Friends of St Mary’s appeal

St Mary’s Church are launching a new fundraising group The Friends of St Mary’s, Brighton on Tuesday, February 25.

Friends of St Mary’s would like to see the church restored and thrive as a community resource.

St Mary’s is a friendly, inclusive space with ambitions to grow and offer more to the people living in the local community around it in St James Street. It has staged the annual World Aids Day Concerts for the last few years and hosted the community funeral of Phil Starr.

The Friends group will raise funds for the restoration of the church building and to increase awareness of its heritage value and potential as a community resource and arts venue.

They hope, by mid-2016, to have built a new entrance with integrated toilet, kitchen and bar facilities on part of the block of Council-owned land immediately to the west of the church.

The aim is to secure better facilities without compromising the fine acoustic and aesthetic appeal of the church’ interior while at the same time improving amenities and the streetscape environment for everyone in the St James’s Street neighbourhood.

The launch is an informal, drop-in affair, with live music, refreshments, and a short presentation on the history of the church building. Everyone is very welcome, so please extend the invitation to your family, friends and colleagues.

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