The Programme and News from Events pages together show the planned activities coming up and reports, including videos and pictures from previous functions.
For anyone who would like to offer support and assistance or be in touch with 'The Friends' we have a Contacts page.
The beautiful, historic Church of St Peter and St Paul has stood in the West Mersea village centre for many centuries and is a well loved landmark for the local community and visitors. The cost in both time and money to preserve, maintain and develop this ancient Grade1 Listed Building is high and it is no longer possible for the congregation alone to fund.
'The Friends of West Mersea Parish Church' is established as a group of interested people from the wider community who wish to support and maintain this wonderful Mersea ancient building, as this requires a long term sustainable commitment. In this way we will ensure that this generation hands the Church on in good order to the next, just as previous custodians have done. 'Friends' organisations have been extremely successful both locally and nationally in achieving these objectives.
The Chancellor plans to extend VAT to alternations to listed places of worship. Churches just like ours are almost entirely maintained and developed for church and community use by volunteers and voluntary giving. This change from zero rating for these buildings makes funding affected projects more difficult.
For more information and to sign the Government epetition please follow this link.
Friends' Free Concert... ... to say thank you to all those that have joined the Friends.
As always a variety of local artists will create a fantastic atmosphere.
Once again ‘All that is Mersea’.
Just 1 tickets per member in return for membership number
With the Fabulous Big Band Sound of
the Phil Sweeting Swing Band
&
Exhibition Ballroom Dance Performances from
Champion Dancers ...
Alex Maryon &
Stephanie Higgins
Jeremy Dumas and Wendy Bixby have produced a document that outlines the plans for the 'Friends' and will be sending it to potential funding organisations to seek help for 'setting up' costs.
It is an interesting read and if you are aware of any potential funding sources please let us know (Click to see the Project Sheet)
Look at the News from Events page for a Video Taster and Photo Gallery of 'All That is Mersea'...
Couldn't make our
opening event?
We still welcome you
as a 'Friend'
Click on the Flyer on the right for a pdf copy or Click Here
for a plain membership form;
£2.00 per month or £25.00 for 1yr
If you prefer, pick up a glossy flyer from the church porch. James Weaver painted and donated the picture of the church.The flyers were donated by Printwise, one of our sponsors.
There is an application form on the flyer and a post box in the porch for completed forms. This is emptied daily, but please do not post cash in there
Combined total from 'The Friends' & The Church's Appeal
Church Appeal
If you prefer to make a donation directly to the Church Funds rather than through the Friends, you can do so using the Charity Giving link below.
You can now make a secure donation by credit/debit card through Charity Giving, a national portal used by many leading charities.
UK taxpayers who 'tick the box' for Gift Aid
increase their donation value by 25%.
Alternatively donate by a cheque payable to 'West Mersea Parish Church' to the address above.
Appeal Video
Please view the short video below for an insight to the project
Local and other businesses
... are invited to become sponsors of this web site. Your business with an appropriate image and contact details will be published on our Sponsors page and can include a link to your web site.
Receipts beyond the cost of maintaining 'The Friends' web site will go towards funding projects.
For details of worship and related activities visit the Church Web site:
