FOSTAC - Friends of St Andrew's Church, Shalford Essex
FOSTAC Projects to Date
June 2008 Kitchen & Toilet Extension
FOSTAC planned & designed Kitchen Meeting Room & Toilet
This was part funded by FOSTAC in conjunction with
Church PCC funds
July 2010 Church Yard Fencing & Gate
Donation received in memory of local resident, which enable
FOSTAC to manage replacement of Church Yard Fencing & Gate
October 2010 Meeting Room Funiture
Purcased 12 Cushioned Chairs and two long tables
for Meeting Room...
March 2011 Oven
Purchased Oven for kitchen for use by All
April 2012 Chandelier
FOSTAC paid for the rewiring of the Chandelier in the church Nave
March 2015 Curtains & Glass
Purchased Curtains for Ringing Chamber, Main Door
and Choir Changing Room
June 2016 Organ
Organ refurbishments all 745 pipes reshaped part funded
by FOSTAC
March 2017 Curtains
Purchased Curtains for Meeting Room to improve sound proofing
the room
September 2017 Guttering & Downpipes
Replacement of guttering and downpipes completed
April /July 2018
After theft of lead, roof repaired and East Window Stone work and
stained Glass Cleaned.
FOSTAC now in its seventeenth Year
Over £100,000 raised as gross income from various projects
2018 Alarm System
June purchased Church Alarm at £7,300 .
2019 Roof Repairs again...
Again lead theft to main church roof costing over £44,000, non-lead materials agreed by Church Authorities, FOSTAC made a contribution
2020 All depends on Funding raise on coming events
Contributing to repair of the Stained Glass in the East Window. Also to be considered is the West Window and some fabric on the internal walls
2023 Heating System
Contributed £4,000 to new electric under seating heating (due to church oil boiler being condemned)