Building Project Appeal
Building for a Renewed Future
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March 2025
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History in the making, with your help
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Our Building Oversight Group worked tirelessly to get all the required information together for our application for funding to the National Lottery Heritage Fund by the 26th February 2025 deadline, and are continuing to press on with our separate applications for Grant and Trust funding from other national bodies. This is for both buildings (St Marys’ House and Church) because, without modernisation and development of St Mary’s House, our community outreach and mission will stop! (February 2025)
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Our Appeal Events
NEXT EVENT!!
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Sunday 11th May at 4pm - 'Organ & Piano Spectacular' - Scott Brothers Duo 'VE' concert, in St Mary's, Woodbridge​​
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UPCOMING EVENTS​​​​​
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​​​​Saturday 21st June 1pm to 4pm - 'Open Tower' Event for Bellringers - come along to widen your skills by ringing “heavy” bells (our bells are the 2nd heaviest ring in Suffolk)
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Saturday 12th July at 7pm - East of England Co-op Brass Band concert
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Saturday 26th July 2pm to 4pm - Garden Party - location will be revealed when you book your ticket!
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Friday 15th August 2pm to 5pm - Cream Tea at The Rectory
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PAST EVENTS
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March 22nd: 2pm to 6pm - Spring Equinox Mini-Festival & Life on the Deben Exhibition in St Mary's, Woodbridge. Huge thanks to Jan, Malcolm & Stephen for organising this fantastic event, and for raising £450.
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March 16th: 3pm Huge thanks to Nota Bene Chamber Choir for holding their concert in St Mary's, Woodbridge, and for their generous offer to raise funds for our Appeal. Donations at the end of the concert exceeded £600. Thank you to all who gave so generously.
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​​​February 1st: 7pm Singapore Evening in St Mary's House SOLD OUT!! A very popular and well-supported event, which raised £1,283.
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​​January 26th: 3pm 'Deer Parks Talk' entitled “The Medieval Parks of Suffolk’s Ecclesiastical Nobility” by Rosemary Hoppitt Ph.D about the history and importance of deer parks in Suffolk, followed by tea & cake in St Mary's House. The hall was full for this fascinating talk and we raised £220.
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​​January 3rd: 'An Evening with Griff Rhys Jones' at The Riverside Theatre - SOLD OUT!!
A fantastic evening in a packed Riverside Theatre, which raised a wonderful sum of
£3, 760.27, so we are grateful to one of our Appeal Patrons who has really made his mark on our efforts to save St Mary's House and Church.
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December 21st: 7.30pm Carolling at our local Woodbridge hostelries, starting from Ye Olde Bell & Steelyard, the Bull Inn, the King’s Head, and ending (appropriately) in the Angel.​
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October 18th: 7pm Quiz Night & Fish ‘n’ Chip Supper in St Mary's House, a fun evening hosted by Quizmaster Tim Vick.
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September 20th to 22nd: Special Musical Weekend A series of three concerts in the church, including an ambient concert in association with Woodbridge ‘Ambient Music Festival’ which brought a new audience to St Mary's. Thank you to all who supported and helped make this weekend a success.
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August 24th: 12 noon-2 pm, "Garden" Party
Despite the adverse weather forcing us to bring this event indoors to our own hall at St Mary's House, it was very well supported, and we raised £2,200. Thank you to everyone who made the day a success!​​
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