The Friends have been supporting St Mary's Church since the 1980s. Some of our more important projects include

 

 

 

2007: Contribution towards maintenance and repair work required by quinquennial inspection - £3,442
2007:
Provision of new signage for Church Tower, also for occasional church car park - £100
2006:
Contribution towards refurbishment of the bells - £3,000
2003:
New sound system - £4,000
2003:
Refurbishment of stained glass window - £9,000
2002:
Repainting of clock and repairs to front window - £3,500
2001:
Donation towards new platform for Church Tower - £3,000
2000:
Upgrading electrical switchgear and rewiring - £4,300
1998:
New internal West doors and tower roof repair - £7,000
1997:
Vestry roof repair and new pew cushions - £7,100
1995:
Three new gates to churchyard and new Church carpeting - £3,500
1993:
New curtains to vestry and bell chamber, new bell ropes - £1,350
1992:
Interior stone and woodwork repairs- £1,750
1991:
Electrification of the Church clock winding mechanism - £3,100
1989:
Improvements to path on South side of Church
1989:
Removal of two front pews and laying of floor tiles - £2,500
1988:
New lighting in the North and South aisles, also in the Church porch - £4,200

The Friends of St Mary's Church - Goudhurst - Kent - UK