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Allchurches Trust grants
£750
26 August 2008
Even during the holiday
season, fundraising doesn't stop - nor does the support we receive from
other organisations. The Allchurches Trust is the latest charity to
recognise the value of the Halls Modernisation Project, with a second
grant from their precious finances.
Big Lottery Fund pay us a
visit
20 August 2008
Having received our Stage 2
Application, representatives of the Big Lottery Fund visited us today, and
spent the day with the Project Board during which they viewed the site and
gained further in-depth knowledge of the project and our plans. We now
await their response in a few months' time.
Grant Applications are on
track
30th July 2008
Funding arrangements for the
Modernisation Project took a step forward today, when our application to
the Big Lottery Fund's Community Buildings Programme was completed and
mailed to the Big Lottery Fund's offices. This is a Stage 2 Application,
so we are well on the way to getting a decision on this major part of our
funding. However, further funds still need to be raised, and we are
relying on the continuing support of our active community organisations,
as well as making grant applications to other bodies.
Summer Fair - something
wonderful!
27th July 2008
Our Summer Fair on Saturday
26th July was a resounding success, with all the Halls' user Organisations
working hard and the community turning out in force to support us. The net
result - another £1,700 for the Modernisation Project!
Click here
to read a report and see some photographs.
Another £1,000 - it just
keeps rolling in!
25th June 2008
A commercial organisation,
happy to remain anonymous, has donated £1,000 to the Modernisation Project
this week! What a positive statement of the worth of the work we are doing
- and of the needs we are addressing. If you or your organisation would
like to help us in any way, we will be pleased to publicise it; however we
take this opportunity to convey publicly our gratitude for the many
anonymous donations we have received.
Colchester Borough
Council grant £15,000
21st June 2008
We are delighted to report
that we have received a cheque from Colchester Borough Council for
£14,985.13p
as a grant to
the Modernisation project. The money represents "Section 106 funds",
relating to the development of the local community. We are most grateful
for this valuable encouragement, which also demonstrates the worth of our
project to other potential sources of funding.
Craft and Chat.. and cash
12th June 2008
Girlguiding Myland can be
delighted with their "Craft and Chat" evening, to raise funds for our
Modernisation Project - every ticket was sold for the event, and it was a
full and productive evening in all senses of those words! £269.28 was
raised, which keeps up the Project's momentum and is a great encouragement
to all the other User Organisations who have generously planned further
events to be held in the coming weeks and months Thank you!
Partnership Sponsors
strengthen our case
31st May 2008
We are delighted to announce
two more Partnership Sponsors of the Myland Parish Halls Modernisation
Project -Greenacres Property Management and C M Cadman & Son. This raises
to 7 the number of local businesses who recognise the value of the work we
are doing - and the value of community itself. This is a great
encouragement for us, and also an important statement that we have broad
local support. Thank you!
Myland Parish Council
Adds yet more support
31st May 2008
We have heard today that
Myland Parish Council, already strong supporters of the Myland Parish
Halls Modernisation Project, have voted a generous donation of £1,000. We
are humbly aware that the money available to the Council is raised from
local Rates, and vow to ensure that the Myland community receives good
value for this valuable contribution.
Grand Open Day was....
grand!
31st May 2008
Over 200 people were
involved in making our Grand Open Day a success. All the User
Organisations were represented, and had prepared display stands to
introduce and promote their Groups to the people of Myland, who came along
in good numbers - as did MP Bob Russell, himself a strong supporter. There
was lots of interest, too, in our plans for the future of the Halls,
including the 3-D animation of the building plans prepared by our
Architects. But most of all, the Open Day brought the community together
in a new and exciting way. Well done, all!
Click here for a couple of photos...
All in a week's work!
24th May 2008
In one amazing week, over
£600 has been raised for the Halls Modernisation Project by our local
community - and hundreds of people were involved! Firstly, Myland County
Primary School raised £256 on their non-uniform day; then Girlguiding
Myland raised over £80 at their family campfire songs evening. On top of
that, we are delighted to announce three new Sponsor Partners - the Lorraine
George School of Dancing and Performing Arts, the Hunnaball Family
Funeral Group and Redwood Photographic Laboratories Limited. Thank you all, for your generous support.
