… ACTIONS ALREADY UNDERTAKEN
- The search for donors (donation of funds, technology or skills) and explaining the potential rewards (featuring the company's name or logo in documentation, on the church notice boards, in press presentations, at the conference dinners, free stickers, etc.)
- Information and communication using a range of tools (website development, press articles, posters, leaflets, conferences, guided visits, etc.) so that everyone in the Perche is fully aware of the projects implemented.
- Development of a network of religious partners.
… SHORT-TERM OBJECTIVES
- New tourist offers:
◊ development and enhancement of a series of hiking paths,
◊ information sessions on Percheron flora and fauna, on the history of the Perche,
Percheron popular arts,
◊ themed evenings, for example a medieval night (e.g. dinner using ancient recipes,
music from troubadours, craft workshops and a candle-lit visit of the church)
… MEDIUM-TERM OBJECTIVES
once the church roof work has been completed
- In the cultural realm (inside the church):
◊ showcase for young talents "music and architecture" event,
◊ sacred art and painting exhibitions,
◊ lessons in sacred arts (stained glass techniques, icons, wood or stone sculpture
etc.)
- From a religious point of view, other than maintaining parish life:
◊ development of a network of religious partners and creation of a place for
ecumenical meetings,
◊ introduction sessions in ecumenical song,
◊ study sessions on the history of Christian churches,
◊ training sessions for coordinators of ecumenical groups.
- Creation of circuits, to attract tourists and to develop local Percheron life:
◊ creation of a discovery circuit of rural churches in the Perche,
◊ gastronomic circuits.
This project was drafted in 2008.
Each objective set out above is described in detail in an individual document which you are free to consult: