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Title: Restoration of Mellor Cross by Churches Together
Post by: admin on December 06, 2017, 07:37:17 PM
A new article has been added to the main site featuring the Churches Together Appeal to restore Mellor Cross:

http://www.marple.website/community-projects/mellor-cross-appeal.html

The group will be going to Marple Area Committee next Wednesday to seek a contribution towards the £25,000 they need to raise to create a new galvanised steel cross that will be timber clad.

They are currently setting up an on-line donation scheme that will allow them to accept Gift-Aid and once that is available will let people know.

(http://www.marple.website/images/marple-today/mellor-cross-t.jpg) (https://visitmarple.co.uk/photos/albums/uploads/general/picture072.jpg)
Title: Re: Restoration of Mellor Cross by Churches Together
Post by: admin on December 14, 2017, 06:14:01 AM
Churches Together received a boost to their appeal for help raising funds towards the restoration of Mellor Cross at Marple Area Committee last night.

The group, who need to raise around £25,000 to complete the project, were awarded £1,000 from the Committee's Ward Flexibility Funding.

You can read more about the project to restore Mellor Cross in this article on the new website:

http://www.marple.website/community-projects/mellor-cross-appeal.html

Churches Together have a page on their web site about the project too:

http://www.churchestogethermarplearea.org.uk/page-two/

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Title: Re: Restoration of Mellor Cross by Churches Together
Post by: admin on January 04, 2018, 09:38:00 AM
You can now donate on-line to the Mellor Cross Appeal with Gift-Aid via BT's MyDonate (https://mydonate.bt.com/charities/cobdencrossappeal):

(https://www.marple.website/images/button-1.gif) (https://mydonate.bt.com/charities/cobdencrossappeal)
Title: Re: Restoration of Mellor Cross by Churches Together
Post by: marplerambler on July 26, 2018, 01:45:45 PM
Has the full amount been raised for the reconstruction of Mellor Cross or are donations still needed?
Title: Re: Restoration of Mellor Cross by Churches Together
Post by: admin on July 27, 2018, 09:42:39 AM
Quote from: marplerambler on July 26, 2018, 01:45:45 PM
Has the full amount been raised for the reconstruction of Mellor Cross or are donations still needed?
A new cross has been installed recently. I'm waiting for some more info before updating the article on the main site but I believe they have all the funds they need. The cross installed is quite different to what they were originally planning to do, but much more like what they replaced - a straight-forward wooden one.

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Title: Re: Restoration of Mellor Cross by Churches Together
Post by: admin on July 28, 2018, 06:15:05 AM
Here's a video by Henry Lowe showing the cross being reinstalled:

https://www.facebook.com/hwlowe/videos/10156841049915934/ (https://www.facebook.com/hwlowe/videos/10156841049915934/)