After the success of the Raise the Roof campaign, achieving the initial aim to thatch the chancel roof on All Saints church, attention is now turning to the nave…an even bigger challenge. The aim of ‘raise a bundle’ is to ask for sponsorship through donations that represent the bundles of reed needed for the roof. It will take approximately 2200 bundles of Norfolk reed to thatch the nave roof each costing about £4. To make sponsorship really easy a ‘Just Giving’ page is now available through which you can make your donation - and see just how much has been raised towards the total cost of the reed - some £8,800. Just go to https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/raisetheroofallsaints
If you would rather donate by traditional means, Old Buckenham PCC will be happy to receive your cheque or cash - just make it clear if you want your particular donation to go towards the ‘Raise a bundle’ total.
Of course the cost of the reed is only one part of the total costs of the project and other donations and support for other fundraising efforts for Raise the Roof will be very welcome - there is a long way to go. If the sponsorship received for ‘Raise a bundle’ exceeds the amount finally needed for the reed, the balance will still help ‘Raise the Roof’ and the Church restoration fund.
An application has been made to the Heritage Lottery Fund for a very substantial grant towards the total project costs and all are waiting with baited breath to hear the outcome, probably sometime in March.
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| Old roof on left and re-thatched chancel |
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| A £4 bundle is big |
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