Bromley & Sheppard’s Colleges £1 million Appeal – a review by the Appeal Director

It has been an interesting exercise to look back at my time as the Appeal Director for Bromley & Sheppard’s Colleges.  I had forgotten the amount of people who had so generously given their time and money to make the Appeal a success and I am extremely grateful for this chance to thank them all for their unfailing generosity.

To be asked to be the Appeal Director for Bromley & Sheppard’s Colleges and raise £1million for the refurbishment and restoration of Grade 1 & Grade 2 listed buildings could be considered a daunting task.  However, thanks to the dedication and encouragement of an Action Group (Steering Committee), the refurbishment part of the Appeal was a success and almost £750,000 was raised to upgrade the accommodation.

The restoration of the College walls turned out to be a much bigger project than was originally imagined but I am sure the work will eventually be carried out when necessary. I would, however, like to thank The Heritage of London Trust for their support with this project.

Listed below, are some of those who donated to the Appeal. I have respected the wishes of those who made donations but wished to remain anonymous and my sincerest apologies to those who made a donation but whom I have forgotten to include.

Grant & Trust Foundations
The Housing Corporation
The Dunhill Medical Trust
The Clothworkers Foundation
Morden College
The Archbishop of Canterbury's CT
The Mercers Company
Allchurches Trust
Clery Rest Fund
The Goldsmiths' Company
Du Boulay Trust
The Weavers Company
St Edmund King & Martyr Trust
The Brewers Company
Grimwade Charitable Trust
Public Spaces & Gardens Trust

Bishops
Bishop of Rochester
Bishop of Lincoln
Bishop of Ipswich
Bishop of Ely
Bishop of St Albans
Bishop of Leicester
Bishop of Southwark
Bishop of Durham
Bishop of Ripon & Leeds
Bishop of Salisbury

Churches
St Paulinus, Crayford
St John's, Eden Park
St John the Evangelist. Bromley
St Mark’s, Biggin Hill
Parish of the Annunciation, Chislehurst
All Saints, Orpington
St Paul's, Crofton
St Georges, Bickley
Bromley Parish Church
Parish of Foots Cray with N Cray
St James’, North Cray
St Botolph’s Church, Chevening
St Justus, Rochester
Christ Church, Milton next Gravesend
Parish of South Gillingham (St Matthews, Wigmore)
Parish of Rochester
All Saints with Christ Church, Snodland
St Barnabas, Istead Rise
St Barnabas Church, St Paul’s Cray
Hayes Parish Church
Hayes Free Church
Christ Church URC
Trinity URC

Church Groups
Trefoil Guild
Bromley Baptist Men’s Fellowship
St Paul’s Crofton, Mothers Union

Trustees & Collegians
Miss Pat Winterton
Richard Lane
Nelly Mawson
Nan Crane
Ken Hewitt
Mary Calvert
Margaret Senior
Stella Senior
Doreen Maggs
Jean Gale
Frank Gough

Companies
Linda Horner (Compass Care)
Douglas Care & Domestic Services
The Leander Group

Other Groups
The National Trust (Bromley & Beckenham)
Hayes (Kent) Horticultural Society
Fawkham Local History Society
Rotary Club of Bromley

Schools
Eltham College

Individuals
The Rev’d M L Cooper
Mr George Pole
Mr Richard Taylor
Mrs Neath-Baker
Lady Mayhew
Alan Marks
Mr G Franco
Mr & Mrs Larkin
Ian Senior
Mr Gorgon Hillier
Alan & Sylvia Cowell
Mrs C J Broadbent
Robert Hutchings
Anthony Proctor
Miss Jean Tresize
Miss Winifred Jordan
Murray Lewis
The Rev'd B Beer
Colin & Carol Terry
C F Short
Mrs G H Robinson
Anna Brinson
Mr Leslie Ward
B Shand
Janet Howes
Beryl Swaby
Mrs Jean Satch
Mr & Mrs Crowdy
Maureen Jessiman
Dilys Thompson
Mrs D Poyntz
Mrs P Binning
Norman Mitchell
Mrs H Redfern
The Rev’d George McCormack
Mr & Mrs J Sydney
Caroline Baines
Mr J Pearce
Lesley McLetchie
Mrs Eileen Ferraz
Mr J Isherwood
Ms K Jones
The family & friends of Carol Ward

At this point, I must also mention those people who gave their time, talents and support so willingly:

Mr Andreas Whittam Smith
Dr Sheila Cameron
Mrs Eugenie Maxwell
Retail & Detail Advertising (Peter, Stan & Stuart)

My personal and heartfelt thanks to you for your help and assistance with the Appeal.

I would also like to thank the Collegians, staff and Trustees at the College who whole-heartedly supported the many events held at the Colleges for the duration of the Appeal.

The highlight of these was probably the filming of Cash in the Attic, which was first shown on BBC 1 in March 2005, and the ‘History of Bromley & Sheppard’s Colleges’ DVD produced by the Spring Park Cine and Video Club. However, I feel I should also mention:

The Concert in the Chapel
The Open Days
Garrick Club Lunch
Four Seasons Art Competition
Rochester Cathedral Art Display
Lambeth Palace Reception
Korean Concert
Quiz Nights
Hilary James & Simon Mayer Concert
Cream Tea College Tours and I am sure there were many, many more!

Finally, I would like to thank the members of the Action Group for all their help and support.

ACTION GROUP MEMBERS

The first Action Group meeting was on 14 October 2003 and at that time; the original members discussed the complexity and difficulties of running an Appeal of this size for an almost unknown Christian Charity. Over two years later, it was agreed that, with God’s help, an awful lot had been achieved.

So much thanks must go to the Action Group members, the Collegians and other supporters who gave unstintingly of their time and expertise but most of all, thanks be to God for rewarding our efforts so that the appeal’s ambitions could be achieved”.

Carol Ward
Appeal Director
Bromley & Sheppard’s Colleges