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Update on St John's (February 2009) We did it! Or rather – you did it. With your help we reached our target of £50,000 in December and our very grateful thanks go to everybody who has supported us. We had donations from individuals and from groups, from ex-Accringtonians now living abroad and from children. People held raffles and concerts, donated their birthday money and held sporting events. Their generosity has been amazing. The service of Nine Lessons and Carols was extremely well-attended and we received many appreciative comments from many people. It was lovely to be back in the building and the walls really didn’t look too bad in the candlelight. The choir were in great voice and we are very grateful to Peter for his dedication and hard work. There is a lot of work to do on the church before we can move back in. At the time of writing, this has been put out to tender and we are awaiting the replies from the various contractors. We will then have to have everything agreed by English Heritage. If everything goes according to plan, we hope to be back in church in the early autumn. Details of some of the donations since the last update are: -Accrington Motorcycle Club’s show raised £195 -Marian and Frank’s barbecue made £92 -The Sponsored Swim netted over £1,000 -Craig Hambling donated his birthday money of £315 -Dr K. Hambleton gave £500 in memory of James Alfred Salthouse -The Castle Hotel played an Accrington XI at cricket and donated 750 -The Nag’s Head Volunteers held a social evening swelling the Fund by £485 -James Walton’s Great North Swim raised £313 -Back to Church Sunday donations were £846 -Sargeant’s Army raised £322 by holding a gig -‘Senior Spirit’ sold decorated cakes and made £22 -The North-West Film Archive Evening raised £504 -Bob Dobson and Geoff Taylor donated £500 from the sale of their new book -‘Accrington Acclaimed’ -A bottle on the bar at The Brooks Club realised £147 -Corren Hill sold her home-made cards and raised £127 -Marilyn’s sale of jewellery made £75 -Sheila and Andy’s quiz and Smelly Lucky Dip raised £67 Many thanks to one and all.
Our Generous Supporters
Marian & Frank’s Cheese & Wine Evening        Accrington Stanley Bucket Collection            Cath Thom’s Coffee Morning                       Church Christmas Fayre                                 Grey Horse Pub Quiz Night                          Accrington Rockers Charity Night                Church Christmas Quiz                                  Asda Gift Wrapping and Raffle                    Hyndburn Independent Pool League                 Freemasons                                                  Nag’s Head Volunteers Charity Night              Fireside Fusiliers Concert                            Accrington Motorcycle Club Rock Night          Sydney Street WMC Race Night              Mothering Sunday Tea & Toast                     NADFAS Groups                                    Moccachino’s Coffee Shop Raffle              Caroline’s London Marathon                            ‘Wear A Hat Day’   At The Hollins                   Eric Knowles Evening                                Elvis Night                                                  Spring Fayre At St Christopher’s             Willow Close Table Top Sale                      Rotary Walk: St John's School                   Rotary Walk: St John's Church                    Rishton Methodist Church                         Daniel’s Junior Great Coastal Run               Wednesday Morning Fellowship                    Table Top Sale At St John's School            Senior Spirit’s Decorated Cakes                  Church Weekly Refreshments & Raffles       Merchandise: Cards, CDs, Pens, Pencils, Books, Bookmarks & Keyrings                        Personal Donations	£72.20 £737.41 £506.90 £360.82 £160.00 £105.00 £81.00 £418.00 £160.00 £200.00 £400.00 £565.00 £300.00 £290.00 £156.00 £309.00 £110.00 £1,274.00 £155.00 £627.00 £698.00 £94.00 £142.50 £528.00 £336.00 £40.00 £51.00 £360.00 £47.30 £7.20 £607.14 £4,745.00 £18,938.00
Our very grateful thanks go to one and all and especially to the Accrington Observer.
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Fundraising events and initiatives
New Pals’ CD - A Pals song that will make you cry Irish musician Ephy Clarke, who lives in Oswaldtwistle, has released a CD to commemorate the Accrington Pals. He has taken the incredible story of the legendary Pals and, using his amazing song writing skills, has woven their story into a beautiful and moving song. Ephy has produced these CD’s at his own expense, the proceeds of which will go towards our Aspire campaign. (There are only 500 copies of the CD available and pre-orders have already been taken, so don’t leave it too long to obtain your copy!) The CD’s are on sale for a minimum donation of £5 and can be purchased from the following outlets: Observer Offices at 103 Blackburn Road, Oswaldtwistle Mills, Accrington Stanley and Blackburn Rovers. They will also be available for purchase after the 9.30am (St. John’s) Sunday service at St. Christopher’s and from Ephy’s own website. www.ephyclarke.co.uk
Local historian and book-seller Bob Dobson has donated two of his books, Accrington’s Changing Face, and Huncoat Uncoated to sell in aid of the appeal.
Pals’ CD – The disc entitled On a Summer’s Morning in France, includes music, readings and extracts from soldiers’ letters. It was compiled by local historians Les Bond and Nick Caffrey, and in support of the appeal they have kindly donated a number of CD’s for sale. These can be obtained from the Observer Offices at 103 Blackburn Road, Accrington, priced at £8.
If you would like to give a donation towards the appeal: Please call in at the Observer Offices, 103 Blackburn Road, Accrington or contact us directly via our e-mail address: savestjohns@googlemail.com
Standing Order Forms are now available for anyone who would like to contribute on a regular basis towards securing the future of the Pals’ Chapel and St. John’s Church. These can be requested via our e-mail address: savestjohns@googlemail.com Or from The Accrington Observer Offices, 103 Blackburn Road, Accrington, or by downloading the appropriate forms from the link attached.