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St Nicolas Church, Cranleigh
As with any ancient building,
we have a continuing need for the upkeep of the fabric. The Amount Spent To Date Has
Been £474,561 This money has been used for: Tree Felling and Replanting £12,358Stabilising the Tower £147,285 Internal Tower Repairs £16,995 Bell Ring Beam repairs for the Millennium £8,225 Lightning Conductor work £5,854 Guttering, Surface Drains and Paths £75,954 Re-Roofing North Aisle, North side of Nave and Choir Vestry £21,454 Repair of West Window £62,741 Replastering Walls and full Interior Redecoration of the Church £72,195 Restoration of Lych Gate £15,500 Re-Roofing of Chancel, North Transept and Clergy Vestry £36,000 During the last five years we have spent some £50,000 per annum on essential repairs and maintenance. This money has all been collected from the various fund raising efforts of the generous members of the Cranleigh community. The following work still needs to be done: To ensure that we maintain the church building as part of our legacy for following Cranleigh generations, future projects include: Upgrade Fire detection £8,000 Upgrade Electrics £6,000 Upgrade Heating system £10,000 Repair Wall paintings £10,000 If you would like to make a donation towards the continuing restoration work to our church then please send it to: The Rectory High Street Cranleigh Surrey GU6 8AS Under the Gift Aid regulations the HM Revenue and Customs will refund Income Tax on gifts made where the giver has supplied his/her name and address and signed the necessary forms. For each £10.00 given the Government will donate a further £2.80 - for further information on this please contact Herb Cherry on 01483 276134
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