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Myths and Legends
- The Goverment pays and maintains the church - No we are a charity and all funding is via donations.
- The Church of England pays and maintains the church - No In reality our fundraising also covers a significant contribution to the CofE to cover the cost of clergy etc.
Please consider giving a donation to church!
It costs around £1,000 a week to keep our church open.
Note just our Parish Share (paid to the Blackburn Diocese)
equates to £20 per week for each of the 21 regular weekly attenders.
We also need to maintain, renovate / update the church
for current and future generations.
Thank you for your valuable contribution.
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Why?
- If you can't make church on a particular week please consider donating your collection contibution.
- If you find information on this web site useful.
- If just wish to help maintain the building in memory of loved ones.
- Post Covid less people are carrying cash, why not make use of contactless payment machine or our QR codes to donate from your smart phone.
Thank you for your valuable contribution.
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* Please note the links will take you to our partner SumUp to complete and authorise. Your donation goes into the church’s bank account within 3 working days.
Our Spending
We are a charity and rely on donations to fund our maintainance and general running costs.
Here are listed some of our expenditure over the recent years.
It is not an exhaustive list but shows were the donations have been put to good use.
Date |
Activity |
By Whom | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul 2016 |
Car park resurfacing & Car Park Sign |
Miles Fox, Clitheroe |
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| Jul 2016 | Front gate, Notice board redone | Signtec, Clitheroe | ||
| Jan 2017 | Tree Survey and trimming of trees | Andrew Piercey, Clitheroe | ||
| Feb 2017 | Spot light bulbs replaced on balcony | Julian Cook, Chatburn | ||
| Apr 2017 | Balcony Plans | Overton Architects, Ilkley | ||
| Jul 2017 | Spire Examination – Lightning conductor test High Level Maintenance | |||
| Oct 2017 | Lead repairs High Level Maintenance Roof photographs Tender for repairs Roof Specification Faculty List B roof | |||
| Jan 2018 | Light on staircase – replace back lights | Julian Cook | £ 392.53 | |
| Mar 2018 | Cleaning our spire, mesh fitted | M Kay, Clitheroe | ||
| Mar 2018 | Work on Churchyard headstones | C B Price, Burnley | £ 1,440.00 | |
| Apr 2018 | Repairs to floor boarding on Balcony | S D Cox, Clitheroe | ||
| May 2018 | Replacement of Rainwater goods | High Level Maintenance | £ 6,771.00 | |
| Jun 2018 | Repairing Cold water tap | Robin Mason | £ 30.00 | |
| Jun 2018 | Buy Risograph – Digital printer Rison R2200 | Midshires | £ 456.00 | |
| Sep 2018 | Repairing water-heater – alter outside tap | Robin Mason | £ 50.00 | |
| Nov 2018 | Repair Candle Stand | S.D. Cox | £ 68.00 | |
| Nov 2018 | Gutter cleaning & Smartwater marking | High Level Maintenance Darwin | ||
| Jan 2019 | Put in new wall safe after theft | Tony Pritt | £ 220.00 | |
| Mar 2019 | Repainting North Porch Wall | High Level Maintenance | £ 201.00 | |
| May 2019 | Sound System reconfiguration /update | Makerfield Sound System | £ 354.00 | |
| Jun 2019 | Install 2 inspection chambers into Drainage Trench | DD Plumbing Drainage | £ 1,617.60 | |
| Jun 2019 | Remake South Door. Make good cellar & North Door | Peter Merrell, Grassington | £ 1,585.00 | |
