Dear Rachel and Sam,
 
Many thanks for Friday's update.  We were pleased to hear that, what initially looked like an awkward problem with regard to the attachment to Linda's wall, has been resolved, at least for the time being.  As was said on Friday, this did not appear to be a problem from the church's perspective but good relations with our neighbours are important to all of us who use the building.
 
The gates look really good.  You must be so pleased to see them in place after all the trials and tribulations with Dudley Council etc.    The area by the side of the church garage, where you have your garden, looks so much better and the wooden retainers will stop the soil etc. from coming down the bank, especially when it rains.  A huge improvement!
 
The shed also looks really good and so much better than the previous wooden ones.  However, our understanding,  both from your initial email request (4th April) to replace the sheds, and when we met with you on 27th April,  was that there were to be two sheds, occupying the space previously covered by the three wooden ones.  We were a bit surprised, therefore, to read that you were proposing to install a playhouse, which had not featured in any of our discussions with you.  Hopefully this should not be a problem but as your plans have changed we will need to look at the details of the proposed playhouse and seek authorisation through Church/Elders' meetings in the usual way.  As you know, the three of us are the link group with yourselves but we can't make major decisions without consulting others. If you could let us have an illustration, with dimensions etc. of the unit you have in mind we will try to respond to you as quickly as possible.  If the details are not available electronically just leave a paper copy in the vestry .
 
For the time being could you leave the gates open at the end of each day, until we have had a chance to talk to other Elders about the merits of having them open or closed and how that fits in which other activities in the buildings?
 
With best wishes,
 
David, Bernard and Sheilah.