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Become a Friend in deed
We need Friends to support Wherry Yacht Charter Charitable Trust, which was established in 2002 with the aim of protecting, restoring and sailing the three wherries Hathor, Olive and Norada, whilst keeping them together as the only remaining fleet of Wherries. The Trust is supported by a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF - see below), which allowed us to purchase the boats in July 2006 but we now need your help to secure a long-term future for these unique,historic craft. Our focus in 2010 is to continue work on the urgent repairs to the boats' base at Wroxham, where the skilled restoration work will take place. Thanks to the generous support we received in 2009, we were able to start work in late Autumn as planned; we have made considerable progress but there is still much to do before we reach our ultimate aim of seeing our fleet reunited on the water. Please help us!
Join us to help preserve the only remaining fleet of Norfolk wherries
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| This year's fundraising |
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As we're without a wherry tour in 2010, we're going to be holding lots of other events. This will include afternoon tea and cakes (lots of cakes!) in the beautiful Stody Gardens near Holt (23rd May), several Sunday walks around Wherryman's Way in the summer (first Sunday, May-Sept), historic film shows (Autumn) and more. We'll also be selling raffle tickets at all our events, offering you the chance to win some great prizes. We can always make use of willing volunteers to help us rattle a donations box, so please contact us if you can help.
Full details of all events are appearing on our news page as and when they are finalised. We look forward to seeing you!
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| Heritage Lottery Funding - and why we still need your donations |
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The grant from the HLF of £492,000 (which included the money to purchase the wherries) is only approximately one third of the total amount that needs to be spent on the project over the next five year period. In order to claim £1 of grant we have to find an additional £2 ourselves to match fund it. Your support is therefore vital to the success of the project, and we make full use of every penny. Subscriptions and donations provide vital cash flow, and any voluntary labour can also be allocated a monetary value and used for match funding. The best way to support us is to become a Friend to show your ongoing commitment to helping our fleet sail again, but we welcome all donations - if you are a UK taxpayer we can claim a further 28% of any donation from HMRC under Gift Aid.
Become a Friend of Wherry Yacht Charter Charitable Trust
Donations through Everyclick are in addition to any income from sailings, merchandise and events. Everyclick allows you to donate online - quickly, easily and securely - and takes less than 5% of donations as a processing fee.
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Registered Charity: No. 1096073
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