| Sep 2019 | Shelves in Vestry cupboards | S D Cox | £ 225.00 | |
| Oct 2019 | Repair stained glass & Fit polycarbonate – North side | Pendle Stained Gass | £ 7,020.00 | |
| Oct 2019 | Safety railings for ramp and cellar steps | Overton Architects, Ilkley & Park Mill Engineering, Bacup | ||
| Oct 2019 | Inner south church door re-varnished | Peter Merrell | ||
| Jan 2020 | Cellar door lock changed + keys | £ 110.00 | ||
| Feb 2020 | Purchase of vacuum cleaner | Richards, Clitheroe | £ 300.70 | |
| Feb 2020 | P.A.T. testing | D Pendleton, Chatburn | £ 66.00 | |
| Feb 2020 | New Oak South Door + pair to incumbents board | Peter Merrell | £ 5,298.00 | |
| Feb 2020 | Peter Merrell | Cellar Door & North Door | £ 1,585.00 | |
| Feb 2020 | Loose slates, gullies cleaned | High Level Maintenance | £ 538.00 | |
| Feb 2020 | Slope railings, cellar steps | Park Engineering | £ 1,407.60 | |
| Mar 2020 | Iron girder repair over clock in spire | £ 155.28 | ||
| Mar 2020 | Stone walling repairs around churchyard | £ 132.50 | ||
| May 2020 | Mower maintenance: 2 mowers | S Dobson | £ 373.60 | |
| May 2020 | Storm damage and subsequent work to spire | High Level Maintenance | £ 3,420.00 | |
| May 2020 | Refurbish inner door | Peter Merrell | donation | |
| Jun 2020 | Plaster north wall & north porch | Ian Ireland | £ 1,020.00 | |
| Sep 2020 | Disabled parking space markings car park | £ 63.82 | ||
| Oct 2020 | Repairs to spire after storm – insurance payment | £20,770.00 | ||
| Jul 2021 | 60m Hozelock hosepipe | £ 73.85 | ||
| Sep 2021 | Grave and garden waste clearing | A Parker | £ 180.00 | |
| Dec 2021 | Gutter cleaning | High Level Maintenance | £ 522.00 | |
| Dec 2021 | Front notice board repairs and painting | £ 69.97 | ||
| Jan 2022 | Stone wall repairs in churchyard | R Johnson | £ 300.00 | |
| Jan 2022 | Lawn Mower services | S Dobson | £423.68 | |
| Apr 2022 | New Cooker Top | D.J.P. | £304.99 | |
| Jun 2022 | Making and fitting new gates to churchyard | £ 455.00 | ||
| Jul 2022 | Pruning trees | Andrew Piercey | £ 800.00 | |
| Aug 2022 | Cover remaining windows with polycarbonate | Pendle Glass | £ 8,520.00 | |
| Dec 2022 | High Level Maintenance work | High Level Maintenance | £16,980.00 | |
| Mar 2023 | Replace burnt out light | J Cook | £ 174.87 | |
| Apr 2023 | Repairs to strimmer | D Leigh | £ 285.28 | |
| Apr 2023 | Repairs to strimmer | D Leigh | £ 76.97 | |
| Jun 2023 | Purchase of new mower | S Dobson | £ 1,377.00 | |
| Feb 2024 | Lead repairs | High Level Maintenance | £ 840.00 | |
| Feb 2024 | Electrical work | M H Electrical | £ 968.00 | |
| Mar 2024 | Repairs to porch door and kitchen window | S D Cox | £ 70.00 | |
| Mar 2024 | Repairs to gutters & slates | High Level Maintenance | £ 1,044.00 | |
| Apr 2024 | Quinquennial Survey Report | Jubb Clews | £ 1,518.00 | |
| Jun 2025 | Boiler Service | J W Moore | £ 228.00 | |
| Jul 2025 | Fire Equipment Check | Express Fire Equipment | £ 170.81 | |
| July 2025 | Zip Heater | £ 369.60 | ||
| Jul 2025 | Replace damaged stained glass in inner N door | Pendle Glass | £ 852.00 | |
| Jul 2025 | Work to cast iron gutters | High Level Maintenance | £720.00 | |
| Nov 2025 | New lighting scheme | J Cook | £12,000.00 | |
| Feb 2026 | New signs incumbents board & outside notice board | Signtec | £ 688.51 | |
| May 2026 | Pointing to West Face of Tower wall £500 grant received. | High Level Maintenance | £ 5,160.00 | |
| Jun 2026 | Mower service | S Dobson | £ 227.15 | |
| Jun 2026 | Fire Equipment check | Express Fire Equipment | £ 168.35 | |
| Jun 2026 | Boiler Service Check | J W Moore | £ 296.37 |