Objectives
The Fund Raising Committee is a group of volunteers from throughout the Branch who source/ make and sell various goods in aid of the Oxford Diocesan Bell Fund, the interest from which is used to assist in financing the maintenance and restoration of bells throughout the Diocese.
Merchandise is sold at local bell-ringing events and taken to some markets and charity events. Some, but not all, products can be ordered by mail.
The Branch 100 Club
The 100 club raises money for the Guild Bell Fund. The cost is just £10 a year and there are lots of cash prizes at each of the monthly draws. If you are not yet a member and would like to join just send an email to the secretary.
The current season for the 100 Club held its first draw in December 2021.
Recent winners:
| Prize | Winner | Tower |
|---|---|---|
| JUNE 2024 | ||
| £30 | Andrew Halford | Beaconsfield |
| £20 | Emma Bryden | Clewer |
| £10 | Wenda Fowles | Bray |
| £10 | Claire Boyles | Bray |
| £10 | Janet Gillard | Dorney |
| JULY 2024 | ||
| £30 | John Level | Chalfont St Peter |
| £20 | Lynne Funnell | Winkfield |
| £10 | Jill Glennester | Winkfield |
| £10 | Louise Gill | Chalfont St Giles |
| £10 | Fiona Wheeler | Slough |
| SEPTEMBER 2024 | ||
| £30 | John Davidge | Chalfont St Giles |
| £20 | Cheryl Spriggs | Chalfont St Giles |
| £10 | Nick Balderson | Amersham |
| £10 | Fiona Wheeler | Slough |
| £10 | Valerie Simmonds | Amersham |
| OCTOBER 2024 | ||
| £30 | Robert Newton | High Wycombe |
| £20 | Winkfield Tower | Winkfield |
| £10 | Geoff Hopkinson | Beaconsfield |
| £10 | Verity Nicholls | Hughenden |
| CHRISTMAS 2024 | ||
| £50 | Andrew Simpson | Denham |
| £30 | Tony Bish | Winkfield |
| £20 | Andrew Halford | Beaconsfield |
| £10 | Julie Thelwell | Clewer |
| £10 | Diane Darren | Clewer |
| £10 | Ann Thompson | Clewer |
| JANUARY 2025 | ||
| £20 | Mary Cross | Bray |
| £20 | Chalfont St Peter Tower | |
| £10 | Andrew Simpson | Denham |
| £10 | George Pickwell | High Wycombe |
| £10 | Diane Monroe | Hughenden |