitants in a common effort to advance education and to provide facilities or activities in the interests of social welfare, for recreation or other leisure-time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants.
Read our 5 Yesr Strategic Plan to find out what our objectives are.
Click on the link below to read about FODC’s progress and what it will be focusing on in the future.
Review and Evaluation of 5 year strategy
Chair’s Annual Report To AGM
AGM – Chairman’s Report ’24 (AS)
YOU CAN HELP US ACHIEVE OUR OBJECTS BY:
✅ SUPPORTING AND ATTENDING EVENTS
✅ VOLUNTEERING TO HELP AT EVENTS
✅ OFFERING YOUR SKILLS FOR REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE, GROUNDWORK AND FUNDRAISING
✅ MAKING A DONATION
All donations made to FODC are spent on repairing, restoring, maintaining, preserving and enhancing the church building; in order to provide a community hub for all. There is no requirement for FODC to make contributions to the diocese
SIMPLY SCAN THE ABOVE QR CODE WITH YOUR MOBILE PHONE ( you don’t need to ‘click’ the camera) PRESS ON THE LINK WHICH WILL TAKE YOU TO THE SECURE SITE FOR DONATING.
WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR ALL DONATIONS, WITHOUT WHICH WE WOULD BE UNABLE TO CARRY OUT THE WORK WE DO.
A group of local people met for the second time last month to share research and ideas for a community drama that will tell the story of one of the Droxfordians who was involved in the 1830 Hampshire Swing Riots.
Having unearthed a news article dating several years prior to 1830, the group were able to piece together an event involving William Cobbett, a politician who later supported the rioters, and Jesse Burgess ( a farmhand) which shines a light on the character of both protagonists who would cross paths some years later during the Swing Riots.
After much discussion about the news report the group were able to ‘flesh out’ the bones of a story and the possible genres in which it could be presented. All agreed that there was an opportunity to create a piece that would be entertaining as well as informative.
The evening ended with everyone going off to think about the script and some people agreeing to write lines!
The next meeting will be Thursday 16th May , 7pm at Wilfrid’s Cafe in Droxford Church Annexe.
It’s not too late to join in the fun. Everyone is welcome.
DROXFORD STATION AND D-DAY
Tony Williams will give a talk about Droxford Station and the significant role it played in the D-Day invasion.
Thursday 9th May
Droxford Church
7.30pm
Tickets £12 each . Available at Wilfrid’s Cafe and online @ www.jumblebee.co.uk
