There is a desperate need for a disabled and dementia friendly environment in Aston Clinton and the surrounding area. At St Michael’s, we are planning to extend our outreach which, at present, includes the Rhubarb Café and the Repair Café, by starting a Dementia Café and a Mother and Toddler Group. But we can’t go ahead without first repairing the existing building and then extending it to include a disabled and wheelchair friendly toilet and a proper kitchen. With the help of Phil Storr, our fundraising co-ordinator, James Adam, raised over £1,000 at a quiz night in February and James has just completed his 80@80 sponsored walks and raised a further £3,600. But this is but a drop in the ocean as the total needed for the repairs and the extension is over £600,000! Work towards making St Michael's a real Open House has already started and some pews have been removed and floors relaid to remove tripping hazards. Now we've had getting reports done and accepted quotes for the necessary repair work and are now applying to large grant-making bodies for funds. Your donations help, as those grant-making bodies want to know that we are doing everything we can to raise the money ourselves and, to date, we've raised over £100,00 but have had to spend a lot of that on reports and prepatory work.