The Heritage Lottery Fund have announced that fPPC's Round One application to restore and refurbish Portaferry Presbyterian Church and to develop its role in the wider community as a Centre celebrating the heritage of the Region, has been successful. They have awarded a substantial grant to fPPC to develop their Round Two application.

Practices have recommenced on Wednesday evenings at 7.30pm in Holywood. New members are very welcome. Please contact us on info@friendsppc.org.

The choir's next performance is Howard Goodall's Requiem 'Eternal Light' on Good Friday, 6th April. They will be joined by Lynda Barrett, soprano; Luke Sinclair, tenor; Richard Campbell, organ; Ryan Malloy, piano; Ciara McGlade, harp; and Gill Withers, double-bass.

FPPC is delighted to announce that the restoration scheme from Bill Maxwell, of Maxwell Pierce Architects, has won the Architecture Competition held by fPPC for the post of architect for the restoration and rejuvenation of Portaferry Presbyterian Church