Make your voice heard…
Make sure you fill in our new survey to gauge community interest in what the chapel should be used for if it’s purchased by the village, and how it should be funded. Access the survey…
BBC: home plan refusal for chapel
“Home plan for unused listed Methodist chapel rejected” – the Planning Inspectorate’s dismissal of the appeal made the BBC! Read more here…
Methodist Church trying again…
The Methodist Circuit has submitted a request to WODC for planning permission to develop the Methodist Church into a single dwelling. Read on for a brief recap.
Statement 27 June 2022
It is now over five years since the Methodist Church ceased to be used for worship and a Steering Group conceived of the project to purchase this iconic building for the use of the Community…
Time is ticking!
If you’d like to have a shop and/or cafe in Freeland, and feel able to make a contribution, please remember to return your completed pledge form by Sunday 3rd November.
Busy delivering pledges…
We’ve been busy delivering pledge letters this week. If you haven’t received one, please message our Facebook page or email us via the website.
Preparing for pledges!
As you may have read in this month’s Grapevine, a ‘Request for Pledges’ will soon be coming through your letterbox. In anticipation of the Methodist Church being placed on the market, we are asking you…
Showcasing support for the Hub!
What a day it’s been, running the Freeland Showcase and promoting the vision for the Village Hub! Much fun had by all…and all in a great cause.
Ready for Freeland Showcase?
Come on down to the Village Hall for the Freeland Showcase. Come and chat to the stall-holders, buy some beautiful jewellery, cards and art, enjoy a mini reflexology session, sample locally-made cakes and beer, find…
Residential rebuff for chapel
Today, West Oxfordshire District Council REFUSED permission for the chapel to be turned into a domestic residence. A great win – and partly due to its existing approval for use as a community hub. Read…