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Book sale at the church bookshop
Refreshments provided. Please note, cash only. Book donations always welcomed, leave them in the porch
Winter Market
Badingham Village Hall, Friday 28th November
We will have a table for Christmas gifts at the market. If you have anything suitable for a gift that you can donate, please let me know – Ann 638288. (I only have room for gifts, so please not bric-a-brac).
Also at The Winter Market we will have a Christmas Raffle in aid of Badingham Church Roof Repairs. Prizes for the raffle will be appreciated.
SURVEY
Click HERE to give your views and help us move the church roof project forward
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Rector: Revd Claire Kiddy
revclairekiddy@gmail.com
07469 718695
Church building- Ann Foster 01728 628288
St John the Baptist is part of the Upper Alde Benefice which covers the villages of Badingham, Bruisyard, Cransford, Dennington, Rendham and Sweffling.
Church Bookshop
In the porch of the church, raising funds for the church roof. Look out for special book sale dates where refreshments are available. All donations of books are always welcome, just leave them in the bookshop.
Roof Restoration Appeal
Hammerbeams, Heritage and Health – Restoration at St John the Baptist, Badingham
St John the Baptist Church in Badingham is Suffolk’s most at-risk church. Thanks to The National Lottery Heritage Fund, the rare hammerbeam roof will be restored alongside the development of a community activities plan that will shape the future of the role of the church for the community of Badingham and for the people of Suffolk and beyond.
You are invited to have your say about how you’d like the church to be used for activities in the future and share your views on local history and heritage. We would like as many people as possible to fill in this SURVEY. For more details about the survey, contact miri.birch@flyinggeese.co.uk
WE NEED YOUR HELP
Currently the church roof is being held up by scaffolding. Without repair, the hammerbeam roof will fall down and our church will be lost forever. Our church roof is considered to be of international importance. Let's 'raise the roof' and preserve our historic church for us and future generations.
We need to raise £22,000 by March 2026 as our contribution to receive lottery funding. Without raising this sum, we won't get funding for the next phase.
Please give generously! Contactless Giving in the church, or make a donation via bank trasfer:
Badingham Parochial Church Council: Sort Code: 20-98-07, Account no: 90135593
We are still waiting for several subcontractors to supply costings and also advice on inflation since 2022 when the original costings were done for an up to date estimate. In the original costings we had expected to reclaim the VAT. VAT reclaim is currently capped at £25,000.00 and may disappear altogether next year which will increase the cost. A small group are currently working on sending out applications to various bodies for grants. We have a progress meeting with Heritage in October which will determine whether we can set a date for the Mid-stage review in November and if that is successful, we will be able to apply for the money for the delivery stage which has to be done by the end of February. We continue to be grateful for all the help and local support for our lovely village church and to The National Heritage Lottery Fund and lottery players.
History of St John the Baptist, Badingham
Guide to St John the Baptist, Badingham (pdf)
An earlier and fuller guide written by Roy Tricker published 2002
Simon Knott's guide from suffolkchurches.co.uk