Raising Funds for Much Needed Repairs to the Ceiling
It is lovely being back in Church for our Sunday services again,
even if we are sharing the building with the scaffolding. Because the
whole
ceiling in the Nave and Lady Chapel needs to be replaced (rather than the
small repair job we had originally thought was needed) the cost has escalated
to nearly £40,000. We will need to do a lot of fund raising over
the coming months, not just to cover the cost of repairing the ceiling
but also the urgent repairs that are needed to the bell tower and the disabled
access. We have applied for grant funding towards the cost of the ceiling
and hope to hear whether or not we have been successful at the beginning
of March. In the meantime it is business as usual in the Church until
18th April when our Sunday services will be held at Laindon Park School
for about 6 weeks.
We do have a number of weddings booked at St. Nicholas over the next few
weeks and so we will be decorating the scaffolding to make our Church look
as attractive as possible for these special days, and think the happy couples
will be pleasantly surprised to see what a difference some flowers and
ribbons can make to scaffolding, to have a sneak preview look on the Gallery
page.
Please go to our JustGiving site to make a donation.
This button will take you to the donation page:
You can also create your own fund raising page to raise money for St. Nicholas Church by clicking on this button:
If you would like to create a fundraising page in memory of a loved one please click on this button:
Upcoming Fund Raising Events and Activities
Beating the Bounds
Please sponsor our vicar, Diane, as she 'Beats the Bounds' of the parish.
She will be walking approximately 12 miles round the parish boundary
on Saturday 18th September 2010 to raise money for the repairs fund.
If you would like to sponsor Revd Diane, please either contact her here or
go to her Just Giving page, here
Chris's Treasure Hunt in the Churchyard
Join in the summer fun with Chris Grave's Treasure Hunt Quiz!
Each set of questions/entry form costs £2.00 from Chris, or contact
me here and
all proceeds will go to the repairs fund. There are 27 clues, the answers
to which can all be found in the churchyard. Return your entry form to Chris
by 1 September 2010
to be entered in the competition to stand a chance of winning either first
or second prize. Results will be announced during the Laindon's Got Talent
Festival on 11
and 12 September 2010.
Daphne's Sponsored Slim
Please sponsore Daphne Eldridge to lose one stone by 12th September 2010
by going to her Just Giving page, here
St Nicholas Festival
Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th September - To celebrate Laindon's
Got Talent
over the weekend of 11th and 12th September (something for all the family)
Southern Soul Machine Concert
An evening of Motown Memories and Stax Classics in church at 7.30pm - tickets
£5.00 from Graham or here. For more information about the Southern Soul
Machine,
visit
their
website, here
Other events in the pipeline for the near future:
Barn Dance,
A 'Mr. & Mrs.' Evening
Murder Mystery Dinner
Dates to be confirmed - so watch this space.
If you would like to support our efforts to raise £75,000 please contact Diane - tel: 01268 411190 or write to Revd. Diane Ricketts, 38, Claremont Road, Laindon, Essex SS15 5PZ or click here to email her
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Many thanks to those who have already kindly and generously donated time or money:
