32 Minutes Sold and £4515.00 Donated So Far
Thank You
Upchurch Parish Council, who look after the church clock, (which is a war memorial) on behalf of the residents of the Parish, have used Parish funds to upgrade and modernise the clock and winding mechanisms in the tower of Saint Mary the Virgin, Upchurch, to mark the centenary of the end of the Great War and as a lasting act of remembrance in helping preserve our War Memorial for future generations of villagers and visitors to enjoy.
Local residents and visitors to the village expressed their desire to make a contribution to the work as a way of saying 'thank you' for the sacrifice of those in the First World War.
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Pictured above: State of the art changes have made the church clock fit for the 21st century. Click image to enlarge. |
Upchurch Parish Council would like to thank everybody who has donated so far, your generosity has been overwhelming.
31 supporters have donated £1000.00 online through the JustGiving crowdfunding page
Swale Borough Council has contributed a WW1 Centenary Grant of £750.00
Beckenham Park Residents Association have donated £60.00
The Village Fete Plant Tombola (Judy Oliver) donated £400.00
The Village Fete Clock Restoration Stall raised £75.00
Upchurch Handbell Ringers have donated £500.00
The Village Fete Craft stall (Betty Hazon) donated £63.00
Upchurch Brownies and Guides Strawberry Tea raised £317.00
Upchurch Horticultural Society have donated £150.00
Upchurch Village Fete Committee have donated £1100.00
UpARA have donated £100.00
Residents can still ‘buy time’ on the clock face, our target is to raise an hour, or put another way 3600 seconds, to say thank you!
Please donate what you can, to reach our target, we would like each second on the face to sell for £2.35, (less than a cup of coffee), we hope you will agree this is a lovely and lasting way to personally say thank you from our generation, to those in an earlier generation who sacrificed their lives for our freedom.
The Parish Council's JustGiving page is still online - it's the easy and convenient way to make your donation.
Please visit the link here to donate >> www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/the-modernisation-of-the-church-clock-at-saint-mary-the-virgin-upchurch
You can also donate by cheque, made payable to “Upchurch Parish Council” and post it to the Clerk at: 14 Trapfield Close, Bearsted, Kent ME14 4HT.
Thank you
Tyrone Ripley
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