Amberley Sculpture Gardens

Saturday 10 June 2017
3.00pm-8.00pm

Over 60 works by 20 artists displayed in five of Amberley's beautiful gardens.

Live music by St Martin's Voices from St Martin-in-the-Fields and jazz musicians from the Guildhall School of Music.
Afternoon teas, wine and soft drinks. Free parking.
Entry £10, includes a free glass of sparkling wine.

Amberley is one of Sussex's "show villages" and its gardens are stunning, creating magnificent settings for the sculptures, most of which are for sale.                                                                                                   Gale Force Nun by Philip Jackson
Artists exhibiting:
Maria Albiez                              Gill Lawson
Jane Bohane                             Allan Mackenzie
Tessa Clegg                              Abby Martin
Su-Peta Cloud                          Teresa Martin
Jon Edgar                                 Christopher Marvell
Graham Heeley                        Carol Orwin
Zeljko Ivankovic                       Alexandra Osmond-Jones
Philip Jackson                          Hazel Reeves
Michael Joseph                        Eve Shepherd
Belinda Kelland                        Alex Smith

Heritage Lottery Fund Award

The ACTnow St Michael’s Church Tower Appeal committee is delighted to announce that it has received initial support from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for essential repairs to the church tower.

HLF grants are awarded in two phases: a Development Phase, which in our case includes further preparatory and investigative work before the main works to the Church tower can be carried out; and a Delivery Phase, when the main works will be done. During the first phase we will prepare a detailed application for the second phase grant. As long as plans have progressed satisfactorily and according to the original proposal, an award for the second phase will be confirmed.  Our original outline application was for a total grant of over £140,000, and we have been successful in obtaining a first phase grant of £16,600, towards expected costs of £19,656.  We are confident that we shall succeed with our second phase application and that we may be able to begin the main works on the tower in 2018.

We have already raised £20,000 ourselves, from various events, including concerts and talks, and generous donations from a number of sources.  But we will still need to raise up to £50,000 more, so ACTnow will continue with its fund-raising activities for some time yet. 

Several events are already scheduled and being planned for this year, and we look forward to your participation in these.  Additional help would be very welcome, particularly with the organisation and manning of events.

Valerie and Ian Galbraith
Simon's Lee
01798 839 006
valerie@ecomis.com

ACTnow fundraising - update

Much effort, primarily by Jeff Feakins, during autumn 2016 went into preparing a submission to the Heritage Lottery Fund for a major grant towards the total amount needed for the works on the Church tower.  We have applied for a total grant of £150,000.  We expect to know the result of our application in early March.

To meet our target total of £200,000 by autumn 2018, we have to raise £50,000 from other sources.  As of the end of 2016 we had raised £18,700, from events and donations.  This is a highly satisfactory position and we are very grateful to all who have contributed, via donations, support for events, and in planning and assisting with these events.

Several events are already scheduled and being planned for this year, and we look forward to your participation in these.  Additional help would be very welcome, particularly with the organisation and manning of events.

Valerie and Ian Galbraith
Simon's Lee
01798 839 006
valerie@ecomis.com

All Our Yesterdays

Local historian Bob Hutchinson and Janet Kelly gave two brilliant talks about the history of Amberley on 4 November and 2 December: Amberley People in the Past and The Changing Face of Amberley.  The first talk concentrated on the people of the village, and the second on the village itself.  Bob and Janet offered a wonderful double act, with Janet providing very personal observations on individual inhabitants, several of whom were her own ancestors.  A final photograph showed Janet herself as a child, as a bridesmaid at a village wedding.  The church was almost filled on both occasions by very appreciative audiences, including many people from outside the village. Followed by drinks in the church hall, the two talks raised £2,400 for the ACTnow Church Tower Appeal.

 

Many thanks to Fowlers Estate Agents who sponsored the wine.