23rd January 2022
Many churches are adopting community businesses – whether shops, post-offices, or cafes – to secure a sustainable future and serve their communities; to support the needs of their parish and to avoid closure. Thanks to a joint project funded by Allchurches Trust and staffed by the Plunkett Foundation there is now advice and shared experience available to […]
30th November 2015
Please find below the link to download the survey of community needs which was distributed with the Bridge Magazine in early December: Questionnaire Survey
9th October 2014
D-Day Exhibits The D-Day 70 Exhibition of events and memories about Droxford in June 1944, was organised by The Friends of Droxford Church (FODC), and ended last month. The exhibition was displayed in Droxford Church and focused on the visit of Winston Churchill to Droxford Railway Station and on his meetings while staying there for […]
9th October 2014
Churchill’s Historic Visit to Droxford Station in June 1944 – preparing for D-Day The D-Day 70 Exhibition organised by the Friends of Droxford Church has now closed, but the principal exhibits – five panels describing the historic visit to Droxford of Britain’s wartime leader Winston Churchill – are still on display in the North Chapel. Please […]
13th August 2014
Did you miss the Droxford D-Day 70 talks earlier this summer? Now you have a second chance… Ben Stoneham has kindly agreed to give his talk on Churchill’s visit to Droxford on Sunday 21st September. Churchill lived in his special train in the days leading up to D-Day in June 1944, and conducted important correspondence and […]
25th June 2014
The highly praised exhibition of D-Day activities and Churchill’s visit to Droxford Station in June 1944, has been extended until 12th September. The exhibition includes a video recording of 26 eyewitness reports of preparations for D-Day in the Meon Valley. Visit the D-Day 70 Exhibition in Droxford Church and see photographs of the troops camped […]
5th June 2014
The Red Arrows set course up the old Meon Valley Railway line and passed above Droxford at precisely 14.26 on Thursday 5th June. Watch again here shortly. They performed their precision aerobatics over Southsea and The Solent on June 5 in honour of the 70th Anniversary of D-Day, but when they learned about the Hampshire […]
3rd June 2014
All our ticketed events are now sold out and please be advised that NO TICKETS will be available at the door, either for Tony Williams talk on Thursday 5th, or for the Tea Dance on Sunday 8th. However the D-Day 70 Exhibition is still open in the Church every day until 11th June – and […]
11th May 2014
The Friends exhibited at the Droxford Parish Plan Open Day on Saturday 10th May, and asked the question ‘How can the Church be used more widely by the Community?’ The results of the Open Day consultations are being analysed and will be available shortly via the Parish Council website.
7th April 2014
Who did Churchill meet at Droxford Station in June 1944? Who is missing from this photograph? How did Churchill’s meetings influence D-Day and the future history of Europe? To find out more about this extraordinary historical meeting and see our full programme of events 28th May-8th June. Tickets for these events have now SOLD OUT Please […]
