Welcome to the Friends of Ware Priory
Time to call it a day
Having successfully and conscientiously completed thirty years - 1995-2025 - following the objectives as laid out in its constitution (see below for summary), the Friends of Ware Priory Association is winding up.
The Friends are proud of what they have achieved over this period but feel now is the time it call it a day.
This decision has not been taken lightly and has been fully discussed at committee meetings. It was put to the membership at the recent AGM on 13 March 2025, where the meeting agreed with the Committee’s decision.
Here is an extract from the AGM Minutes relating to this item.
6. To note that 2025 will be the 30th anniversary. of the formation of the Friends of Ware Priory.
Chairman confirmed that the committee is stepping down and asked if there was any interest from anyone present who would be interested in taking this on and forming a new Committee. There was no interest expressed.
Chairman then reminded the meeting of the statement she had sent out with the AGM papers to members (almost 60 in number) plus the Town Clerk and Priory Trustees, notifying them of the Committee’s intention to wind up “having successfully and conscientiously completed 30 years following the objectives as laid out in the Friends’ constitution. We are proud of what we have achieved over this period but feel we have now reached the time to call it a day.” In the same notice Chairman invited comments on the proposal.
More detail, comments received and the Chairman's Report in the full minutes
which can he accessed here. AGM Minutes
The Friends have been in existence since 1995 when the fund raising for the restoration work to the Grade I listed Ware Priory was finished.
Our aims are to encourage public interest in the Ware Priory, a beautiful and historical building set in equally beautiful grounds. The Priory and its grounds are open to the public and regular events are held, including concerts, open air performances and historical tours.
We work as an organisation to support and promote this work as well as raising funds for specific projects of benefit to the Priory and its grounds.
We are going to make sure that there will always be people around who 'care' about this wonderful building, its grounds and the fact that everybody can make full use of it and its activities.
