Founded in 1988, the Friends of St James’ Church is an Association of local people and organisations who, whilst not all necessarily regular worshippers at the Church, appreciate the value of the Church in the centre of this busy town. The aims of the Association are to raise funds for the repair, restoration and maintenance of the Church, which is one of the finest examples of the architecture of John Loughborough Pearson. With its graceful proportions and tall spire, St James’ has been called “The Cathedral of the Thames Valley”, and the installation of floodlighting some years ago has made the spire a landmark by night and day.
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News from FoSJ
First, although the Friends are not organizing it, FOSJ will have a floral display at the Flower Festival which takes place over the weekend of 13th/14th June, with other activities in the following week. Details on the attached poster and the church website. Please make a point of coming along to support our stand, as well as to enjoy the scores of other displays.
Friends’ future fund-raising events:
Saturday 1st August the well-respected Surrey beekeeper Michael Main will talk to us about the vital role that bees play towards our very existence and the challenges that they face – mostly from human beings!
Saturday 14th November, our popular ‘Desert Island Discs’ format will see Canon Richard Truss in the chair, choosing his 8 discs and being questioned by Robert Jenkins about his varied and colourful experiences, including being chaplain in the acting profession and 15 years as vicar of Waterloo, which Richard calls ‘the most interesting parish in the country’.