St Cuthbert’s Church, Ormesby in the Anglican Diocese of York, is a beautiful and historic church within an idyllic setting. It is an Anglo Saxon foundation: its “presence” as a succession of historic buildings has graced the Ormesby landscape for over 1000 years.The Church in its present form dates from its major renovation in 1875 and the tower was added in 1908. For its congregation and the wider community of Ormesby it is, to borrow the words of Simon Jenkins, author of England’s Thousand Best Churches "still the focus, civic and social of local England.." Of all the churches in Teesside, it is the most popular for weddings: it is very intimate, traditional with its pews and fittings and very welcoming. Ormesby churchyard is a haven of nature and peace beloved of its congregations, the wider community of Ormesby, walkers and their dogs; and those taking the church pathway to and from Ormesby Hall. It is a respite for the many against the busy background hum of the A174 Parkway. The Church and church yard contains many monuments and evidences of generations of the Pennymans who had Ormesby Hall, now owned by the National Trust. We need to raise £200,000 to "rescue" the tower: to make it safe so its increasing dilapidations don't threaten closure of the church and churchyard.