Raise the Roof

Taking part in the Story of Pagham Weddings

What is this event about? Here at St Thomas à Becket’s we’re making plans for a Story of Pagham Weddings event that will be taking place this autumn, on Saturday 22nd September 2018. During the course of the day there will be talks on the different aspects of getting...

Quiz Night for Raise the Roof

Our October quiz night was a real treat, both for our brains and our tummies. The evening took place in main body of the church itself, which created a warm, sociable atmosphere for the hopeful teams. Then some of the rounds dreamed up by Quizmaster Simon Tooley were...

50th Anniversary of the Re-dedication of the Bells

On Sunday 4th June six past and present Pagham bell ringers came together to ring a full peal on our church bells to mark the 50th anniversary of the re-dedication of the bells. This included Jonathan Franklin now from Ringmer East Sussex, Vikki Bulbeck from Windsor,...

Running 10k to Raise the Roof

On Sunday 21st May over a dozen members of Pagham Church ran the Bognor Prom 10K Road Race to raise money for our Raise the Roof campaign. With runners aged from 16 to sixties, the strength of our team lay in the diversity of ages which took part and was a true...

Brownies and Rainbows Raise the Roof

Brownies and Rainbows Raise the Roof

On a fine afternoon on 20 May, some fifteen to twenty local Brownies and Rainbows (with siblings and parents) made a splendid coin trail around St Thomas à Becket Church.  One might have thought “those little coins aren’t going to make it round the whole...

Fundraising Auction April 2017

On 28th April we  held a Fundraising Auction in aid of our Raise the Roof campaign. Local businesses and individuals generously donated nearly fifty fabulous lots, these included Goodwood tickets, a David Beckham signed Real Madrid football shirt, advanced driving...

Raising the Roof at Pagham Pram Race

Every year Pagham Church enters a team in the legendary Boxing Day Pagham Pram Race. Usually our novelty entry depicts a Bible story, such as Noah’s Ark or The Garden of Eden, but this year our theme was the fate of the church roof. The pram chassis...

Christmas Market and Craft Fair

It’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas! This was certainly so for everyone who came along our Christmas Market and Craft Fair on November 26th. There were gorgeous gifts and goodies to purchase, competitions to enter and delicious bacon butties to consume....

Last Night of the Proms – September 2016

On Saturday 18th September flag-waving Promenaders filled the pews of Pagham Church for a night of patriotic classics plus songs from the music hall. True to this year’s theme, our ladies choir and gentlemen songsters dazzled us with flamboyant headgear, cheeky...

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