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The Friends of St Peter's was launched in 1996 to provide financial help for the preservation, repairs and maintenance of the fabric & fittings of St Peter's Church, Winchcombe in the Diocese of Gloucester. Our patron is Lady Ashcombe of Sudeley Castle, and the president and co-vice-presidents are the Bishops of Gloucester, and the Bishop of Tewkesbury & Sir John Adye respectively. The chairman is Rev John Stevinson, one of our retired clergy in Winchcombe.
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Chairman's Review of 2007
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After two years of quite exceptional activity, 2007 reverted to the more usual pattern of fund-raising and expenditure on projects in St Peter's. Typically each year the Friends' income from donations and fund raising events amounts to between £7,000 and £9,000: despite the exceptionally wet weather, this year was at the top end of the normal range. The £32,000 raised in 2005 was quite exceptional and is unlikely to be repeated in a hurry. Since the Friends' inception, just on £200,000 gross has been raised.
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Highlights of the Past Year
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Our regular meetings and social occasions fell into their familiar pattern as the celebration of Winchcombe Abbey's 1200th Anniversary faded, living on in plans being drawn up for the inclusion of some of the displays in the re-ordering of the west-end of St Peter's. 2007 AD was the millennium of the creation of Winchcombeshire, and the Friends were able to help from time to time with their events, as any resulting proceeds were designated to benefit the restoration of the church's long-defunct Chime Machine.
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Building work on St Peter's Church in Winchcombe started in around 1454: Michelangelo was not yet born, and Leonardo da Vinci was just two years old.
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| 8 June |
Gardens Open |
2pm - 6pm |
| 14/15 June |
Bishop Michael's Pilgrimage |
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| 17 August |
Pig Roast, Sudeley Lodge |
1 pm |
| 17 October |
Autumn Lecture - "Updating Pevsner" |
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| 21 November |
Gloucestershire Police Male-Voice Choir Concert |
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