Partnerships
Four named partners, all of them within a few miles' walk.
We work with three named local partners and one informal local network. None of them are national bodies; none of them are corporates. Each conversation happens by letter or in person — never through an intermediary.
PCC of St Mary's, Bishop's Frome
The parochial church council of the parish church. Our partner on all Church Fabric Fund decisions, our referrer for fuel-grant cases known to the rectory, and our host for the carol service in December.
Since the schemes were consolidated, 1968.
Bishop's Frome Parish Council
The civil parish council. Our partner on the parish electoral register, which underpins the November fuel-grant distribution, and our host at the village hall for the trustees' open-hour drop-ins.
Working agreement renewed every four years.
The Deanery of Bromyard
The Anglican deanery within whose chapter our parish church sits. Our partner on church fabric faculty advice; the deanery surveyor inspects any work the Church Fabric Fund contributes to over a small threshold.
Informal partnership; meetings as needed.
Frome Valley Community Apprenticeships
An informal network of small employers in the parish and the surrounding villages — a cidery, a vineyard, a joiner, an electrician, a dry-stone waller — who advertise placements on the parish noticeboard. Our principal route to apprentice applicants.
Informal; convened by a parish neighbour.
What we will and will not do as partners.
We are very glad to be of small, practical use within the parish. We do not become a logo on a national campaign. We do not co-sign letters to government. We do not give media interviews. We do read every letter from a local partner organisation with care, and we will reply within a fortnight of the trustees' quarterly meeting.
If you are a small local organisation in the parish or its near surroundings and you think we might be of practical use to one another, we would be glad to hear from you. The enquiry form below is read by a trustee.
Partnership enquiry