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The friends AGM was adjourned on 16th May and completed by Zoom conference on 19th May.  The meeting approved the Chairman’s report and Financial accounts.  Constitutional Amendment At the 2019 AGM an additional object was approved unanimously, and the Charity Commission subsequently asked for the four words in italics to be inserted. Although this was […]

As advertised in the Bridge Magazine (April/May issue), the Friends Annual General Meeting will be held at 11.00 AM on Saturday 16th May.  In view of the CoronaVirus crisis and the ongoing lockdown regulations, the Trustees have agreed that AGM will be held by videoconferencing using the Zoom application. Any person wishing to attend is […]

The Droxford Community Hub Project Update March 2020 December 2019 marked the completion the Church restoration and Community Hub project. After six years of hard work and generous support by many members of the local community we are now able to celebrate the successful outcome – a newly restored church, an annex for the community […]

Thanks to the generosity of the local community, and valuable grants from organizations including the National Lottery Heritage Fund, Hampshire County Council and South Downs National Park, we have been able to restore the beautiful church of St Mary and All Saints, and build a new kitchen and toilet facilities in a new Community annex. […]

THANK YOU October 2019 The Friends of Droxford Church would like to thank all those who contributed to our Community Hub Appeal for £75,000, which was launched in October 2018. The successful conclusion of this appeal (together with grants from Hampshire County Council, Garfield Weston and others) has enabled us to complete the building of […]

Droxford Community Hub and Heritage Centre We launched our Appeal for £75,000 in October, and following the tremendous response to the Gift Day in December, we were able to appoint a contractor in January and start building the Community Hub annex. Progress has been rapid and the construction phase is nearly complete, with the flint […]

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With the success of our Appeal launched in October, and the Gift Day in December we have been able to secure sufficient funds to appoint a contractor and start building the Community Hub annex. The Appeal will remain open until the target of £75,000 is reached to fund fitting out and equipping the community Cafe. […]

Exhibition and Gift Day  Sunday 2nd December Tea and Cakes 2pm – 6pm in Droxford Church in support of the Community Hub and Heritage Centre Appeal led by Revd Tony Forrest, Rector   Drop in and see how you can be part of an exciting project which will help to shape our community and church […]

Community Hub Progress Update – August 2018 The large excavation in the picture is the result of the archaeological work successfully completed to satisfy the conditions necessary before building work on the Community Hub at Droxford Church could begin. This survey yielded good news that the build can go ahead with even less intrusion into […]