An update from the building site

Well, it's time for an update from the building site.

Work is progressing well, with the project nearly half complete now. Here are some photos for you to enjoy:

More to follow, but in the meantime please keep promoting the Moving Home appeal: we've a long way to go! Thanks.

Reminder about the Gatehouse Concert, 12th November

Don't forget a major event we have coming up: the Gatehouse Moving Home Appeal orchestra:

Mozart Piano Concerto No.23

Soloist: Craig Greene

Schubert Symphony No.5

Conductor: Andrew Gray

Saturday 12^th November (5^th Week)

St Peter’s College Chapel 7:30pm

FREE admission, with a retiring collection towards the Gatehouse moving home appeal

The orchestra will be made up of Oxford University students and other Oxford musicians offering their time to support the appeal. The soloist is Craig Green who is a Christ Church graduate studying for a Masters in Music Performance at the Royal College of Music.  

Admission is free, but we'll be inviting a retiring offering. We are also planning to sell Christmas cards.  

For anyone who cannot attend the event but would like to show their support, please donate directly here 
 

An lottery award

Hi all. Click here to read a great article about the Big Lottery Fund’s Awards For All scheme.

The Gatehouse has secured funds from this source for the Moving Home appeal, alongside others such as  Modern Art Oxford, Chesterton Primary School, the Woodstock Allotments Association and Southmoor Pre-school.

This £7,700 has helped us get up to and over £90,000 so far: check out the target badge to the right of the page or click here to find out more.

Check out the article for an update on the building from Gatehouse Director Andrew Smith as well...

Update from the Sponsored Walk

Thanks again to the merry band of walkers who took part in the sponsored walk. We had over 30 people take part and have raised over £1,500 so far - which is brilliant!

You can continue to give here if you'd like to.

And well done to Syndney the dog, who has nearly raised £200!

The Moving Home appeal Concert - Download the Poster ...

See the post below for news about our fantastic Gatehouse Moving Home Appeal Concert, to be held on Saturday 12th November at St Peter's College Chapel in Oxford.

Remember, it's free to attend! But if you want to donate you can do so here. In the meantime, here's a poster for you to download, print, and share with your friends. Let's fill the hall and make it a night to remember!

Click here to download the poster:

The Moving Home appeal Concert

OK, the fundraising initiatives are coming thick and fast now, as the Gatehouse Moving Home appeal continues to aim upwards to 100% of our target. 

Here's the latest: we're very excited about this and hope you can join us and support us:

The Gatehouse Appeal Orchestra

Mozart Piano Concerto No.23

Soloist: Craig Greene

Schubert Symphony No.5

Conductor: Andrew Gray

Saturday 12^th November (5^th Week)

St Peter’s College Chapel 7:30pm

FREE admission, with a retiring collection towards the Gatehouse moving home appeal

The orchestra will be made up of Oxford University students and other Oxford musicians offering their time to support the appeal. The soloist is Craig Green who is a Christ Church graduate studying for a Masters in Music Performance at the Royal College of Music.  

Admission is free, but we'll be inviting a retiring offering. We are also planning to sell Christmas cards.  

For anyone who cannot attend the event but would like to show their support, please donate directly here.

Thanks - we look forward to seeing you there.

Marshalling the forces

With thanks to all the Gatehouse volunteer marshalls who helped out at the Abingdon Marathon on Saturday.

Here are some of them:

And thanks again to the organisers of the Marathon for selecting the Gatehouse as the marathon's nominated charity for this year.

The Abingdon Marathan

Just 2 days now until the Abingdon Marathon, which is taking place on Saturday 16th October.

Well, we'd like to thank the organisers of the Marathon for selecting the Gatehouse as the marathon's nominated charity for this year. You can see our logo here on their charities page.

Please can we also thank the 10 Gatehouse volunteers who are acting as marshalls.
Here's wishing all the runners a great race!

Will you keep going with us?

As you all know, we've now reached the half-way stage of our appeal. Although this is very encouraging, we still have a long way to go. In fact, we'd like to raise £40,000 in about 4 months - that's £2,500 a week.  

Don't forget, the best way to donate is via our Sandwich Steve page: in just a few clicks, you'll be able to donate safely and securely via the just-giving system. Plus, let us know what you think of the move at the same time!

If you'd like to find out more about other ways of donating, such as by cheque or by standing order, take a look at this page: you'll find all the details you need.

Thanks again for your support. For now, cheerio!

Quotes from the sponsored walk

And a selection of comments from some of our walkers...

A wonderful walk in lovely weather.  If you do it again - I’ll definitely be there.

A great walk, good company, good weather & great tea! 

Really good to walk and talk with you all; felt like I was in the right place at the right time.

The walk was very pleasant thanks to the weather.  I was very happy to walk for the Gatehouse and will gladly do so again!

Disappointed not to see any rabbits (blame Sydney the lurcher)

 Thanks again to all the walkers.

News from the Eynsham to Oxford Sponsored Walk

Congratulations to the merry band of walkers who took part in the sponsored walk (sponsorship money still being counted). We had over 30 people take part. 

Well, you've been asking to see some of the photos: so here they are:

Well, done to Syndney, who has nearly raised £200!

The youngest walker of the day!

And here was the gorgeous tea awaiting the walkers back at the Northgate Hall. 

This event would not have been possible without the work of the Eynsham Gatehouse Food Group.  Thank you to all those who put up posters, talked about the event, turned up to take part and of course to our sponsors.

Photos from the Benefit Gig

A huge thank you to everyone who worked so hard to put on the Gatehouse Benefit Gig at the end of September.    

• Thank you to the musicians for giving up their time: Simon Davies, Chris Beard, Maman, the OX4 Allstars and the Brickwork Lizards.  
• Thank you also to the management of the Bully pub on the Cowley Road who allowed us to use the Backroom for the gig.
• Thanks as well to Bruce for all his hard work in organising the event.

We really appreciated all the people who came out to support the evening. It was a great atmosphere with our very special Oxford musicians. We raised £150 for the Moving Home appeal which has helped us reach our half-way target.  

Here are some photos for you to relive the gig! ...

50% ... and counting!

Hi everyone: you'll see from the ticket on the left that Sandwich Steve has reached the magic figure of 50%. 

Thank you so much for your support for the Moving Home campaign over the last 5 months: we've really appreciated your support, especially in today's difficult economic environment.

It is down-hill all the way now - but we're only half way there. Work continues on the new premises (new photos to follow soon), but we continue to rely on your support. Keep your eyes on the blog for more information and more ideas coming up!

Thanks - and well done everyone!