‘Help us safeguard our church’

In its monthly magazine, St Giles Graffham Parochial Church Council (PCC), said the coronavirus pandemic has resulted in a significant loss of income for the church.

A post in the magazine read: “Please help safeguard the future of our historic St Giles Chuch.

“At a time when our finances were already in a precarious position, no collections at regular services and no special events, like weddings, since early March means that our church is now facing a projected deficit of £10,000 for 2020, as things stand today.

“Maintaining the building and grounds of our beautiful church, let alone making much needed improvements to our facilities — such as the much-needed installation of a toilet — become completely out of the question at present.”

Donations are currently St Giles’ only source of income.

The church council said it would help ‘enormously’ if people could make a donation, on a regular or one-off basis.

To donate, visit www.stgilesgraffham.org/giving or dial 0333 002 1271.

Donors can also fill out a form or make a contribution via the bank.

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