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Duncan's page
£3,790.00 raised of £80,000.00 target
41 donations
My Target:
£80,000.00
£3,790.00 raised so far
How to make a donation
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My story
I am walking to Canterbury along the North Downs Way, the old Pilgrims Way, to raise money for the Church Hall refurbishment. This is about 90 miles and I hope it will take me five days leaving church after the Mothering Sunday morning service, arriving at Canterbury Cathedral for Evensong on Thursday 7 April. One fat Rector, 90 miles, what could possibly go wrong...
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If you want to know why we need £80,000 for the Church Hall, read on:
St Mary’s Church Hall was built in the 1960s and provides a much needed community function in Caterham where there is a shortage of community facilities.
The church hall is used during week days and evenings for a variety of groups ranging from painting classes to mother and toddler groups, brownies and guides. It is also often hired for one off events such as children’s parties and local meetings.
During Sunday services in church the Sunday school makes use of the church hall and its facilities; and afterwards the hall plays host to the congregation whilst tea and coffee are served. The hall is also used for our weekly youth club, our Junior Church and also hosts social events for the congregation.
The present church hall was a prefabricated structure with a 25 year life span, so it is now well beyond its expiry date. It was temporary only in the sense of having a limited life span. Unfortunately we are not aware of its planning status when originally built. It is dilapidated outside and we are faced with the decision as to its future. The hall brings in income to the church, and contributes to its mission. Despite its age and physical state it does provide a large user-friendly space. We could knock it down but despite having the St. Paul’s centre, we would sorely miss a building of this size. We could knock the hall down and build a new one, but to obtain a new hall of the same footprint and in sympathy with the church building would be prohibitively expensive, in the region of half a million pounds.
The decision was taken to see if the present structure was capable of renewal, and our architect has engaged a builder and has established that the structure is fundamentally sound. We therefore have a window of opportunity to replace the panels and windows throughout the hall, to strengthen beams, to attend to the roof and so on, before the hall becomes unsafe. At the same time we could refurbish the kitchen and toilet facilities Our hope is that through fundraising and grants we will be able to renew the current hall structure. Through a legacy and large donation we have already raised £20k, and there is already £21265 in our hall account. Our architect has stated that that its life could be extended by at least 30 years if we renewed and modernised it now, and probably significantly longer if well maintained. This would cost around £130K including fees if all done by one builder, although we hope that we can reduce this cost significantly by carrying out some of the work ourselves and using local tradesmen, some of whom are members of the congregation.
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My charity
St Mary's Church, Caterham
Charity Registration No. 1134342
St Mary's offers a wide range of activities and organisations, including Parent & Toddler Group, Junior Church, Youth Groups, Uniformed Organisations, a traditional Choir, 'Free Spirit' Music Group, Bellringers and occasional Alpha Groups.
Donations 41
Well done! A real achievement.
Donation by Barbara Whiteford on 25/11/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Well done Duncan, a great effort. You win a special award for perseverance in adversity!
Donation by Sheila and David on 15/10/12
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
With thanks for everything you have done for me.
Donation by Dee Longhurst on 24/11/11
Donation by julie beaman on 23/05/11
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Good luck with the fund raising, well done on the walking!
Donation by Helen Moulsley on 02/05/11
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Your church is a beautiful building, Thank you for maintaining it and the Hall. It is an environmental asset.
Donation by Susan Skinner on 01/05/11
£25.00
+ £6.25 Gift Aid
Well done! From Paul, Cheryl, Oliver, Alex, James & Kathryn
Donation by Paul Stock on 01/05/11
£15.00
+ £3.75 Gift Aid
Well Done :-)
Donation by Gina Chapman on 26/04/11
£5.00
+ £1.25 Gift Aid
Donation by LINDA WISE on 12/04/11
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Well done and thank you for suggesting (and to Steph & co for running) Alpha.
Donation by Dee and Warren Longhurst on 11/04/11
Well done.
Donation by Derek and Jean Dollery on 08/04/11
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Hi - we waited 'til you got back to pledge - but we always knew you'd do it. Hope the blisters recover quickly! Mary, Simon, Liam and Jacob ;-)
Donation by Mary Clair Kelly on 07/04/11
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
You'll certainly deserve a day of rest at the end! Good luck.
Donation by Brenda on 04/04/11
£30.00
+ £8.46 Gift Aid
Hope its going well ! Good luck
Donation by christopher webb on 04/04/11
£200.00
+ £56.41 Gift Aid
Good luck - hope you dont get too many blisters!
Donation by Frances Baldwin on 04/04/11
£20.00
+ £5.64 Gift Aid
Hope the weather stays dry, B wishes Cheryl & boys
Donation by cheryl patel on 04/04/11
£30.00
+ £8.46 Gift Aid
Good luck FD.. love from the Bullens x
Donation by Annie Bullen on 04/04/11
£50.00
+ £14.10 Gift Aid
Wishing you lots of luck! We'll keep our fingers crossed for good weather. Best wishes Louise, Alex and Emily
Donation by Louise Morris on 03/04/11
£15.00
+ £4.23 Gift Aid
Donation by Martin Dollery on 02/04/11
£50.00
+ £14.10 Gift Aid
Good luck, don't fall foul to blisters! Simon & Julia Mould
Donation by Simon Mould on 02/04/11
£100.00
+ £28.21 Gift Aid
Have a wonderful time. Are you taking your own tent and survival kit?
Donation by Michael Cooke on 02/04/11
£50.00
+ £14.10 Gift Aid
Good Luck! Pack plasters. See you at the end of the week (hopefully!) Sarah, Ian, Lizzi and Martha x
Donation by Ian Goodwin on 01/04/11
£20.00
+ £5.64 Gift Aid
Polish those walking boots matey...
Donation by Ryan Hill on 31/03/11
good luck
Donation by Kate Bolton on 29/03/11
You're so outdoorsie
Donation by Andy & Alex on 28/03/11
£100.00
+ £28.21 Gift Aid
Donation summary
- * Online donations£1,790.00
- Offline donations£2,000.00
- Text donations£0.00
- Total raised£3,790.00
- Gift Aid£459.46
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