The Work of the Friends
Project News
Each year The Friends' annual income is made available to the Cathedral towards projects put forward by the Dean and Chapter. Often the Friends finance the whole project but we also jointly fund projects with English Heritage or other funding organisations.
Financial support given by the Friends since 1929
1st 25-years: £ 16,497 (2009 value £ 520,770)
2nd 25-years: £129,937 (2009 value £1,117,416)
3rd 25-years: £1,821,835 (2009 value £2,692,685)
In current value over £4,500,000 has been given
for major projects such as:
External and Internal restoration and cleaning
Roof Repairs
Heating, Lighting and Sound
North and South Towers
Chapter House
Bells and Clock
Library and Archives
Organ and music
Nave Podium and Staging
New Fire Detector and Alarm system
2008 Programme
Below we show how the Friends' money was spent in 2008. It shows only the grants paid in 2008. Grants cannot always be spent in the year in which they are authorised and so some may be two years old or more. Once a grant has been made, the Friends put no time limit on it.
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Authorised
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Drawn Down
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Flowers
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1,000
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1,000
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Library
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1,000
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1,000
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Archive
|
500
|
500
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Clock Maintenance
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200
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200
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Bells maintenance
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250
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250
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Hymn books etc
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6,400
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5,856
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Fire Detection - Final
|
5,944
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5,944
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Eastern Chapels' stonework
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22,317
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22,317
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South Nave aisle roof
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35,000
|
35,000
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Window Protection Northern Chapels
|
9,500
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9,500
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Cassocks and Surplices (2)
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1,500
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1,346
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Visitor interpretation software
|
3,250
|
3,000
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Library cleaning equipment
|
350
|
350
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South Quire Aisle/Lady Chapel roof - phase 1
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30,000
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4,442
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|
|
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£90,705
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2009 Programme
The table below shows the new grants proposed in 2009, in addition to the outstanding grants carried forward from 2008. Our income from all sources currently runs at about £100,000 p.a. Additional grants may be made during the year.
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Completion of earlier projects
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16,695
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Flowers
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1,000
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Library
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1,000
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Archive
|
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500
|
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Clock maintenance
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|
200
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Bells maintenance
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|
250
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Audio tour development
|
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3,000
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Repainting of Golden Gates
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2,500
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Vestments
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|
1,800
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IT network server
|
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6,000
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Small scale projects
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11,000
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Choral scholarships
|
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6,000
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Set of copes
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6,000
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|
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55,945
|
|
|
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Projects still under consideration
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44,055
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|
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Total new money available in 2009
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100,000
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C\F from 2008
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|
62,569
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Total available for 2009
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£162,569
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