We are delighted to report that, thanks to an excellent response from across the community - individuals, business and organisations - the funding target for the refurbishment of the the organ at St Mary's Church Banbury, has been reached and that these works have also been completed in time for Easter.
A Free Grand Celebration Choral & Organ Concert will be held on Saturday 7th May at 7.30pm. Tudor Hall School Choir will join St Mary's Church Choir to sing Faure's Requiem, the Hallelujah Chorus and other well-known anthems, with Lindsey Lea-James, Head of Music at Tudor Hall, conducting. Jonathan Clarke (MD at St Mary's & Stephen Taylor will celebrate with pieces on the refurbished organ - including Bach's Toccata in D minor.
We are trying to contact everyone who donated in any way to the fundraising campaign to ensure they can reserve tickets. Tickets for supporters and for the general public are available from One Man Band or by phoning 01295-270371 or emailing fredriches@talktalk.net.
We would like to express our thanks through the website to all who have helped - and thank everyone involved for your support over the past year.
Yours sincerely
Fred Riches & Roger Verrall
(Fundraising Co-ordinators - St Mary's Church Organ Appeal)
22nd January 2011
The Organ Appeal continues to grow as we move closer to our target. So far we've raised £35,000 of the £40,000 needed. The breakdown so far is
£13,000 from Church funds
£13,000 from Church goers donations
The sponsored swim, cookbook and Organ CD and other events have raised just over £3000
The sponsor a pipe initiative has raised just over £2000
17th November 2010
Thank you all for your contributions! We've so far raised £32,000 of the £40,000 needed. Among the highlights of these are:
The Mikado raised £1750
Revd Linda Green's swim raised £1300
The Choir of St Martin-in-the-Fields concert raised £750
16th September 2010
The Organ Appeal is now registered with JustGiving.com!. You can now choose between donating by cheque or online.
Update (22 Jan 2011): As we move into the last stage of the appeal we will be closing down our page on Justgiving. Revd Gree's campaign has also finished, raising a healthy £1300!
18th August 2010
Trafalgar Square comes to Banbury Cross! One of the foremost choirs in the word, The Choir
of St Martin-in-the-Fields, will be performing a special concert in aid of the Organ Appeal on the 9th of October 2010. Click here for more details
10th August 2010
The Choir at St Mary's will be putting on a concert on the 3rd of September 2010 in aid of the organ appeal. Entry is free but donations towards the appeal will be appreciated. Click here for more details
9th June 2010
In aid of the organ project, Revd Linda will 'swim the channel in the local pool' - 34km (22 miles) over twelve weeks (excluding holiday weeks) - that's 1700 lengths. She will start on 27th May and aim to finish by August Bank Holiday. You can sponsor her per length or pledge an amount to support her endeavour.
9th June 2010 In support of the Organ Appeal, J&M Humphries proudly presents a 125th Anniversary Production of Gilbert and Sullivan's The Mikado. Click here for more details