Plant Sale raises over
£700
10th May 2008
This year's Plant Sale, held
in blazing sunshine on Saturday 10th May, made over £730 profit! That's a
record for the event, and an enormous help towards our fundraising target.
Click here for the
story and photos.
Planning Consent Granted
1st May 2008
At the end of March we
submitted our Planning Application for the modernisation of the Halls; the
target date for concluding the work was 27th May, but we have now heard
that Planning Consent has now been given! We are grateful to Colchester
Borough Council for their hard work, and for all who have indicated their
support.
The Fundraising Programme
grows and grows!
23rd April 2008
Organisations who meet
regularly at Myland Parish Halls have been very busy making plans for
special events to raise funds for the Modernisation project - and some
have already been held. To mention just three - Myland Playgroup raised £131 by dressing up & performing
songs during Book Week; the Parent & Toddler Group raised over £100
through secondhand book sales and an Easter Raffle; and the Mothers' Union raised over £100 by selling cakes & preserves
after Church. Our thanks to everyone involved for your initiative and
generosity!
Click here to see what's coming up next.
User Organisations have
the last word on modernisation
5th March 2008
At the beginning of
March our architects, PJB Chartered
Architects Ltd, produced a revised set of plans for the
modernisation of the Halls, and Users were invited to view them and
make suggestions at an Open Evening on 5th March. As a result, changes
were made, the plans were costed and brought to a special meeting of the Halls
Management Team, when we looked at the implications of the Project -
principally the amount of money which has still to be raised, and how
we are to achieve it all!
Halls win First Prize in
Augustine Courtauld Memorial Awards
6th February 2008
At the 2008 Augustine
Courtauld Memorial Awards, held annually by the Rural Community
Council of Essex, Myland Parish Halls won the first prize, along with
a cheque for £1,000. The citation reads "In recognition of their
fundraising achievements" and we thank everyone involved with the
Halls, because all have contributed to this success. The award will
help us buy portable staging, enabling User Organisations put on
performances, concerts, lectures and demonstrations - which of course
will help us generate even more funds towards the Halls Modernisation
Project.
See the press
release and a photo on the RCCE website.
Family Beetle Drive
raises fun and funds!
26th January 2008
There was frantic fun in
Myland Parish Halls for our first fund-raising event of 2008 - and how
good it was to see people of all ages enjoying a Family Beetle Drive.
Often seen as a feature of social evenings in the dim and distant
past, this Beetle Drive was a fast-paced and entertaining way to spend
time with friends old and new. And the Modernisation Project benefited
to the tune of £150! Well done, everyone!
Big Lottery Fund awards
£25,000
19th December 2007
We are delighted to
announce that the Big Lottery Fund have awarded the Halls a
development Grant of £25,000 towards the Myland Parish Halls
Modernisation Project.
Earlier in 2007, an
application was made to the Big Lottery Fund's Community Buildings
funding stream, and that application has
successfully passed Stage 1. The development grant will fund work
by the necessary professionals (architects, surveyors, solicitors etc)
to enable us to submit a Stage 2 application in a few months' time. A
final decision can then be made on whether a full grant will be
awarded, and the decision will be conveyed to us in early 2009. If we
are successful, the works can then go ahead.
This news is the
culmination of sustained hard work over an extended period by a number
of people in the Myland community. Some have made personal donations;
many organisations and individuals have been hard at work fundraising;
and we are most grateful for donations and support we have received
from Essex County Council's Community Initiatives Fund, Myland Parish
Council, Myland Community Association, The Community Forum and the
Allchurches Trust; and the Rural Community Council of Essex.
There is still a
substantial target for further fundraising, and a lot of hard work to
do this year, but the Big Lottery Fund's decision has given us great
encouragement.
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