We are most grateful to have been given a further £5,000 by the Elsie Pepperell Trust.

Thank you to everyone who took up our £10 challenge: to date a grand total of £1,326.17 has been raised (excluding the initial £10's) with some money yet to come.

Among the ideas included in the challenge were:-
Crazy Whist Evening
World Cup Sweepstake
Raffle
Cake sales
Photo Restoration
and lots more besides!

Our shared fare events, which included lunches and evening dinners raised £575, thanks go to the hosts and to those who came along to the various events.

A grant of £2,000 has been received from Bernard Sunley Trust.
Donations have generously been made amounting to £720.

Grants have been received from the Garfield Weston Foundation and Ford of Britain Trust for £10,000 and £2,000 respectively.

Thank you to all who organised the Parish Quiz . Once more, it was a highly enjoyable occasion and raised £875

On a lovely sunny Autumn afternoon our Country Fair was held at the cricket ground. A great time was had by all and the fantastic sum of £3874 was raised.

We are the winners of the Essex Environment Trust competition and receive prize money of £50,000. Well done to those who put in such a lot of work to make this possible.

A Race night was held at South Weald Cricket Club and we shared the amount raised, another £230 for the Appeal.

We reached our target of £100,000 which enabled us to realise the offer we had of matched funding from a generous Christian friend in the City.

The Parish Quiz was held again, a fun evening was had by all and we raised £686

A further £1,340 was raised at our Auction of Promises. Thank you you to all who supported this event and especially those who organised and ran it.

A fun day was had by all who came to our Country Fair and the sum raised towards the appeal was a great £3138.

£500 raised from our Fish 'n Chip Supper & Race night.

A very enjoyable evening was had by all at our Dinner Dance and £1708.06 was raised.

We have received several more donations (including a further sum from the Pepperell Trust) bringing us to our great new total.

Another donation of £20,000 from the Pepperell Trust.

Interest received on bank accounts £4,300

Sales on e-bay £176 to date

Further donations of £3,700.

Another successful Quiz night raising £732

Very generous donation of £25,000 with an offer of matched funding on next £100,000 raised.

£ for lb Sponsorship £400 to date - Well-done Paul!

Smoking sponsorship £1400 and still coming in - Keep it up Chris!

Country Fair - a magnificent £4500.

Donation of £10,000

Race night £400

Interest on bank account £3,800

Total Standing at £155,360

Donation of £12,800 (inc. Gift Aid)

Dinner and Magic evening
The event made at least £1,500

At the end of the year the total is standing at £147,322!

Total standing at £146,968

Thank you to all those who organised and ran the Parish Quiz. It is now known that £656 was raised towards the appeal!

You will be delighted to learn that we have received a £10,000 donation to the Keys Appeal. It is another grant from the discretionary trust set up under the will of Elsie Pepperell.

The Auction of Promises raised £3,597.

The Country Fair raised an amazing £3,822 - due to a lot of hard work by many hands.

Total standing at £128,874

Fish ’n’ Chip Supper & Race Night - £757

Total standing at £127,004

London University Choir Concert. Raised £626.

Thank you also to the extremely generous, anonymous donor who has given the Appeal £11,000 (£14,103 including gift aid).

Thank you to all who made the Dinner with Cabaret such a success: it is expected to have raised the magnificent sum of £2,489

There was an appreciated donation of £10,000 in December. It is a great encouragement to see our total progressing so rapidly!

Ed Farmer and Trudi Jones whose barbecue held for the PCC raised £405 (£519 with gift aid)

Moira Kennedy whose Pamper Evening raised £632

Pam Rodwell whose plant sale raised £224.

27th November : Dinner with Caberet

18th November 2004 : £70,409.08! (including pledges of £2,000)

Parish Quiz : £743.22

Total standing at £69,053.00! (including pledges of £2,000)

Autumn Fair was a great success: it raised £1,450

Total standing at £66,901.63! (including pledges of £2,000)

Pamper Evening : £TBC

Total standing at £64,803.45 (including pledges of £6,800)

Total standing at £64,175.15 (including pledges of £6,800)

Brentwood half marathon and fun run - individual sums

Beetle drive raised £367

Total standing at £58,999 (including pledges of £6,800)

St Peter’s Bazaar raised £550

The collection at the Civic Carol Service, kindly donated by our Mayor to the appeal, was £502.56

Total stands at £53,974! (including pledges of £6,800)

Julia's Abseil raised £100 for Keys & £300 for Big Issue

Julia Reynolds writes;
Many thanks for all those who sponsored me for my abseil down the Tate Modern building in September. I have raised at least £400, which will be distributed between the Big Issue foundation and the "Keys to the Future Appeal".

Auction of Promises £4,408

The Men’s Society Parish Quiz raised £435

Col Canto concert £107.84

£55,078 had been raised

Genesis Quiz : £878.86

NetBall Rally £113.00

Picnic & Fun Day £767.60

Vicar's Parachute Jump £8,421!

The Appeal launches with an art auction

The Keys to the Future Appeal, had a very successful launch on Saturday, when over £8,500 was raised by the Auction of the first 5 numbered prints and the original painting generously donated by George Hogg of St Peter's Church. The original was bought by Graham Chambers, a lifetime local resident, at a price of £5,500 after stiff competition. The Auction was "hosted" in entertaining style by Roger Hornett, the husband of St. Peter's teacher, Christine Hornett. The whole event benefited from wonderful organisation, amongst whom Julia Reynolds, Gill Bitschine, Marian Long and Steve Bearpark are to be especially thanked.

The Vicar, Ian Jorysz was able to advise the audience that, as a result of pledges from the PCC and sales of prints, by the end of the evening, a total of over £36,000 had already been raised.