Toilet facilities arrive at Ratby church Update: April 2009 Our new kitchen and toilet facilities have been completed. A splendid effort was made by everyone and after a lot of hard work and fund raising everyone is very pleased with the vast improvements. Thank you all. _____________________________________________                              Church Clock  2009 The church clock has been repaired. Villagers in Ratby donated sufficient money to enable the clock to be restored to its former glory. Grateful thanks to Ratby Parish Council for their support and to many local people for their generous contributions which enabled the work to be carried out. Lots of people remarked how much they missed the clock because they rely on it for the right time when 'out and about' in the village. Special thanks go to Cllrs Merle Joyce & Mike Earl for organizing the collection of the donations. Fundraising Continues for New Organ Update: October 2008 Our digital organ has been installed for almost a year now.  Fundraising continues to raise the money to pay back the loan which enabled us to purchase this instrument. For more information on how to help please get in touch with the treasurer, or David Collins our organist.   Update: November 2007 The new organ has now been installed.  The console is in the chancel near the choir pews, while the speakers are out of sight up amongst the beams at the top of the north wall in the nave. The sound of the organ is fed into the hearing loop, so those using a hearing aid to listen to the services can also hear the organ.                On-Going Projects at Ratby Church

    Update: October 2008

Thanks to a successful grant application, we now have enough funds to start the work on the toilets.  Hopefully work should start before Christmas.  We still need to raise the rest of the money, so keep saving those pennies!

Fundraising is currently under way to create a new toilet facility in the ground floor of the tower at Ratby church.  Some work has already been completed, as the resurfacing of Church Lane meant that work for the connection to the mains sewer took place to avoid digging up the newly resurfaced road.

Plans for the layout, which will include two toilets, one of them offering disabled facilities, are on display at the back of the church.

Update: November

The facilites pipes have now been laid up to the church tower.  Thanks to the sterling work of Keith and his labourers!

Update: 14th October

We are soon to see the next stage of works to install toilets in Ratby church, namely the laying of sewer and water pipes under the footpath round the tower.  This may take place as soon as next weekend, meaning that access along the path round the tower may be restricted next Sunday.  Soon afterwards we are hoping that the pathways around the church and down to the new churchyard extension section will be re-laid.  Please pray that all will go smoothly as there are a number of different people, contractors and planning permission bodies involved!