As most of you will know, in November 2022, we launched our campaign to raise funds to renovate the East Farndon War Memorial. A community based renovation team / working group was set up and they have been fantastic in organising a wide range of fundraising events, and in addition, the team have inspired the receipt of a number of generous cash donations made directly by village residents.
The renovation team have raised a massive total of £14,790.25 and everyone was very pleased to see the newly renovated War Memorial at our Remembrance Service on Sunday November 12th 2023. At the service two wreaths were laid, Jessica Oakden on behalf of the Parish Council and Richard Everard on behalf of everyone who has donated to the renovation fund. The team has done such a great job that enough funds are available to also renovate the church gates, which are part of the village’s World War II memorial, installed in 1948.
Huge thanks go to the renovation team, (Scott Harrison, Jo Shaw, Judy Hodgetts, Jessica Oakden, Tom Knott and Caroline Burton), to everyone who has taken part in and / or attended our fundraising events, to John Smith for his work on the War Memorial, and to everyone for their enthusiastic support and generous donations.
The renovation team’s fundraising efforts concluded at the November 2023 remembrance service and afterwards, people marked this by getting together at the Village Hall to enjoy refreshments, and to view some photos in an exhibition showcasing how the year’s fundraising activities unfolded.
See below photos from our remembrance service, the gathering afterwards in the Village Hall, the launch in 2022 and how the War Memorial looks, before and after. Also, please click the links below to view photos and stories from many of our renovation fundraising events.
WW2 Air Crash Talk / Wine Tasting Event / London Cenotaph to Farndon Sponsored Cycle Ride / Coronation Beer Festival / Quiz Night / Platinum Jubilee & East Farndon Booklet sales
Details on how the fantastic total was raised:
| Platinum Jubilee Celebrations | £1,400.00 |
| WI donation | £550.00 |
| Previous War Memorial Fund | £200.00 |
| Plane Crash Talk | £313.00 |
| Film Night | £140.00 |
| Card Sales | £83.83 |
| Donations | £1,248.43 |
| Wine-tasting event | £698.14 |
| Jam sales | £6.00 |
| Coffee Morning | £157.50 |
| Everard Donation | £5,000.00 |
| Sponsored Cycle Ride | £3,150.00 |
| Coronation Beer Festival/Lunch | £712.35 |
| East Farndon Booklet Sales | £695.00 |
| Quiz Night | £436.00 |
| TOTAL | £14,790.25 |