I am very keen that the Mansion House is used as widely as possible by the communities we serve, albeit we cannot allow it be used commercially as it is not up to the required standard and needs investment to allow such a use. However, we are allowed to permit charities, including local churches to use the house for fundraising and this afternoon was one such occasion.
I was pleased to welcome parishioners from St James' Church in Uplands for their afternoon tea, seeking to raise money to restore the listed building where they are based. This has been made more difficult recently by the need to spend cash on dealing with a fallen tree in their grounds, which blocked Walter Road.
Nevertheless, it was a very pleasant afternoon, involving the consumption of food they had prepared, a quiz and a raffle. I wish them luck and good fortune in the ambitious plans they have to transform the church in the future.
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