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"THE CORACLE APPEAL" NOW STANDS AT £194,500 PLEASE HELP US TO REACH
OUR TARGET OF £500,000. Any donations would be greatly appreciated. If you would like to help please contact us or write to: "THE CORACLE APPEAL" The Parish Office, 46 Treverbyn Road, Padstow, Cornwall, PL28 8DN U.K. THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY PHASE 1 - WE'VE DONE IT. THE NEW HEATING SYSTEM IS COMPLETED : - With two gas boilers, housed in the vestry, all 30 radiators are beautifully hot within three quarters of an hour of striking up the boilers. The total cost of the work was £32,000 SOUND RE-INFORCEMENT: — We now have a “loop” system to assist the hard of hearing and coupled with this we have a first class sound system to aid our worshippers. "Kernow Installations" carried out the work at a cost of £5,300. Contact www.publicaddress.co.uk THE WINDOWS: A great deal of the lead work in two of the North Aisle windows was replaced although much of the existing glass was saved. The cost was £2,500 for each window. This work was carried our by Arthur Bradley of Minster Glass, Boscastle and was completed by Easter 2007. Another job done! THE VALLEYS, GUTTERS & DOWNPIPES:
£11,000 LESS than first thought. Brilliant!!!
RENEW THE LIGHTING: — Our old halogen lighting was stark and very expensive to run. We installed a complete package of up-lighters and spot lights. We also carried out a complete re-wire of the building. The lighting is by "Fitzgeralds" of Bodmin and the electrical installation was carried out by Electrical Services ofNewquay.
The "New Look" Church with lighting and re-decoration complete. Thanks to everyone who has worked to make the transformation possible.
The total cost of the lighting, re-wire and decoration was £100,000. PHASE 2 - When funds permit RE-ORDER AROUND THE FONT: - The wooden base to the pews around the font are in a very poor state of repair. We hope to be able to re-order the whole of the back of the church to make it more user friendly. PHASE 3 - When funds permit THE TOWER - Extensive work on stonework and joints. THE STORY OF “THE CORACLE APPEAL” In 2003 we realised that our beautiful building was in need of urgent repairs if we were going to hand it on to future generations in good condition. We formed a Restoration Steering Committee and it was decided to launch “The Coracle Appeal”—so named as it is believed that Petroc arrived in Padstow in a coracle (a small boat). With the expertise of our church surveyor, David Scott, of Scott and Company of Truro, we were soon in a position of knowing how great the task is that we face. So the Appeal was launched for £500,000 We have set ourselves a target of five years to complete the task. Some Questions answered Who was St. Petroc? A Saint who came here 1500 years ago to spread the Good News of the Gospel. He built the first church here and our Church is dedicated to him When was the present church built? It was built between 1425 and 1450, so now it is more than 550 years old and badly in need of repair. Why do repairs cost so much? Because the church is a Grade I Listed Building and all the work must conform to the standards laid down by law. Why should I care? Because the Church belongs to everyone in Padstow. It is part of our heritage and civic pride What can I do to help? Be as generous as possible so that Padstow Parish Church will be here for future generations. Thank you HOW YOU CAN HELP As you have read on this page we have a mammoth task ahead of us and, with your help we are confident that we can restore our beautiful church to its former glory. You can help in the following ways: By Cheque, or bankers draft using the blue envelope to enable us to claim the tax through Gift-Aid. By Bankers Order Through Gift-Aid. In the form of a loan We will gladly sent details of this scheme Leave a legacy to “The Coracle Appeal” to enable us to keep the church in good repair for future generations Any donations would be greatly appreciated. If you would like to help please contact us or write to: "THE CORACLE APPEAL" The Parish Office, 46 Treverbyn Road, Padstow, Cornwall, PL28 8DN U.K. THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY And finally…………………… Because our Church is a Grade I Listed Building (1425—1450), legislation insists that all remedial work must be carried out by skilled and professional craftsmen. This must be done to preserve St. Petroc’s Church not only for us, but for future generations, and the longer it is left untreated the more expensive it will become. Whether we attend Church services or not, we ALL need our church for Baptisms, Weddings and Funerals, so we are confident that the work can be achieved—but only with the financial help of ALL the community. Please help us to repair our church to its former glory Also...... A local author Revd. Barry Kinsmen, a Padstonian who has retired here in Padstow, has written a beautiful book "Fragments of Padstow History" He kindly donated all rights to the Church and we have published it at £4. ( + £1 postage and packing) in aid of the Appeal. If you would like a copy please contact us. And.................. Jan and Bob Gilbey have produced a lovely book entitled "Towers of Strength" Which describes 100 churches and their bells in the Diocese of Truro.
The cost of the book is £5 (Plus 95p P & P. ) and is also available from The Parish Office on 01841-533776 For further information please see contact details on our Home page This page will be regularly updated as the Appeal progresses |
pair. The work was carried out by Teagues of Bude who have done a
first class job for us. We
have re-leaded the valleys and overhauled the gutters and down-pipes. The cost
was £69,000
REDECORATE: - At the same time we
have completely re-decorated the building. Firstly, many, many years of
dust and grime was removed from the walls and woodwork. All roof timbers
have been "fed" with linseed oil and the walls painted with permeable "Linen
White" finish. This work was carried out to a very high standard by our
main contractor Jago-Spires of St. Austell. The result is outstanding
- it look s like a new church. All the windows were professionally cleaned
by J. Swigler - stained glass company.