Sarah Welling is crowdfunding
Weʼre raising £2,000 to help raise money for two new bells at All Saints Church, Swanton Morley, Norfolk
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Hi Everyone
My name is Ollie. I am 17 years old and I have Autism. My hobby is bell ringing and I also love to play church organs.
I have been very lucky to be able to play a few organs in Norfolk Churches but what I would REALLY love to do is play every organ in Norfolk. I am having piano lessons but have taught myself to play some pieces by ear. My favourite piece to play is toccata and fugue in D minor (Bach).
My home tower for bell ringing is All Saints, Swanton Morley, Norfolk. At the moment we have six bells but have been given permission for two more bells at the tower if we can raise enough money for this. One of the two new bells will commemorate 100 years since the end of the First World War and the centenary of the RAF. We also hope to have training equipment in the tower for teaching new ringers.
I am going to try and achieve my dream by playing all the organs in Norfolk and the money I hope to raise by doing this will be given to All Saints Swanton Morley Centenary Memorial Bell Appeal.
Please, please, please could you donate whatever you can to help me!
Thank you
Ollie Welling
www.facebook/com/olliesorganchallenge/
https://www.facebook.com/swantonmorleybellringers/
https://www.swantonmorleybellringers.co.uk/
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- 3 months ago
Sarah Welling
3 months agoA further update on progress. Ollie has now played 66 organs and met some fantastic people along the way. There are some very supportive and generous people out there!. Another BIG thank you to those who have donated. We have a few more churches lined up - watch this space!
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- 9 months ago
Sarah Welling
9 months agoHi Everyone Just thought I would update you all. I am hoping to get to my £1,500 target soon. This would mean I can pay for the head stock on one of the bells. I played 36 organs in 2018 and I have a few arranged over the next couple of weeks. Hopefully lots more to play in 2019 too! I would just like to say a big thank you to everyone who has donated so far. It makes me really happy that I am on the way to achieving my goal. Ollie
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Nicky Kidd
Oct 4, 2019
Wow!! Well done Olly!! Xx
£10.00
Fiona Joisce
Oct 3, 2019
Well done Ollie, you are amazing.
£10.00
Anonymous
Oct 3, 2019
Well done from ladies at Ashill Church
£20.00
Christopher Moore
Oct 3, 2019
Have followed Ollie’s project with interest - great achievement for a young man with autism and all in a good local cause
£30.00
Lynne
Sep 8, 2019
Enjoyed meeting you on the Norwich Organ crawl
£20.00
Anonymous
Aug 30, 2019
Lovely to hear Ollie playing some of the organs of Norwich today...his baking's grest, too.
£5.00
Steve & Linda Askew
Aug 5, 2019
Good Luck Ollie. I’m sure you will also feel a real sense of achievement once you have played all of the church organs in the county.
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Sarah Welling
Norfolk
Please feel free to contact me (Sarah Welling) if you have access to an organ in Norfolk that Ollie would be able to play. Many thanks Tel : 01362 699232 Email : buzzaburrell@btinternet.com