To help raise this figure a “Sponsor A Brick Appeal” has
been launched where you can sponsor the bricks that will be used to combine,
into one unified building, the different structures that form the core of the
Heritage Centre. The names of sponsors
will appear on a large commemorative plaque that will feature in the tearoom at
the Centre. The price of sponsoring an individual brick has been set at £50.
Project Leader Steve Cramp said “Whilst we are ready to
go with the construction of Bond Lane Halt, we are also set for a very busy few
months raising the relatively small remaining balance needed to progress the Community
Heritage Centre. I hope this ambitious scheme will capture the publics' imagination
and they will want to join us in clearing this last financial hurdle.”
If you want to view progress on the railway, walk round
the newly created nature trail and see the plans for the Community Heritage
Centre, there will be Open Public Consultation Days on March 22nd and
March 29th from 11am to 2pm with guided tours starting at the
Swithland Lane entrance. Please note that there is no site parking so please
make every effort to arrive via other means where possible.
If you want to help the Brick Appeal, cheques for £50 (or
multiples of £50!) should be sent to The David Clarke Railway Trust (Registered
Charity 1104839) 112 Balmoral Road, Mountsorrel, Leicestershire, LE12 7EW.
Please write “Sponsor a Brick” on the back of the cheque.
4 comments:
As one who hasn't used cheques for years but wants to contribute, would'nt it be possible to set up other forms of donating such as paypal or direct bank transfer
Hi Paul. Yes you can donate online or by bank transfer, but because our banking is currently done via DCRT (GCR), we need to be careful to separate out money for the project from other DCRT money. Please email steve@mountsorrelrailway.org.uk to receive details of how to donate this way. Many thanks for your support!
I too no longer use cheques, so would be great if could publicise some way of paying on line. Paypal? Virgin Money? If it's something quick might catch a few spontaneous sponsors :-)
Thanks Caroline. As I explained above, we're currently unfortunately unable to take advantage of Paypal and Virgin Money because the project doesn't yet have its own bank account. Instead we use DCRT's (the David Clarke Railway Trust), which is mostly for developments on the Great Central Railway (GCR). Email steve@mountsorrelrailway.org.uk and he'll explain how you can still donate online, in a way that means the donation can be chanelled to the project and not to the GCR more generally. Sorry about this. Thanks.
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