Latest Newsletter August 2010 Once again the garden of Glebe House provided the ideal setting for the Barbecue on Sunday, August 1^st when about 70 people gathered on the front lawn. Although there were one or two ominous clouds, the rain obediently kept away and the sun managed to peep out at us from time to time. The bar, expertly manned by Jim Moore and Jon Bayliss, did a roaring trade in Pimm’s, wine and draught beer and the participants lingered long over their lunch whilst the music from Saxophrenia drifted across, providing a splendid accompaniment and completing the list of ingredients for a perfect Sunday afternoon. As always this was an excellent team effort, from the moment of erecting the marquee in the morning to dismantling it again in the early evening. Thanks go to all those who played a part, especially Judith who so generously allowed the invasion of her garden, the ladies who provided salads and mouth-watering desserts, the chefs and the bar staff, to those who so kindly donated raffle prizes, and, not least, all those who came along and generally supported the raison d’être  of the Friends of Cople Church.                                              The event generated a profit of about £850, which helps to replenish the Church fabric fund. We have recently spent in excess of  £5,000 on the renovation of the bars protecting the Church windows and replacement stonework. Soon a further £2,500 will be used for joinery work in the vestry. Our next fund-raising event will be a 1960s evening, with dinner and dancing, in the Village Hall on November 6^th. Make a note of the date and start searching in the attic for the winkle- pickers and dusting off the moth from those bell-bottom trousers and psychedelic mini-skirts. Come along, leave your Vespa in the car park,  and swing along to all the songs we enjoyed then, many of which we still enjoy today. The annual concert, A Celebration of Christmas, will take place in the Church on December 21^st, and the Safari Supper will be on January 15^th  2011. We welcome you, newcomers or old friends, to all of our events. Vaughan Southgate Barn Dance 2010 Gift Aid and Covenants