ST PETER & ST PAUL, NORTHLEACH CHARITABLE TRUST  NEWS

With the fund raising appeal now coming to the end of its third year and the original target figure of £400,000 now well within sight, it is time to take stock of where we are and to celebrate what has been achieved.

We certainly expect to be able to exceed our original target, but we know it will still not be enough to do all that needs doing to preserve the fabric of the building. The trustees will therefore wind up the formal appeal during the course of the year. But they will not give up seeking to raise much needed funds for the future. The trust will therefore change its focus to the creation of a fund for the long term protection and preservation of the church through the Friends organisation, encouraging long term giving and bequests and at the same time continuing to promote fund raising events.

In celebration of that has been achieved so far and at the same time as an opportunity to highlight what still needs to be achieved to secure the long term future of the building, we are delighted to announce two very special concerts, to be given under the auspices of Music in Country Churches:

Friday 23 May 7.30pm - Tickets from £6 - £25
Ysaye String Quartet
Quartets by Schubert (A minor D804) and Beethoven (E flat, Opus 127).

Saturday 24 May 7.30pm (seated by 7.15pm) - Tickets from £8 - £40
The English Concert - with Fabio Biondi
Vivaldi, concertos in F for strings, Sammartini, Sinfonia in F, Nardini, concerto in A, Brioschi, Sinfonia in D.

Tel: 01603 628319 to book - Monday - Saturday 9.30am - 5.30pm
Combined tickets for the two concerts from £10 - £55
Light refreshments and buffet supper available in the Marquee at Glebe House - must be ordered in advance - booking form will be sent with tickets ordered.

AGM
The Trusts's annual general meeting will be held on Monday May 12 at 7.30pm at the Church Centre. All are welcome to attend.

Trustees: Chairman: Chris Hancock. Treasurer: David Turtle Secretary: Chris Fothergill, Mike Pezet, Bill White.

9 October - St Petersburg Choir
Another return visit. No one who was there will forget the sound and atmosphere created by this wonderful Russian choir of just sixteen singers last year. If you missed it last time, put it in your diary now.