March 2023 Newsletter
The new 2023 Programme is covered in this newsletter as well as exciting developments on the Unwrapped Project and details of the Big Help Out Day on 8th May.
The new 2023 Programme is covered in this newsletter as well as exciting developments on the Unwrapped Project and details of the Big Help Out Day on 8th May.
In this newsletter there are updates on the fundraising, the Discovery project and more. And find out about a Canadian Quaker living in Walpole in the 1930s, as well as a sneak peak at next year's Summer programme.
As a busy Summer season comes to a close the September edition of the newsletter has updates on the restoration project, including the appointment of a fundraising consultant, the forthcoming Ride and Stride and Heritage Open Days and a short piece on a visit by the Veterans Cycle Club.
The June edition of the newsletter has items of interest on the successful Witchfinder project, our public consultation event which was followed up by a generous grant from English Heritage, an update on the Discovery project and more.
A generous and significant grant has been awarded by Historic England towards our renovation project - "Unwrapped". The chapel is at risk and urgently needs funds to undertake the necessary repairs to the external render.
The Spring edition of the Newsletter is packed with updates about the chapel and includes our new programme of events for the 2022 season. Find out more about this and our public consultation event on 30 April that will provide an update on the conservation project and how you can become more involved. There is also news that we have become a Charitable Incorporated Organisation and you can find out much more about the Discovery Project and how to get involved.
In this newsletter we review the ups and downs of this turbulent year. We  look ahead to 2022, provide an update on the Unwrapped renovation project, the Witchfinder musical project and the new Discovery project. There is also a moving tribute to Vic Gray MBE who sadly died recently and we introduce Miriam Stead who we are very grateful to for agreeing to become the new Discovery project co-ordinator. We also pay tribute to Bill Mahood who has stepped down after 12 years of chairing the chapel committee with such skill, and who has guided the chapel through some difficult times with great tact and leadership.
This month we have much to report including the forthcoming Heritage Open Days on the 11th and 12th of September and our own Service of Remembrance and Thanksgiving on Sunday 26th September. There is also coverage of the new "Discovery" Project and the visit by one of our patrons Dr Kate Tiller, as well as an update on the fundraising and important news on the Friends of Walpole Old Chapel.