| THREE NORFOLK WHERRIES ARE IN URGENT NEED |
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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), which requires the public to have access to the boats and for them to be utilised for environmental education. The Trust purchased the boats in July 2006 and now needs your help to secure a 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, but there is still much to do before we reach our ultimate aim of seeing our fleet reunited. Please help us!
Join us to help preserve the only remaining fleet of Norfolk wherries
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| General meeting and wherry talk - 6th February |
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Current Friends are invited to attend a general meeting on 6th February, 6.30pm at Wroxham Church Hall. As well as short overviews from the Trustees and the Friends' Committee,
there will be lots of opportunity to ask questions and have your say on fundraising and volunteering, and after refreshments there will be a short talk from Peter Bower. (Don't worry if you cannot
attend - the next newsletter will also be seeking feedback on the same issues.)
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| More events |
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As we're without a wherry tour this year, we're going to be holding lots of other events. Full details are appearing on our news page as and when they are finalised. We look forward to seeing you!
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| 2009 Wherry Tour raised £25,000 - thank you for your support |
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The 2009 Wherry Tour, "Hathor's Farewell", raised £25,000 through sailings, merchandise and donations. We would like to thank all of our passengers and visitors, and of course our hard-working volunteer crew, for making the tour such a success. In particular, the crew's efforts have allowed us to draw down an additional £20,000 from the Lottery fund, making an enormous difference to our financial position. Although we have to say a fond farewell to Hathor for the next few years, it's vital that we don't forget the all-important subtitle to the tour: "your chance to safeguard her return". On that, the work certainly continues, and we do still need your help and support. Watch this space for more events and ways in which you can support Hathor, Olive and Norada and our boat base rebuilding project.
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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 vital to the success of the project. Your subscriptions and donations provide vital cash flow, and any voluntary labour can 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.
Become a Friend of Wherry Yacht Charter Charitable Trust
Donations through Everyclick are in addition to any income from sailings, merchandise and events. Everyclick takes less than 5% of donations as a processing fee.
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