St Mary's Hall Appeal
APPEAL AND FUNDRAISING NEWS
Current estimated target - £850,000
Latest news
Construction work
began on June 25 2007 after 2 years of concentrated fundraising. Please use the online "Watch the hall grow" blog to keep up to date with progress and to pray for the building work.
The whipping post has been taken down by the Parish Council for safe-keeping and will be restored to its place once work is finished.
Opening ceremony
The building process is running a few weeks behind schedule at the moment because of a couple of early "hiccups" but the official opening is still planned for May 18. The Very Reverend George Cassidy, Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham, has kindly agreed to perform the ceremony.
Appeal thermometer
The 'thermometer' in the Vicarage garden has now been set to £800,000 . This total has been achieved through a combination donations, fundraising, building sales and external grants. The difference between our target and the amount raised is being met by a loan from the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham. Fundraising will continue so that the loan can be repaid as soon as possible.
External Funding
A remarkable £200,000 has so far been raised by our local community and its friends through donations, sponsorship and fundraising events. External funding has also been sought and we are extremely grateful for the support of:
Biffaward - ♥ - WREN - ♥ -
The Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham - ♥ -
The Garfield Weston Foundation - ♥ -
The Beatrice Laing Trust - ♥ -
The JN Derbyshire Trust - ♥ -
The Gray Trust - ♥ -
E.ON
Old Church Hall - We are grateful to God for the smooth sale of the old hall which was finalised in September 2006. It has been purchased by a graphic design company for use as offices. The building is currently undergoing restoration and alteration.
Donations to St Mary's Hall Appeal can now also be made online by credit/debit card!! Simply click here!
Coming Events
Recent Events
Meal at Jade Garden - £288 [ more details ]
Coach Trip to York - £385 [ more details ]
Art Exhibition 2007 - > £700 [ read more ]
A cheque for £750 is received from Bingham & District Rotary Club.
Other fundraising
Thank you to all the jam makers. Your total has now risen to more than £300.
Sales on eBay have now raised over £8,700 . Martin Skeffington is always looking for interesting and unusual items to auction.
Martin's quizzes have raised £363. Answers to all the quizzes are available here. The mileage quiz produced a further £99.
Past Events
24th May - "Last Night". The Drama Group mark their final rehearsal in the Church Hall.
24th May - after 21 years the final Coffee Pot took place in the old church hall
Coffee Pot has now reopened in St Mary's Church and runs from 10-12 Mon to Wed and 11-12 on Thursdays.
Happy Memories - 24th March
Neil Weston undertook his Vicar's Bike Tour of English Cathedrals last summer. He visited each of the 42 mainland C of E cathedrals (+ all 19 Catholic cathedrals) on his motorbike and took lots of photos - some of which can be seen on the appeal website! Over £10,000 of sponsorship was pledged. Full details and a diary of Neil's tour are available here