Re-roofing
due to begin soon
The
re-roofing work
will begin at the end of February 2012. The church will be closed
from Saturday 18 February until late May, while the work is carried
out.
It
is still possible to sponsor a slate but the slate might now be a
re-used one from the current roof, rather than a new one.
If you would still like to take part
in Sponsor-a-Slate, please return your form by the end of February.
In 1855 St.
Tudno’s Church on the Great Orme, Llandudno, was re-roofed and
restored thanks to
the generosity of one benefactor, Mr. William Henry Reece. Time
and the exposed position of the church have taken their toll and the
church once again needs to be re-roofed. It is estimated that
1000 new slates will be required and there has been an exciting
opportunity
for anyone to be a benefactor by sponsoring a slate.
Sponsor-a-Slate has been organised by the Friends
of St. Tudno's Church and was launched at the
Friends' Fair on 5 September 2009.
At the Friend's
Fair, people were queueing up to Sponsor-a-Slate.
For £10.00 a slate, sponsors will have their name, or that
of
someone whom they would like to remember, engraved on a slate when the
roof is repaired.
The names will be engraved on the under sides of the slates, and so
protected from the weather, but whenever a future generation repairs
the roof the names will be clear to see. All sponsors are invited
to enter their names, and any messages, on the application
form which will become
part of the parish archive and will thus be a more accessible record of
contributors.
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Archbishop of Wales sponsors
1000th slate
In April 2011 The Archbishop of
Wales, the Most Reverend Barry Morgan, sponsored the 1000th slate for
the roof of St. Tudno’s Church.
Dr. Morgan’s message for the book of sponsors is: “I have
very fond memories of preaching at St. Tudno’s when Elwyn Roberts was
the incumbent and I was university chaplain. I have loved the
place since those days.”
The Archbishop is seen receiving a special Sponsor-a-Slate certificate
from the Rector of Llandudno, Canon John Nice, following a service at
Holy Trinity Church, Llandudno, when the Archbishop had been presenting
the Archbishop of Wales’ Awards for Church Music (see Special
Events).
Sponsor-a-Slate has raised £14,700 towards the roof appeal and
the Friends
of St. Tudno’s Church are continuing to help the parish raise the
necessary funds.
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MP sponsors 750th slate
In September 2010 the Member of Parliament for
Aberconwy, Mr. Guto Bebb MP, visited St. Tudno's to sponsor the 750th
slate. Mr. Bebb (right) attended the Friends of St. Tudno's
annual service and was presented with his special Sponsor-a-Slate
certificate by
Friends' Chairman, Chris Fosbury.
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Bishop sponsors 500th slate
Sponsor-a-Slate passed the half-way way point in June 2010, with
the 500th slate being sponsored by the Bishop of Bangor, the Rt Revd
Andrew John.
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If
anybody still wishes to sponsor a slate it is possible to do so but it
is likely that the slate will be a reused one from the present roof,
rather than a new one.
Sponsor forms are available
in St.
Tudno's Church and in Holy
Trinity Church or can be downloaded here. 
Please use this link to download a pdf version of the sponsor
form.
For those wishing to sponsor a slate in someone's name as a gift,
a special gift certificate has been available. A
slightly different version has been available for those wishing to
sponsor a slate as a Christmas gift.
If you
require a reader for the pdf files, please use the link
below.
If you have any questions on Sponsor-a-Slate, please contact the
Rector or St. Tudno's Church.
Please use this link for more information on St. Tudno's
Church.
The Friends
of St. Tudno's Church welcome anybody who would
like
to be part of St. Tudno's extended family and support the mission,
maintenance
and restoration of this ancient church. Sponsor-a-Slate is being
organised by the Friends to help the Parish of
Llandudno raise the funds required to re-roof the church.
Membership of the Friends costs £10.00 per household per year, and
can be Gift
Aided, and Friends receive regular newsletters including
information on
services and events at St. Tudno's, special events for Friends and
articles on St. Tudno's and the Great Orme.
If you would like to join the Friends, please click on the link below
to
download a pdf version of the
membership form. The two pages make a double-sided,
three-fold leaflet.
If you would like more information on the Friends, please see the Friends'
web page or contact St.
Tudno's Church.
Please
use this link to download the Friends' membership
leaflet
If you
require a reader for the pdf files, please use
this link to the Adobe
Reader website to download a free version of Adobe Reader.
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