The Tower Handrail Appeal
We are pleased to announce the launch of our Appeal to fund a new handrail in the Tower.
As you can see from these pictures, the steps in the Tower are very steep with only a thin rope on the inner edge at present. It is planned to instal a rigid handrail but this is not within the scope of the grants received for recent repairs and so the Parochial Church Council has formally asked the Friends to provide a grant to fund this work.
The Estimated Cost of the manufacture and fitting of the handrail is currently £5000 and the Council have agreed that this falls within the “Objects” defined in our Constitution (to assist and support the PCC in maintaining, conserving and enhancing the fabric of the building) and is a suitable project for the Friends. We have decided to make it a specific appeal to try and raise £2500 in donations we will match each donation £ for £ from our existing reserves which have been raised mainly through your membership subscriptions.
It will take time to get the necessary permissions for this work to be carried out so we do not know at this stage how long we have to raise this amount.
The Tower Steps
Additional Information
All donations, however small, will be welcome. Please let us know when donating that it is for the Handrail Appeal. The names of all donors (but not amount given) will be included in a Book of Donors which will be kept at the Friends Table in the Church.
There will also be other ways in which you can help us to achieve this target. There will be further announcements in the future, but the first way is to “Sponsor a Step”.
Sponsoring a Step
There are 97 steps in the Tower and you can “Sponsor a Step” with a donation of £25. You can choose “your” step number, providing it has not already been claimed. So for example you may wish to sponsor a particular step for an anniversary or birthday. Step Sponsors will receive a Certificate of Sponsorship recording the step number.
Other donations to the Tower Handrail Appeal
If you would like to make a donation to the Appeal without sponsoring a step, your donation, whether large or small, will be gratefully received.
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Thank you for your kind support and generosity.
