Taking up the baton of benefaction
Over generations, benefaction has played a vital role in the flourishing of St Alfege Church and the social fabric of Greenwich.
Among the first benefactors recognised on the church Benefactors Boards is Joan Tallis, widow of Thomas Tallis who from 1587 donated 10 shillings annually to the running of Queen Elizabeth College, which had been founded through a benefaction from William Lambarde from the church in 1558.
Since that time, successive generations of Greenwich residents have donated funds for church repairs or developments and for community projects. Notable recent appeals have included:
the church roof appeal in 1982 - a highlight being the actress (Dame Anna Neagle) and the Bishop (Rt Revd Michael Marshall) ignoring any risk to life and limb by taking tea together on the roof
the East Portico Appeal led by Tim Barnes and his team - Anne Broadbent, Philip Craig, Bryony Heap, Yvonne Horsfall Turner, Rachel Lethbridge, Penny Matheson, Chris and Gill Moody, Ian Pawlby and Adam Pollock.
The Heart of Greenwich Place and People project has been made possible through the donations of local people and trusts, who between them have provided match funding to secure a grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, with the assistance of Wendy Foreman, Mark Harris, Lesley Hodsdon, Helen McIntosh and Gill Moody. If you would like to become one of the project's many benefactors please email us.
Benefactors to the Heart of Greenwich Place and People Appeal
Grant making trusts and Foundations
National Lottery Heritage Fund
Allchurches Trust
ChurchCare
Dame Susan Morden Charity
Garfield Weston Foundation
Greenwich Neighbourhood Growth fund
The Hobson Charity
John Booth Charitable Trust
Marshall's Charity
The Mercer Family of Charities
Prudence Penn Charity
Veolia Environmental Trust - for The Community Memorial Garden including replacement trees
The William Boreman Foundation
Rest in peace
Merritt and Edith Aldrich - an in memory donation by Adriana Savargnani
Freda Cannon
Peter Harris - a grant from the Peter Harris Bequest awarded by Tim Barnes
Jonathan Horsfall Turner - an in memory donation from Yvonne
Bob Vogt (Priest)
Pam Williams
Benefactors
Olayinka Adegbuyi
Dermot Agnew
Meshach, Mercy, Victoria and Joyce Ajoku
Hélène Alexander
Nigel Anderson
Anonymous
Ade and Olayinka Ariyo
Anthony Austin
Gordon Baker
Richard Bancroft
Daphne Barnett
Chris and Irene Bishop
Jane Birkett
Stella Booth
Rosemary and Tony Butler
Gordon and Ursula Bowyer
Andrew Van Buiten
Ann Cochran
Sue Corneck
Lesley Curwen
Naomi Delap
Liz and Tim Delap
Simon and Wendy Foreman
Simon Gallie
Ruth Gribble
Lesley Hodsdon
Olivia Horsfall Turner
Keith and Moira Ison
Paulette Johnson
Gill Jordan
Joan Jones
James Kinman
Martyn Lewcock
Paulene Malaszek
Dave Marnham
David McEvoy
Charles and Jo Mercey
Eve Mitleton-Kelly
Chris and Gill Moody
Andrew Morely
Carole Moses
Christina Norbert
Alison Palmer
Ian and Sue Pawlby
Nigel Perks
Adam Pollock
Ann Powlton
Nick Raynsford
Caroline, James and Grace Risdon
The Robinsons
Edmond Rose
Debbie Sandringham
Francis, Penny and Helen Saunders
Elizabeth Sekweyama
Jane and John Sharman
Beverley Sharp
Jean Smith
John and Tina Stanley
Gareth Steel
Chris and Janet Todhunter
Richard Upton
Ian Wakeling
Doreen Waller
David Yunju
Thanks also to:
Martin and Bryony Heap and those who provided auction lots and raffle prizes for the Autumn Bash with Bangers and Mash
Theatre of Wine for their Parsons' Bumper wine tasting
All those who have promoted or contributed to For your Convenience