Save St Mary’s Tower
Can you help us save the 15th-century tower at St Mary’s?
Restoration project update
The March Newick Parish News gave details of the need for urgent repairs to be made to the 15th-century church tower and asked for urgent gifts and pledges to be made to help finance the work. Thanks to the generous response from many parishioners and Friends of St Mary’s including a number of substantial gifts and pledges, we are close to the minimum target of £34,000 that we had hoped to raise from the village.
Please don’t let this early success inhibit you from supporting the project – we shall undoubtedly need more!
When combined with the £10,000 grant from English Heritage and existing funds we have a total of £65,000 which is 50% of the total needed for the repairs and a very encouraging start.
English Heritage have offered in principle a further £10,000 towards the repairs.
Applications have been made to fifteen other grant-giving bodies for the balance of £55,000.
We have received a very generous offer from Michael and Virginia Childs to host a fund-raising dinner and auction of promises on Sunday, 18th July, at Newick Park.
Heber Opera have also offered to provide a concert in Newick Church on Friday, 15th October for the Friends of St Mary’s.
Please make a note of these dates in your diaries.
Please note that pledges/donations may be made in either of two ways:
Via
the Parochial Church Council or, if you prefer, via the independent
body The Friends of St Mary’s Church who have raised substantial sums
towards the care and renovation of St Mary’s.
Further information
If you need further information or would like to discuss the proposed work please contact one of the project co-ordinators - Geoff Clinton or Ian Reekie - emails sent to the address below will be forwarded.