Friends of St Andrew's
The Parish Church of St Andrew, Stratton, Cornwall
Our Mission: to help preserve and maintain the building and churchyard for future generations
FoStA’s Mission
The sole purpose of FoStA is to raise funds to help preserve, maintain and improve the fabric of this historic building of St Andrew’s and its ancient graveyard – as the cost of doing so becomes an increasingly heavier burden on the regular congregation.
Every five years the church and churchyard are inspected by the Diocesan architect and he gives the Parochial Church Council (PCC) a detailed report of his findings. This is known as the Quinquennial Report.
He advises on what needs to be undertaken and whether or not the work is of an urgent nature – ie to be done within a year – or if it can be safely left to a later date. However, the work must still be undertaken before the end of the quinquennium (five year period).
This report, and its recommendations, are what mainly drives the PCC, through the Fabric Committee, to undertake ‘projects’ to carry out the necessary rectifications. In addition to the work identified by the Quinquennial Report, unforeseen and emergency situations occur (eg storm damage causing the loss of roof slates or damage to trees in the churchyard) and on some occasions improvements are made at the suggestion or request of members of the church family and Priest in Charge.
In certain situations the PCC will ask if FoStA can help finance some or all of the work.
All requests from the PCC for help are very carefully considered by the FoStA committee before committing to any grant.
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Action |
Detail |
Contribution from FoStA |
Completed |
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Kitchen |
Kitchen build and installation of all units, equipment, finishes & services |
£12733.80 |
August 2020 |
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Lychgate refurbishment |
Repairs & refurbishment undertaken by Mervyn Collins. |
£430 |
March 2020 |
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General churchyard maintenance |
Routine churchyard maintenance and tree surgery |
Grant £1,000 |
October 2018 ongoing |
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General churchyard maintenance |
Grass cutting, path clearing etc |
Grant £500.00 |
January 2018 |
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Interior Floor Tiles |
Floor tiling made good in the nave and other internal areas |
Grant £502.00 |
May 2017 |
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New Churchyard Path |
Path renewed from Lych Gate to West Door and at the junction to the south. Contractor: Michael Vanstone |
Grant £6720.00 |
April 2017 |
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Internal Lighting |
Enhanced Lighting in the Nave and Side Aisles was installed by Holdcroft Electrical |
Grant £792.60 |
December 2016 |
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Internal Decorating |
Areas that required ‘finishing off’ were completed by the firm of L. Wellington |
Grant £148.00 |
May 2016 |
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External re- |
NorthWest corner of the church was re- |
£3965.35 |
May 2016 |
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New Church Guide Book |
Guide reviewed and reprinted after preparation of artwork and editing |
£410.00 |
March 2016 |
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New Diocesan Flag |
Purchase of a new St George’s Flag incorporating the Diocesan Coat of Arms plus a new Halyard. (Specific Donation from FoSTA Member) |
£267.60 |
March 2016 |
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Repairs to the North Aisle & Chancel Guttering and Internal Decoration (Plastering and Lime Wash) |
Complete replacement of the rainwater goods with stainless steel gutters and brackets by Hiax Ltd. Decorating of the north, west and south walls of the church and the Upper Room by L J Wellington |
Grant from FoStA for £4,100.37 towards the total cost of £12,016.21 |
September to December 2015 |
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Lych Gate |
Repairs to roof ridge, slates and lime plaster by Denner and Parnell |
Grant from FoStA for the total cost of £169.20 |
June 2015 |
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Churchyard Tree Surgery |
Roadside bush trimming undertaken by Sharp Edge Tree Surgery |
Grant from FoStA for the total cost of £80 |
January 2015 |
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New Floodlights at West End of Church |
Installed by Holdcroft Electrical and Lighing |
Grant from FoStA for the total cost of £297.55 |
October 2014 |
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Portable Tabletops |
Portable table tops for back pews made |
Grant from FoStA for the total cost of £24 |
May 2014 |
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Solar Powered Lights |
Installed along the Diddies Road Churchyard path |
