The shock experienced by all English churches of the stopping of all in-person fund-raising in March 2020 due to the Covid-19 Pandemic created many problems and meant that different ways were considered to help raise funds.Luckily for us we could take advantage of a community Lottery, the Lucky Severn Lottery, set up by Stroud District Council to help raise funds for good causes in the District area.As we have registered for a dedicated page, we receive 50p for every £1 ticket bought from our page, 10p goes in the general good causes fund, and 40p goes towards the prize money and administration. The top prize is £25,000! Since joining in March 2020 we have managed to sell enough tickets to raise over £2,000 thanks to the generosity of our regular ticker buyers.It is all done by on-line purchasing so tickets can be purchased from anywhere in the country. <span style="font-size: 1rem;">The direct link to our dedicated page is </span>https://www.luckysevernlottery.co.uk/support/fretherne-st-marys-churchThank-you for helping us raise much needed funds.Good-luck!
