May 2004 - Jane Cole stands down as Chairman
of
Friends of St. Mary's
She warned us a year ago she was going to retire from being FOSM's
founding Chairman. The good news is that she will remain on its Committee
and continue her tremendous work in producing Wivenhoe News. The Committee
are now producing 700 copies of this fantastic journal each quarter, a
great tribute to Jane, and long may she continue producing it.
The other good news from the FOSM AGM held on 15th May is that Gill
Strudwick has volunteered to become Chairman, taking over from Jane Cole. Gill said:
"Jane has done a magnificent job since starting Friends of St.
Mary's, and raised together with her team an incredible amount of money
for various projects in and around the church."
Gill has been very much involved with new designs helped by her willing
team; the latest design is now the Colne Estuary Notelet which hopefully
will be on sale at the June Market at approx. £3.00 for 10 notelets. 
This complements the other Colne Estuary Designs:
Colne Estuary Tea towel @ £4.25 and Colne Estuary Carrier Bag Tidy @
£3.95.
If you can't make the June Market on June 5th. Designs are available
from:
Gill Strudwick - 4 Beech Avenue, Wivenhoe.
Tel: 822289
Maureen Smith - 22A Stanley Road, Wivenhoe. Tel: 825653
Carol Mitchell - 84 The High Street, Wivenhoe. Tel: 820151
| 'Cheese,
Wine and Pate Evening' on Friday 11th June at the home of new
Chairman Gill Strudwick, 4 Beech Avenue, Wivenhoe. Tickets £6.00
each. Send Gill a cheque payable to Friends of St Mary's. For more
info, call Gill on tel: 01206 822289 |
| About FOSM
FOSM was started in 1993 by Jane Cole. Jane and
her committee also started the Wivenhoe Designs and Wivenhoe News,
both of which are on sale at various outlets in the town.
Over the last 11 years FOSM has raised over
£20,000 which has gone towards supporting
various projects associated with St Mary's Church building and
fabric. 
FOSM has a membership of over 100 households and
puts on events such as the Wivenhoe
Watercolour Challenge.
Click here for details
of more FOSM news pages and here
for the FOSM web site. |
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