Tower Appeal: Latest News
Appeal reaches £130,000
The total amount raised to date has reached £130,000.
(Thursday 04-March-2010)
English Heritage grant
As reported in the Worcester News and the Worcester Standard newspapers today, we are please to have received a grant offer of £40,000 from English Heritage, which we have accepted. This takes the current total raised to over £125,000. Although this means we have broken through the half-way point, it does not mean that the appeal is over; there's still nearly £75,000 to raise!
So, if you would like to make a donation please visit http://www.stjohninbedwardine.co.uk/appeal.html where there is information about donating via cheque or by credit/debit card using our new secure facility provided by the Co-operative Bank.
(Friday 19-January-2010)
Worcester Standard
Have a look on page 2 of this week's Worcester Standard and you'll see an article about the Tower Appeal. Click the following link to read the article on their website http://www.worcesterstandard.co.uk/news89024.html
(Friday 08-January-2010)
Great News!
The St. John's Feoffees have pledged to give £50,000 to the Tower Appeal. This takes our current total raised to £85,000.
(Sunday 20-December-2009)
Grand Draw
The Grand Draw was drawn at 2 p.m. today (Saturday 12th December) and we would like to congratulate those lucky people who have won one of the six prizes. Well done!
(Saturday 12-December-2009)
Donations
If you would like to make a donation to the Tower Appeal, please make cheques payable to St. Johns Church Tower Appeal and send to Tower Appeal, The Parish Office, 1a Bromyard Road, St. Johns, Worcester. WR2 5BS.
(Wednesday 04-November-2009)
Appeal reaches £30,000
We have now raised £30,000. Thank you.
(Thursday 22-October-2009)
Appeal reaches £25,000
Thank you to everyone that has made a donation to the Tower Appeal. Through donations, events and pledges, we have now reached the first £25,000.
(Sunday 27-September-2009)
English Heritage
English Heritage are now considering our application. Seven other applications were rejected at this initial step. By getting through to the present step, we are NOT guaranteed any funding, but it does mean our application is probably eligible.
(Sunday 30-August-2009)
Appeal progressing well
The Appeal is progressing well and £17,000 has now been raised towards the repairs. Thank you!
(Sunday 09-August-2009)
Grand Draw
Tickets are on sale to enter our Grand Draw in aid of the Tower Appeal. The winning tickets will be drawn on Saturday 12th December. Tickets cost 20p each or £1-a-book. FIRST PRIZE: £100 CASH.
(Sunday 19-July-2009)
Listen to the Band concert
The 'Listen to the Band' concert last night raised nearly £900 for the Tower Appeal. Thank you to everyone that came to the concert.
(Sunday 19-July-2009)
Village Fayre results
Thank you to all who came to the fayre yesterday and to all those that helped with the running of the fayre. The total raised in aid of the Tower Appeal was just under £1400.
(Sunday 12-July-2009)
Appeal on your doorstep!
Letters are being delivered to many parts of the Parish explaining about the Tower Appeal. If you would like to deliver any, please let us know. If you receive one, please be generous!!!
(Wednesday 01-July-2009)
Banners
A new road-side Tower Appeal banner has been put up (to the east end of the church). You can keep an eye on this banner to monitor our progress. We will update the progress bar every so often.
(Saturday 20-June-2009)
Summer Village Fayre
We are planning and organising a Summer Village Fayre. There will be a Bouncy Castle, plenty of stalls and hopefully lots more too!
Have you got any suggestions for what else could happen at the fayre? Could you help us by running a stall? Could you help us to advertise the event? If yes to any of these, please email us at the Tower email address (tower AT stjohninbedwardine.co.uk replace AT with symbol).
(Friday 22-May-2009)
Appeal reaches its first £10,000 !
Five figures has now been reached with the first £10,000 having been raised. This is excellent news only a couple of weeks after the launch. Thank you to everyone that has donated so far, but this is not the end yet! We still need another £190,000. All donations are gratefully received, large or small and even if you cannot afford to make a monetary donation, donations of time are important too at the forthcoming fund-raising events.
The next event in aid of the Tower Appeal is: 11th July - Summer Village Fayre.
(Wednesday 13-May-2009)
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(Saturday 25-Apr-2009)
Appeal officially launched
Thank you to everyone who visited the official launch today. Thank you too to those that have donated. Adding up the donations we received today, and the pre-launch donations, we have now raised over £9000.
(Saturday 25-Apr-2009)
This page will be used to put the latest Tower Appeal news, once it has been launched on Saturday 25th April 2009 at the Church at 11 a.m..