Introduction - Fr Gerry Rimmer's annual walk from Manchester to Walsingham (devotional and fund raising). 15 November, end of season dinner for volunteers; word processing software purchase, also accounting software; yellow lines in the village an improvement
Walsingham Association - Mass at Westminster (attended with Mark Hackeson), Archbishop Barbarito celebrated
Buildings - winter maintenance; bedrooms being created; common rooms established; building on-going but with delays
Finance - wages review; pension scheme; computer systems for word processing and accounting
Clergy help at the Shrine - Fr Ventham been at shrine since 1984 is going to USA

Engineers have now resolved the details of the structure. 9 weeks delay - not likely to make this up. Go to tender in July.

Delays of the order of 6 weeks have arisen because the engineer's design calculations are still not resolved.