St. Peter's Church Hammersmith fund raising

Support Needed to Raise St Peterï¿½s Roof

The historic church needs half a million by December

The St Peterï¿½s Challenge, a mission to raise £500,000 for the churchï¿½s new roof, now stands at just over £400,000 and includes a £166,000 donation from English Heritageï¿½s Lottery Fund. However if they don't raise the full amount by December English Heritage will withdraw their grant.

To raise the money a series of events has been organised. If you are a budding writer, a frustrated decorator or a useless public speaker there could be an opportunity for you to improve yourself and help out the appeal.

Coming up:
Workshops on Decorative Paint Effects : If you are interested in interior design and enjoy decorating your own home, come and learn how to mix colours to match soft furnishings, colour washing, sponging off, stippling, dragging and other paint effects for walls and furniture. Each student will take home 5 finished sample-boards, a file of notes on each paint effect and the confidence to get painting. The cost is £85 inclusive of a delicious -course lunch with a glass of wine and all materials.
Venue: 20 Third Avenue, W3, 9.30 am to 4.00 pm.
Choice of dates: September 12th, 27th or November 21st. To reserve your place, please call 8743 0224.

Do you ever need to speak in public, either at work or anywhere else? We are offering a fantastic value Presentation Skills Workshop on 15th September at 125 Wendell Road, W12 - only £100 for the day. Deborah Hall, BBC TV broadcaster and journalist, will be running this workshop. For booking form, please call 8749 0054 or email info@hrinlaw.co.uk

Are you a budding author? They are running two short story competitions, one for adults: 800 words on the theme of 'Preservation'. It must be an original short story, previously unpublished, double spaced on A4. There is also one for children, under 16 on 'Old Things' - again 800 words, double spaced on A4. The winning entries will be published in The Green and there are book tokens for prizes. To enter, send a cheque for £10 payable to St Peter's Challenge with your story to: 9 Roxwell Road, W12 9QE.

August 14, 2003