APRIL 2006
St George's, Bloomsbury
"As the building work draws to a close, we are launching an appeal to companies, families and individuals - anyone who loves Bloomsbury, Hawksmoor and our church has the chance to equip St George's for the centuries to come.
When it reopens St George's aims to play a central role in the regeneration of south Bloomsbury. In addition to the increased number of services and the new free exhibitions on Hawksmoor, St George's and Bloomsbury there will be regular concerts, guided tours, talks, events, family activities and a schools programme.
To facilitate this we need to replace our broken, heavy pews with new seating appropriate for so elegant a building. As luck would have it, we have an ecclesiastical furniture maker and life-long admirer of St George's on our doorstep in Drury Lane. Luke Hughes has designed beautiful, practical and comfortable pew benches which can be moved with ease into numerous layouts and stacked up to five tall. They will transform the way that St George's can be used and enjoyed every day.
We need 40 benches in total, each seating five people, at a cost of £1,000 each. Sponsoring a seat costs as little as £25 a month for six months. Your name, or that of a friend, family member or loved one will be associated with St George's for the forseeable future. As a sponsor you will receive complimentary membership of The Friends of St George's Bloomsbury. This will provide you with regular information on services, concerts, guided tours, special events and family activities".
Luke Hughes & Company © July 2006
