MP gives support to project
MP Calum Miller took time out on Saturday 25th October to pop over to Freeland, see the Chapel space and hear about our plans. After meeting for a quick coffee in the Yeoman, Mr Miller…
Views from 6 October
Around 70 people turned out for the meeting on Monday night, which was incredible—thank you to everyone who made the effort to come along. Here is a summary of what we discussed. Vision: We first…
See you on 6 October?
We’re looking forward to updating you on progress and answering your questions this coming Monday evening from 8-9pm in the village hall. With cuppas!
Our bid was accepted!
We heard late last night (Wednesday 27 August) that our offer to buy Freeland Methodist Chapel was accepted. This is wonderful news, and testament to all of you who supported and pledged towards this effort.…
We’re going quiet for a bit…
We want to say a huge thank you to everyone who’s shown support for the Chapel project—whether you’ve pledged, offered practical support or simply cheered us on. The response from the village has been incredible with over…
On the edge of our seats
With FOUR days until we have to submit our bid, and TWO days left to pledge, we have reached £141,000 of our total which is absolutely incredible! Thanks to all who have pledged (every £10…
£137,000 and counting
The great news is we’ve just crossed the £137,000 mark in our fundraising with 6 days until bid submission, and 4 days until pledges close. So if you haven’t pledged yet, it’s Now or Never!!
Did you know about tax deductibility?
…that we’re applying for Freeland Community Benefit Society to have Charitable Status under HMRC? Q: What does this mean? A: That a donation made by a business to FCBS would be tax deductible. On that…
Get behind our £10 campaign
Today we’re launching our ‘In for a tenner’ campaign encouraging everyone in Freeland consider pledging just £10 to own part of the Chapel. We have had extremely generous support so far with over £125,000 raised…
A whopping £125,470…
Well WOW, just WOW. Over 100 people came along to Open Chapel today. Great conversations, lots of advice, and plenty of prodding around the building structure. And we got to a total of £125,470 in…