06/04/2026
We would like to report on one of the many projects FODC has focused on for the benefit of Droxford Church and community. The sound system has been inadequate for many years and three years ago FODC started a project to improve it.
After extensive research with church sound experts a system was proposed and accepted from Distributed Sound and Video Ltd (DSAV). To install this system in our Grade-1 listed church we applied for Faculty approval from the Portsmouth Diocese which was secured last year thanks to the hard work of many Friends. The Friends have been fund raising tirelessly for this project and had to stretch the budget as inevitably costs had risen through the lengthy selection and approval process. None the less, Phase 1, based on two high-quality Bose MSA speakers and associated amplification equipment, was installed in December in time for the Christmas services, and to universal approval.
This project represents the largest single investment in the church building since the Annexe was completed in 2019. Phase 2 will see the addition of two further speakers, and Phase 3 will be a Video extension project so that services and concerts can be fully streamed into the church with high quality audio.
