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Friends of Great St Mary’s

The Friends of Great St Mary’s was formed to help its members keep in touch with the church, and what is happening there. The Friends of Great St Mary’s also supports the care of the fabric of the building, through subscription, covenant and legacy. It undertakes fundraising for specific tasks of renovation and improvement.

You are warmly invited to become a Friend of Great St Mary’s, and to help preserve this historic building.

Membership

Annual membership Single: £15.00; Joint: £25.00
Life membership Single: £200.00; Joint: £300.00

As a member you would benefit from:

• receiving a free copy of The GSM Guidebook upon joining
• free trips up the tower (splendid views) for the member and up to two guests
• social events, visits or lectures
• 25% discount on tickets to concerts by the Academy of Great St Mary’s
• an electronic newsletter twice a year
• receiving information about major events happening at Great St Mary’s
• knowledge that our heritage is being cared for.

Contact

A membership form (part of the Friends leaflet) should be completed and sent to The Membership Secretary, Friends of Great St Mary’s, The University Church, Cambridge CB2 3PQ. Telephone contact: (01223) 741716

Over the years it has been the support of The Friends of Great St Mary’s that has made possible repairs to the fabric of this Grade 1 listed building and the purchase of new items to reinforce our ministry. One recent project was to provide funds for the conservation of the Butler Memorial in the Chancel – a major part of the church’s heritage – which had fallen into disrepair.


The committee of The Friends works closely with the Parochial Church Council of the day to plan and implement specific projects worthy of support and to arrange social events for the benefit of its members. Our most recent undertaking was to support the conservation of the pew-end carvings of animals facing east.

The picture shows one of the many pew-end carvings prior to conservation.

Coming events

The AGM this year is to be held in the Michaelhouse Chancel on Thursday 24th May at 5.45pm for 6pm. We do hope you can come. After the business, Gill Mallett will give us an illustrated talk on Jubilee Arts and Crafts. There is no booking form to complete.

Looking ahead: there is a visit for those who love Cambridge architecture at the Law Faculty on the Sidgwick Site. This building was designed by (Lord) Foster Associates and there will be a talk given by the Librarian, David Wills. This visit is scheduled on a weekday afternoon in July. As numbers for this visit will be limited a booking form will be issued in due course.