lychgate – St Nicholas Church Thanington

Lychgate repair underway

Well, the tiles are off and work has begun to repair the lychgate at St Nicholas Church!

This work has been made possible with grants from Rochester Bridge Trust, The Brett Group, Friends of Kent Churches, Canterbury Deanery and Thanington Parish Council. Thanks also to the many indiviuals who have made donations towards this work, both members of the church and members of our wider community.

We hope the work will be completed by the end of September. In the meantime, please take extra care when walking through the lychgate to the church.

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Cyclist raises money for Thanington lychgate.

News / Nick White

David Weeks has raised over £500 towards the reapir of Thanington lychgate by cycling 362 miles from Canterbury to York. Here he is pictured outside York Minster.

David set off from Canterbury Cathedral on Saturday 13th May. His journey took him from Canterbury to Billericay on day 1, from Billericay to Hauxton on day 2., from Hauxton to Stamford on day 3, from Stamford to Grantham on day 4, and from Grantham to Retford on day 5, and finally from Retford to York on day 6.

After 362 miles of cycling over 5 days, David arrived in York, both both he and the bicyle in one piece. On completing the cycle-ride, David said “My sincerest thanks to all who have donated, your generosity spurred me on especially when I was feeling pretty flat and exhausted.”

David’s aim was to raise £500 and he has raised £540 through his Just Giving page. To find out more about why he decided to do this and to see a few photos of his journey, please visit https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/bikerideforthaningtonlychgate

Thanks to David and to to all who sponsored him, Thanington Parish Church is now a step closer to raising the £24,000 cost for the lychgate to be repaired and restored this summer.

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Half way there

News / Nick White

We’re now half way to our target of £24,000 to pay for the repair and restoration of Thanington lychgate, so that it will be part of our heritage in Thanington for years to come.

Thanks for the many donations so far (both small and large) We’ve now raised a total of £12,000, not least thanks to a significant donation from the Brett family, who have had a strong connection with Thanington for a number of generations. It’s encouraging to feel the support of the local community for this project.

The question now is … where will the other £12000 come from?

Firstly, we are awaiting the outcome of a number of other grant applications and we hope at least some of those will be successful.

Secondly, one of our congregation is doing a sponsored cycle ride from Canterbury to York (see our previous news story for more details). Other members of the church are organising a number of small fund-raising events:

Thirdly, we are inviting residents and people who have a connection with Thanington to sponsor a tile. Although the contractors aim to re-use as much of the original materials in the restoration of the lychgate, they estimate that we will need to replace around 400 Kent peg tiles. We are inviting people to sponsor a tile at £5 each. That would amount to £2000 in total. We will keep a list of sponsors for our archives as evidence of the support of local residents. More about that in our next news story on this website.

Thanks again for your interest and support as we seek to preserve this heritage

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