Trinity United Reformed Church, High Wycombe

January 2007 fundraising report

• Funds Raised

  Audrey Bruton’s afternoon teas continue to raise funds for REVIVE, as do the monthly church lunches. Thanks to all who contribute, both financially and with their time.

  The St Andrew’s Dinner Dance raised £1530 and was well-supported and very enjoyed by all who attended.

• Future Event Dates

  The next date for your diary is a supper/dinner evening with Pam Rhodes on Saturday 17 March 2007. Trinity Nightbirds are organising this and more details will follow next month.

• Funds Needed

  We still need over £36,000 to be able to start any work. Some of you may be asking whether we should step out in faith and begin the redevelopment … the REVIVE committee have discussed this and strongly believe this would not be right apart from being fraudulent! It may be that you want to support the redevelopment project financially but don’t want to make a further gift until we have a definite start date or until you can see visible evidence of work starting. The difficulty is that we cannot begin work until we have the funds – the old chicken and egg scenario!

  Would you be willing to make a ‘promise of intent’ for a specified sum or an interest-free loan for REVIVE? This would enable us to make an informed decision about actual and promised funds, and as importantly, to avoid further delays. The longer we take to raise the funds and start the work, the more expensive it will be. Our architect Jeremy Bell was clear that inflation increases for building work far outstrip standard inflation rises. Part of our good stewardship for the redevelopment involves minimising this.