I've just had the details of the lettings for December, which means we can now see how the buildings have been used by the community in the last year. Once again, there has been a remarkable increase in sessions that the buildings have been put to use, and in the income generated for our mission in Oadby and beyond.
In the summer of 2006, we had to close the church for refurbishment for nine weeks, so to increase our lettings compared with the previous year is really gratifying. Compared to 2005, the use of the buildings increased from 40% to 45% of the available sessions and income rose by 7%.
Now that the church is refurbished, we look forward to another good year in 2007, and to welcoming more of Oadby's population to our facilities.