Teddington is buzzing with fundraising activities – why not get involved in one of these? They’re easy, fun and open to all.
Join us for another epic Quiz Night: Saturday 4 October, 7-10.30pm, St Mary's Parish Hall
Follow this link to find out more and buy your ticket/s: https://stmarywithstalbanchurch.churchsuite.com/events/aiqwkxka
And follow this link to find out more about the project: https://www.teddingtonparish.org/facilities-for-all/
Just back from holiday? Got foreign notes and coins gathering dust? Turn them into support for our community project! Every little helps.
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Donate via our page on their Charity platform: Leftover Currency Ltd
Send your foreign currency directly to them online or via postal form.
Those bids came in, raising over £4,500! Thank you.
Congratulations to all of you who won one of the amazing prizes and grabbed yourselves a treat!
Fr David's Sponsored Parachute Jump
Fr David took to the skies in Kent, climbed to 12,000ft and jumped out of a perfectly functioning plane, all to raise money for Building Anew. Asking to be sponsored £1 for every foot he fell in exchange for his bravery, he indeed raised over £12,000 in the process! Absolutely amazing - thank you for everyone's support.
Building Anew Update
A progress update, open to all, with tea & coffee and cake to enjoy as we share with you how this project is going.
Quiz Night 2024
A sell-out epic Quiz Night with a fish 'n' chip supper to keep you fuelled through a fun 8-rounds to challenge your grey matter.
Tango Evening
This special evening raised a magnificent £1624. Our thanks to Margaret Lochrie and her students at Freedom Tango for making this happen and sharing their knowledge and passion. The floor was full of everyone trying out their new skills, it was amazing.
Thomas Traherne Concert
A beautiful, successful evening in church, all made possible by Teddington Churches’ Singers & Teddington Consort who presented musical settings of texts by Thomas Traherne and his contemporaries. Raising £804 for Building Anew. A huge thank you to everyone involved.
Buy-A-Brick
The Buy-a-Brick appeal is now sold out! A huge thank you to everyone who bought one of the 100 commemorative bricks. You will be recorded as part of the legacy of this historic building project.
Traherne 350 Events: 7-13 October
To celebrate St Mary with St Alban's Heritage: a series of events to mark the 350th Anniversary of Thomas Traherne's death and burial in St Mary with St Alban's Churchyard.
School Disco Party for Grown Ups
It's now everyone's new favourite annual event! All Disco Daves and Disco Divas kept the party going, whilst raising a serious amount of money for Building Anew: £2684. The live music, epic 80's & 90's DJ set, and bowl food from an ex Jamie Oliver chef, along with the prosecco and margaritas kept everything rocking and gave everyone a great time.
Two Local History Supper Evenings
Bringing lots of interesting facts to life about the local area. £2992 was raised over the two evenings, whilst minds were tested over a fun, interactive quiz and a sumptuous two course dinner.
The Community Café's Big Community Café Tea Party
Thank you for all your support. What a great crowd we had over the afternoon, enjoying a selection of homemade cakes and scones, tea/coffee and good company. All part of the local community Getting together to Give together by hosting a series of tea parties to raise donations for building these vital facilities at St Mary with St Alban Church.
The Hundred Hills Challenge
Sophie Edginton, one of our congregation, dusted off her running shoes to take on her first Ultra Marathon - the 50km Hundred Hill Challenge on 16 March 2024 - billed as "an extremely challenging event"! Sophie says “It was daunting, but every step was worth it, with every penny raised going towards a cause I really care about.” Sophie raised a magnificent £2359 for Building Anew.
Christmas Stocking Appeals: 2023 & 2024
During advent, visitors to our church offered gifts in the shape of donation labels for our Christmas present appeal. Our stocking was well and truly full by the time Christmas came round. Thank you to everyone who donated.
Creative ‘Build-It’ Arts Day
Sidonie from our congregation ran two lively Artventurers creative art sessions for children up to the age of 7 raising over £380 for the building project. A huge thank you to Sidonie and everyone who came along.
Churchyard Teas and Teddington Village Fair: 2024 & 2025
Cream teas and a wonderful range of home-made cakes, preserves, cards and even some vinyl went down a treat at the annual churchyard teas and Teddington Village Fair, raising over £2000 in the process. A massive thank you to all the bakers and helpers for their wonderful efforts and to all those consumers!
Choir Concert
It was standing room only at St Mark’s church as the parish choir delighted the audience with its performance and raised over £950 for the building project. Thank you to Derek and everyone involved in staging the event and to all those attending for their donations.
