At the Special General Meeting on 18 August 2024, the parish accepted the proposed motion with minor amendments. This allows Vestry and Church Property Trustees to also consider other options, while still keeping the sale of the land to the Christchurch Methodist Mission open. On the suggestion of CPT, Vestry has agreed to an updated…

Earlier in the year I decided to take the opportunity to take the ferry to Diamond Harbour while children still travelled free on their MetroCard. We went to the remains of Godley House, looked at the art in Stoddart Cottage—trying to whisk them past some less-than-child-friendly paintings, played in the park, walked around the seashore…