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               Last night, Wilfrid’s volunteers  gathered for their end of year Christmas social, which is always a convivial occasion for meeting up with friends, and celebrating the  cafe’s achievements. Margaret Wallace, Chair of the board, concluded the evening by  thanking all the volunteers for their hard work,  and recognising […]

                      DROXFORD – BEST SMALL VILLAGE 2023 in HAMPSHIRE AND ISLE OF WIGH Droxford has been awarded Best Small Village 2023 and Runner Up in Best Open Spaces by the Hampshire Association of Local Councils. Below is part of the citation that was entered. Droxford […]

                                                            Thank you for supporting FODC last Saturday at Droxford’s Christmas Fair. We sold all the poinsettias, donated by a trustee,  as well as 70 raffle tickets […]

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The recipients of Wilfrid’s Cafe Grants 2023 were announced by the Cafe Board on 9th August 2023: Organisation Amount What was the grant for?       FODC £500.00 Towards a new AV system for the church Horace Chappell £200.00 Towards expenses for building a library in Ghana Carys Wigglesworth £200.00 Towards expenses in representing […]

Bishop’s Waltham Deanery – Parish re-organisation November 2022 The Diocesan Synod chaired by our new Bishop, has endorsed the Deanery Plans and a Financial Plan for 2023 (including the Parish Share forecast). All the papers are available for download on the Portsmouth Diocese website, but for convenience the Bishop’s Waltham proposal is here: BW Deanery […]

A Public Meeting was held on Wednesday 17th August at 5.30 pm in Droxford Church. DEANERY PROPOSALS Approximately 60 parishioners from Droxford, Meonstoke and Exton assembled to make our voices heard regarding the future mission, ministry and finance of our Deanery.  The Agenda, Deanery Proposals,  and Notes from the meeting are available below. Bishop Jonathan […]

Friends of Droxford Church Strategic Plan 2022-2027 The Trustees of FODC are proud to publish their 5-Year Strategic Plan 2022-2027.  This plan has been developed under the leadership of Chairman Tony Hoile in consultation with the Trustees, the Parochial Church Council, the Droxford Community Hub CIC, and numerous village stakeholders including the Village Hall, and […]

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 […]

Please find below the link to download the survey of community needs which was distributed with the Bridge Magazine in early December: Questionnaire Survey