Organ
Appeal News
Sunday 29th May 2011 saw the launch of All Saints’ Organ Appeal in a bid to raise £70,000 for major repairs and restoration of its historic pipe organ.
Total amount raised to date is:
£41,181
(5th Feb 2012)
The Events Programme commenced
with a 4
mile ‘Churches of the Parish’ Sponsored Walk organised by the Walking
Club on 4th
June, led by Val Warlow.
Sat.
4th June ‘Churches of the Parish’ Sponsored Walk
Starting
from All Saints’ Church, we walked down the hill to St. Nicholas,
across to
Thanks to all Club members and Church members who walked and for the support of all who sponsored us - it’s not too late for further sponsors!
September
saw a very successful Harvest Supper organised by Mothers' Union
on behalf of the Parish supported by the Spectrum Singers raise a total
of £420..!!
October and November were busy in terms of fundraising events. We started off with Music & Monologues performed by the Gill Davies players to an audience of over 200 people. If you weren't there you missed a fantastic evening! This event raised a magificent £1,988.00.
The Christmas Craft Fair held on the 12th November, organised by Josie Thomson. A culmination of months of hard work by many in creating and donating various items of crafts, cakes, raffle prizes etc.
As soon as the doors opened it did not stop! The homemade welsh cake ladies were kept really busy and sold out by 11.15am...!! Rob Grover took first prize in the raffle of the knitted Nativity scene and Ruth LeBreton Gealy won Guess the Weight of the Organ Cake donated by the Little Blue Deli.
A magnificent £1,363.45 was raised and has now brought the total of the appeal fund to approx £17,300..!!!
The 24th November saw the final Organ Appeal Autumn Lunch. In addition to our two raffle prize draws, Joy Hume gave her usual entertaining reading and Suzanne Grover sold the range of Organ Appeal murchandise.
The four weeks of Autumn Lunches raised a pleasing profit of £1025.75! The Lunches Team and Harry sincerely thank everyone who supported their venture so generously.
The Family Christmas Concert held in All Saints' Church on the 10th December saw a total of 120 people attending the event. The music programme which was constructed around a family theme for adults and children included many favourites such as Tom Thumb, ET, Sleeping Beauty, The Pirates of the Caribbean and Beauty and the Beast.
Mr Phil Roberts conductor of the Cardiff Concert Orchestra stated, " We are delighted to support the All Saints' Organ Appeal. The acoustics really lend themselves to an orchestra and we have been made to feel so welcome in setting up and getting everything as best it can be." It is hoped that during 2012, Cardiff Concert Orchestra will support us once again. The amount raised from the event is approximately £460.00.
Anyone interested in helping in any way should speak to Events Co-ordinator Ann Elliott [Tel:01446 745997]. Please also take time to regularly look at the Organ Appeal Notice Boards in Church and in the entrance to the Church Hall.
Donations
Donations
to the Organ Appeal can be made at
anytime. They can
be sent to Father Adrian,
About
Us
All
Saints is an Anglican parish within the Diocese of
Llandaff in the
Church in
Church
organisations
include Mothers Union, Ladies Guild, Flower Guild, Choir, Walking Club,
Bible
Study Group and Social Committee. The Church and Church Hall provide a
focus
for many successful activities and events.
In
addition to its own
activities, the Church is also a regular and popular venue for concerts
arranged
by Barry Choral Society, Barry Male Voice Choir and Barry Ladies Choir.
It is
also well used for charity concerts such as those held by the RNLI and
for
local schools’ concerts, civic and other events. These events serve to
open the
Church to the wider community of the town.
Our Project
The pipe
organ at All Saints was first dedicated by the Lord Bishop of Llandaff
when the
Church opened in 1915. Built by Evans & Barr of
The
organ plays an essential part in our regular acts of worship. A range
of sung
Communion settings are used for the Eucharist. It is the ideal
instrument for leading
congregational singing and the Church has a strong choral tradition. The Choir is continually
expanding its
repertoire and an anthem is sung at each main service. All Saints is a
large
Parish and many come regularly to mark the significant rites of passage
-
births, marriages and deaths and, on these occasions, the organ
contributes to
prayer, thanksgiving, sharing, celebration and mourning. From the wider
community, music lovers attend regular concerts and special services
and the
Church is used by local schools, choirs and other community
organisations as
previously detailed.
This
fine organ has been part of the tradition of worship at All Saints
since its
opening in 1915.
Our
responsibility to both present and future generations must be to ensure
its
restoration and continued use. Once restored, our organ also has great
potential
as a recital or teaching instrument and we will seek to extend its use
for the
enjoyment and benefit of our wider community.
What We Need
We
need to raise £68,000 to restore our pipe organ and preserve
our musical tradition.
This
is a specialist task which requires high standards of experienced
workmanship
and a conservation report has therefore been obtained. We need to
restore the
organ as soon as possible to avoid continuing costly repairs. Ideally,
all of
the proposed work would be carried out at one time.
By
nature of their age, pipe organs require major refurbishment every
25-30 years
because leathers perish, pipework deteriorates and moving parts wear
out. Replacement
of the leather bellows will cost approximately £15,000. Repairs to
pipework
will cost £7,500. Choir and trumpet magnets need replacing at a cost of
£3,530
and a further £3,990 is needed to overhaul drawstop machines.
Unusually
inclement weather, with resulting damage to the Church roof has also
caused
severe water damage to the soundboards and repair costs are estimated
at
£18,950. Repositioning of the blower and re-design of the wind system
is also strongly
recommended, at a cost of £7,500.
(A
full breakdown of estimated costs is attached).
Our Plan of Action
The
Parochial Church Council has set up a Fundraising Sub
Committee to manage this project.
The
group comprises our Rector, Church Wardens and Treasurer and a
number of PCC members, who together represent a strong and varied range
of professional/
management experience.
An
Action Plan has been established to ensure effective and
efficient management and delivery of the project. In order to achieve
this, clear
targets, timescales and responsibilities have been identified.
In
addition to making applications for grant funding from a
variety of sources, an appeal for donations and pipe sponsorship, all
of our
Church organisations, other groups associated with the Church and the
wider
community in our Parish, will be encouraged to be involved in a planned
programme of fundraising activities, thus promoting collective
commitment and ownership
of the project.
The PCC has also set aside a designated amount towards the project from its annual budget (the maximum that it can afford). An Insurance Claim, in respect of water damage to the soundboards has also been submitted, although the outcome of this is uncertain and unlikely to meet full costs.
Saturday 14th, 28th and Tuesday 7th February 2012:
Viennese Coffee Morning.
[Presented by Gaynor and Derek]
Wednesday 29th February 2012:
St David's Day 3 Choir Concert.
Tuesday 13th March 2012:
"More Than Just Names"- by Dr. Jonathan Hicks.