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+ 30/08/2007 - Applications have been made to a number of bodies which might provide grant funding. Already we have received offers of grants from the Leche Trust and from Worcestershire and Dudley Historic Churches Trust.

+ 31/07/2007 - A highly successful Flower Festival held in the church raised over £3,000 for our funds.

+ 30/06/2007 - A further grant application has been made to English Hreitage towards the repairs to the interior plasterwork.

+ 02/06/2007 - An update to the Appeal brochure has been published. This shows that £90,000 has been raised to date and a further £25,000 has been raised for the organ repairs. This is in addition to the grant offered by English Heritage.

+ 13/12/2006 - A grant of £65,000 towards the roof repairs has been offered by English Heritage.

+ 02/06/2006 - The Appeal campaign was formerly launched on 2nd June at an event attended by Lynda Waltho MP and the Mayor and Mayoress of Dudley. Professor Carl Chinn also broadcast live from the event on Radio WM and interviewed the Vicar, John Savage - Leader of Fund-Raising Group and Andrew Fletcher - Organist.

    

+ 05/2006 - The new fundraising leaflet is now available.
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+ 04/2006 - Thanks to Moira Mottram at MMGraphix we now have a logo specially designed for the Appeal.  The logo will appear on all our fund-raising materials.

+ 03/2006 - Rev. Ron Curtis was invited to speak at the Rotary Club of Stourbridge and was able to tell them more about the history of the Church and what the money is needed for.

+ 12/2005 - Rev. Ron Curtis promotes the appeal on local new television programme, "Midlands Today"
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About the appeal

St Thomas is a Grade A Listed Building by the Department of the Environment, having originally been given Grade One status in 1949 when the system first came into operation.

St Thomas' was also recently awarded a £75,000 grant by English Heritage for repairs to the tower.

However, because of its age it is in continual need of repair and probably needs something in the region of £750,000 to bring it near to good repair, so we are always willing to receive donations.

In its first year the appeal has raised over £90,000 and has also been offered a grant of £65,000 by English Heritage.

+ Appeal Brochure
+ Appeal Update Brochure (June 2007)
+ Contact the appeal

Donations

Should you wish to make a donation to St Thomas, then please send your cheque, payable to "St Thomas' Church" and send to :

St Thomas's Internet Appeal,
St Thomas's Church,
Market Street,
Stourbridge,
West Midlands

Many thanks for your contributions to the Church!

Last Updated on 18th September 2007
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