Grant from FoStA of £40 towards the total cost of £49.82 |
February 2014 |
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Renewal of Lighting Cable |
Renewal and associated remedial work carried out by Holdcroft Electrical and Lighting |
Grant from FoStA for the total cost of £2,877.05 |
February 2014 |
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Floodlight |
New bulb required and Dawn to Dusk Sensor fitted |
Grant from FoStA for the total cost of £64.80 |
September 2013 |
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Repairs to Frontal and Superfrontal |
The Ancient Festival Frontal and Superfrontal has been repaired and restored by Mrs Susan Rescorla, a lady who was recommended by the Diocesan Advisory Committee who kindly carried out the work without charge for her services, with FoStA reimbursing her expenses |
The cost of materials was £100 - |
Autumn 2012 |
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South wall refurbishment |
The external mortar on this wall, from the Tower to the Priest’s door, from ground to window sill level, has been removed and replaced with the correct lime mortar as recommended by the church architect. At the same time new stainless steel fastenings were installed for three wall mounted monuments. This work was undertaken by the firm Hiax from Bideford |
The cost was £6,766.80p (incl. VAT) and FoStA has made a grant to the PCC for the total cost. |
August 2012 |
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Tower and church roof |
Pointing and crack repairs to Merlons around the top of the Tower and pointing to the fillet above the lead over the stair turret. Repairs to slipped slates and fixing loose ridge tiles on main church roof. Total cost (including VAT) was £1308 |
The total cost was met by a grant to the PCC from FoStA |
April 2012 |
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Work on storm damaged and unsafe tree in Churchyard |
Following a storm in December 2011, a large branch of a Horse Chestnut tree (near the east end of the Church) broke away and landed in a garden neighbouring Churchyard. The tree is subject to a Tree Preservation Order so permission of Cornwall Council was required based on advice from the County Forrester to pollard the whole tree to 4 metres height - |
Grant by FoStA to the PCC of £330 |
Work carried out - |
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Tower - |
The Clock kept stopping as the hands jammed due to a loose support. A new steel rod support was installed. At the same time, the slate louves of the bell chamber windows were inspected and found to be safe. |
Grant from FoStA of £564 |
November 2011 |
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Water tap in churchyard |
The extension of the churchyard 20 years ago resulted in many graves being at least 100 yards from the nearest tap. After encouragement of a FoStA member, it was decided to extend the underground water supply to the north end of the central dividing wall and install a further tap for the use of people placing flowers on graves. FoStA received a donation to cover the cost of this project - |
Paid for by a donation to FoStA specifically for this project |
Spring 2011 |
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Repair to Stone Cross |
Parts of the stone cross on the roof apex broke off - |
Paid for with a grant of £548 |
End 2010 |
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Redecoration (with limewash) |
Redecoration of the Sanctuary, Lady Chapel and St Andrew’s Chapel. (Limewash was essential because of the age and construction of the building.) |
FoStA made a grant of £3321 |
Spring 2010 |
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Church lighting project |
New fittings and energy saving lighting being installed due to obsolete lamps and worn out fittings. |
Grants were made by FoStA of £3,098 towards the total cost of £10,792 |
Spring 2010 |
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Tower floodlighting |
To replace damaged and dangerous floodlight |
A grant of £185 was made |
December 2008 |
East Window Update
At the end of August 2013 we were informed, by the Diocesan Advisory Committee administrator at Truro, that the East Window at St Andrew’s had been placed on the 100 Church Treasures campaign list as one of the items in the country most in need and deserving of conservation. The whole campaign needs to raise £3 million and is being coordinated by the senior conservation officer of the Cathedral and Church Buildings Division of the Archbishop’s Council.
This is extremely good news for St Andrew’s and underlines the importance of the window. The whole campaign is a huge undertaking and we are indeed fortunate to have been chosen to be included in this initiative.
We are given regular updates on the campaign and information is available on the website:
http://www.churchcare.co.uk/churches/support-
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