A working party of around 10 members of the church met in St Mary's on Saturday 9th
October to do some maintenance before the winter season. Reflective panels were installed behind radiators fitted on external walls to direct heat back into the church (rather than heating the walls) and the heating pipe ducts were cleaned of many years worth of grime and cobwebs. Some preparation work was done ready for the planting of a new hedge to conceal the repositioned heating oil tank in the churchyard. This working party was organised by St Mary's Energy working group which looks at all areas of the church's energy consumption, advises the PCC on energy saving matters and promotes environmental concerns within the church.