[Magdalen] Need chairs for nave!

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

When chairs are clipped into rows, they are generally too close together
for comfort anyway.  There's no need for clamps and clips.  However, if the
chairs make uncomfortable noise and are not comfortable, they can be sold
on ebay. The high price for chairs is WELL worth the expenditure.  Of
course, if you have the proposed chair party(ies, until no longer needed),
the folks who sit in them will make that call.

Re the century-old pews, my spouse will not attend our old parish for any
function because we still have those wonderful old pews which were hideous
the day they were installed, and destroy a person's back.

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better
for people coming behind you, and you don’t do it, you're wasting your time
on this Earth.”  -- *Roberto Clemente

On Sat, Jan 17, 2015 at 4:08 AM, Lesley de Voil <lesleymdv at gmail.com> wrote:

> Roger says:
> <Something I have known is to invite people to sponsor a chair, a
> little plaque being placed on the back to indicate their sponsorship.>
>
> Our local cathedral in its wisdom got rid of its red cedar pews (>100
> years old) last year and replaced them with moulded wood modular
> chairs which make that horrible metallic grating sound when you try to
> shift them unobtrusively. They are universally disliked, i.e. not one
> person I have spoken to has had anything positive to say about them.
> Despite their curves, they are not comfortable to sit in. Because they
> are more readily moveable, they do  get moved more frequently, and the
> verger has more work than previously! As well, I notice that the
> plastic clips for holding them in rows are more fragile than expected.
> I somehow think that there are few people in the congregation who
> would appreciate having their name associated with this little effort.
>
> Regards
> Lesley de Voil
>