Bournemouth Launch Date - Sunday 13th October 2002

The launch followed the Celebration Festival High Mass of our Dedication 121 years ago in 1881.

Our magnificent building and our wonderful organ are both in need of some major love and affection:

The wonderful Hill Organ is in urgent need of major refurbishment and thorough cleaning as a matter of extreme urgency.

The conclusions from the 2002 Quinquennial Inspection suggest that major replacement of all the window ferramenta and some stonework is to be replaced/repaired within the next 10 years.

The existing lighting fittings are obsolete and require replacing along with the electrical wiring over the same timespan. It is also anticipated that work may be required on the heating boilers etc. during the next 10 years.

• Other minor repairs and refurbishment works are also required.
• Access is also required to various parts of this Grade 1 Listed building in order to comply with modern legislation - including:
• Health & Safety
• Safe Access
• Disability Discrimination

To accept this enormous challenge, this appeal is launched to raise the resources to carry out this work - which is estimated to cost £597,000.

Please watch this space for further announcements as our plans are developed.

The management strategy is as follows:

Main Project Group

(under the direction of the Bournemouth Town Centre Parish Parochial Church Council)
Chair: Fr. Robin Harger
Secretary: Penny Baxter
Treasurer: David Ferns
Ian Harrison

Latest News

We have now raised sufficient funds...in excess of £162,000...for Phase One - a complete cleaning and rebuild to take place this year (2009) starting immediately after our May Festival.

We hope to have the organ returned into full service for the 2009 Christmas Festivities.

Phase Two of this huge project...to add two 32 foot pedal stops and to commission a remote console for concert work...we hope to complete these works by the end of 2010.