Conservation
The Parochial Church Council received the offer of a grant towards the cost of recasting and relaying the tower and nave lead roof coverings, treating the death watch beetle in the roof timbers of the Church and improving the rainwater disposal. The offer was made by the Conservation Department of the Heritage Lottery Fund / English Heritage Joint Grant Scheme.
Following this, as the result of an appeal to The Idlewild Trust, we were delighted to receive a cheque for £1,500 towards restoration of the Norman Font. The Francis Coales Charitable Foundation also responded to our appeal and provided the balance of the funding. Further substantial and generous grants have been received from Bucks Historic Churches Trust, The Historic Churches Preservation Trust and The Chase Charity.
The church is grateful for two grants from English Heritage.
St Mary’s is exceptionally fortunate to be in possession of many fine windows, including a pre-Reformation Credo East window. The church wishes to acknowledge the following benefactors for their kind contributions to the restoration of the windows:
The Mercers’ Company
Mr R Woodman
Mr M Griffin
All Churches Trust
Miss A Warr-King
Bucks County Council
Red Baroque
Mrs P Batchelor-Clegg
Mr and Mrs D Thomas.