More than two years have passed since the parochial  council of the University church in Oxford led by the vicar, the Revd William Lamb,  gave three months' notice to quit to Vaults & Garden cafe founder, Will Pouget, and operating company, Fresh Connection Ltd.

The vicar announced at the time that he wished to spend £750,000 on developing the building and run the cafe himself as a "social enterprise." The church has been receiving more than £100,000 a year in rent from the Vaults which proves its success and popularity with the local community.

After three preliminary hearings, the case has now been listed to begin on 28th October in the High Court in London. The cafe's legal costs to date of defending the action have escalated to more than £100,000 and are expected to reach at least £150,000 by the time the trial is concluded.

While the Vaults & Garden has been a profitable venue for 20 years, the sums of money now involved have become too great for the company to manage from its own resources. Which is why we need your help.

The strength of public support for the cafe has been demonstrated by the more than 15,500 people who have signed the petition, Save the Vaults & Garden cafe on change.org (https://www.change.org/p/save-the-vaults-garden-cafe).

Now we need the financial support of all those who have loved and enjoyed the cafe over many years to help us win this case. All monies donated will go to a client account at the company's solicitors and reserved for our legal costs .

Will Pouget and the Vaults team will be very grateful for any support that you can give, however small, and hope that together we will be successful in saving our beloved Vaults & Garden cafe.