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Hello all
I'm currently heading a group of volunteers in the valley to restore an old 18th century chapel house and the surrounding burial ground to save it for community use and as an historical monument and focal point for the village - it's not much to look at but it's ours and we love it; at the moment the only time it gets used is on Christmas day for the 'Plygain' the early morning service at 6AM, in future we hope to put it to a variety of uses throughout the year .
We've done quite a bit of work this year but we don't have much money, only what we've raised (begged) locally and I've applied for a cash grant through the Natwest Community force scheme.
The decision who gets the awards is made by members of the public voting on their favourite project on the community force website, so far I'm close to, but have not reached the requisite number of votes to have a chance of a thousand pounds.
I wonder if I could impose on you forum users to spend five minutes registering with communityforce and casting your vote for my project. I have been working mostly on my own to save this building for many years and it is a project very close to my heart. Hen Fethel (the old Bethel) is dear to the whole community and my family have been involved with the chapel since it was built in 1773 - it would be a shame to lose one of the oldest and dearest buildings in the community for the sake of a few thousand pounds.
There are only ten days left to vote, We are called the friends of Hen Fethel post code region SA18 - here's the link
http://communityforce.natwest.com/project/2129
Thanks
Emyr
PS The chapel wall is also the home to a colony of 'wild' dark honeybees which I seem to have adopted
I'm currently heading a group of volunteers in the valley to restore an old 18th century chapel house and the surrounding burial ground to save it for community use and as an historical monument and focal point for the village - it's not much to look at but it's ours and we love it; at the moment the only time it gets used is on Christmas day for the 'Plygain' the early morning service at 6AM, in future we hope to put it to a variety of uses throughout the year .
We've done quite a bit of work this year but we don't have much money, only what we've raised (begged) locally and I've applied for a cash grant through the Natwest Community force scheme.
The decision who gets the awards is made by members of the public voting on their favourite project on the community force website, so far I'm close to, but have not reached the requisite number of votes to have a chance of a thousand pounds.
I wonder if I could impose on you forum users to spend five minutes registering with communityforce and casting your vote for my project. I have been working mostly on my own to save this building for many years and it is a project very close to my heart. Hen Fethel (the old Bethel) is dear to the whole community and my family have been involved with the chapel since it was built in 1773 - it would be a shame to lose one of the oldest and dearest buildings in the community for the sake of a few thousand pounds.
There are only ten days left to vote, We are called the friends of Hen Fethel post code region SA18 - here's the link
http://communityforce.natwest.com/project/2129
Thanks
Emyr
PS The chapel wall is also the home to a colony of 'wild' dark honeybees which I seem to have adopted
another vote done
