Let there be music- the restoration of the historic organ and development of music in the church and local community
Thornhill Parish Church is delighted to announce a £61,900 award from the Heritage Lottery Fund to restore it’s historic J.J. Binns organ- which dates from 1904 , to be repaired and brought back to a perfect working order. It will also allow a programme to involve the whole community in learning and participating in more live music.
Work will start later this year and run for three months and the building will remain open throughout the works.
Thornhill Parish Church is a Grade 1 Listed building in the Thornhill Conservation Area which has been renovated, conserved and made fully accessible and user friendly over the last few years to make it fit to serve the local community for this millennium. The opportunity to do this work is the final exciting piece in the jigsaw which completes the work. Apart from the usual Sunday services it has about 20 weddings per year as well as 50 baptisms and many funerals. The organ plays a central part in most of these activities.Children and adults will be able to see and hear work in progress and the finished product will be recorded and reinstated in our concert series.
Commenting on the scheme , the Rector, Revd Sue Clarke and Brian Pearson, the Project Manager, said, ‘We are excited that the Heritage Lottery Fund is making a continued commitment to this fine building and the local community by supporting this project’
Inside Thornhill Parish Church
Thornhill Parish Church
After a period when the church members were unable to maintain the building a major development scheme was put in place to fully refurbish it and install modern facilities. The superb Grade 1 Listed Building at the heart of the Thornhill Conservation is now fit for purpose for use by the community, schools and other organisations. The use of the building has developed and we now host an independent charity café, meetings of uniformed organisations , meetings and concerts as well as our Bazaar and Summer Fair. The building is now in an excellent condition to support use for the next hundred years.
About the Heritage Lottery Fund
Using money raised through the National Lottery, the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) aims to make a lasting difference for heritage, people and communities across the UK and help build a resilient heritage economy. From museums, parks and historic places to archaeology, natural environment and cultural traditions, we invest in every part of our diverse heritage. HLF has supported over 37,000 projects with more than £6bn across the UK including £445m to over 3,100 projects in Yorkshire & the Humber alone. www.hlf.org.uk.