Our Mission

What Will TOCAG Do?

Mission

TOCAG is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (Charity number: 1202921), with a constitution as follows:

To preserve for the benefit of the residents of the parish of Thundridge and the general public, the grade II* listed tower and graveyard of St Mary and All Saints’ Church by conserving and maintaining them in sound condition with public access and removing the threat of demolition by creating conditions by which ownership can be transferred from the Diocese of St Albans.

To research and advance the education of the public in all aspects of the church’s history, the scheduled monument within which it is sited, known as Thundridgebury medieval moated enclosure, the immediate environs including the 16C remains of Thundridgebury House, the managed landscape and Registered Park and Garden of Youngsbury and the unspoiled historic surrounding River Rib valley.

To promote the preservation and maintenance of the same locality as a green and recreational space to the benefit of the environment and the health and welfare of the public. 

Aims

TOCAG plans to save the Thundridge Old Church from demolition, and to bring the site back into use by the community.

To accomplish this, TOCAG will:

  • Develop the condition survey into a schedule of works
  • Put the schedule of works out to tender
  • Identify and make grant applications from available public sources
  • Engage and mobilise the community and special interest groups to support the church, including hosting events and further online development and educational content.   
  • Organise and implement repair works
  • Sign a lease with Diocese

After this stage TOCAG will take on a business-as-usual maintenance and funding responsibilities, as well as seeking innovative ideas and opportunities to make the Old Church a better asset for the community, conduct and publish research about the surrounding Rib Valley and it’s amazing part in the history of Hertfordshire and England.