Fundraising Campaign - St Catherine’s Church, Wickford

 

Fundraising Campaign - St Catherine’s Church, Wickford

Due to the long dry summer of 2022, the foundations of the NW corner of St Catherine’s Church subsided. This caused large cracks to appear in the walls.

 
In 2023, we completed Phase 1 of our campaign involving safety and weather protection work costing £20,000, with funds raised by donations, events and grants. In 2024 we began Phase 2 involving groundwork investigations and design of an underpinning solution. This will cost £13,560 and is essential to design a long-term solution.

Phase 3, for which we are now beginning to raise funds, will be when the church is underpinned.

If you wish to contribute, please use the QR Code below or go to https://givealittle.co/c/CXlEMNUoerIeTUtbQmvYS to donate online. Send cheques to Wickford and Runwell PCC to The Rectory, 120 Southend Road, Wickford SS11 8EB or phone 07803 562329/email jonathan.evens@btinternet.com for bank details for a bank transfer.

We are very grateful for all the support we have received to date whether through individual donations, fundraising events or grant funding awards. This project has been supported by: Benefact Trust, Friends of Essex Churches Trust, Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme, Minor Repairs & Improvements Grants via Diocese of Chelmsford, and National Churches Trust.

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Sofia Gubaidulina - Offertorium.

Fundraising Campaign - St Catherine’s Church, Wickford

 

Thanks to the generosity of local people, grant funders and our fundraisers, we have raised £13,681.88 towards our Phase 1 target of £19,928.68. As a result, we are currently looking to raise £6,246.80 to complete this phase.

Money raised to date has come from: individual donations; grants from Benefact Trust and the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme; and a wide range of fundraising events including concerts by Allegro Choir, Ladybirds Song Group, Rumatica Rockulele Band; Flower Festival with Cream Tea Day; Pancake Party; and Quiz Night. Our thanks to all those who so generously donated and those who have given time and used their talents in organising events. Our thanks, too, to all the performers who have given their time to support our efforts. We are very grateful.

The campaign is necessary because, due to the long dry summer of 2022, the foundations of the North West corner of St Catherine’s Church have subsided. This has caused a number of large cracks to appear in the walls and some stonework to fall. As a result, we are fundraising for urgent safety and weather protection work (now completed) which cost £19,928.68 and, then, for the investigations needed to design a long-term solution.

If you wish to contribute to this campaign, please use the QR Code below or go to https://www.mygivinghub.com/go?id=0V2GmjBOEk to donate online or send cheques made out to Wickford and Runwell Parochial Church Council to The Rectory, 120 Southend Road, Wickford SS11 8EB or phone 07803 562329 / email jonathan.evens@btinternet.com for the bank details to use for a bank transfer.

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Moody Blues - Minstrel's Song.