Help us reach our fundraising goal! ​

​First the good news, on 27 May the Surrey County Council agreed a grant of £700,000 from the Your Fund Surrey towards the cost of the Shamley Green Village Hall Redevelopment Project. There will be some conditions to negotiate and documents to sign. We expect this process to take 2 months.

 

Together with the amazing £608,000 already pledged by our local community, the Parish Council and the Wonersh Foundation, we now have commitments of £1,308,000 out of the £1,540,000 that we need according to the latest estimate from our Quantity Surveyor.

 

This leaves about £232,000 still to find.​​

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We have plans for fundraising events, sale of more bricks and we hope to receive more private donations. Together these should yield another £40,000.

 

That will leave about £200,000. We are very keen to nail this quickly so that the project can get going. A condition of the YFS grant will be that the work starts within a year of signing the funding agreement.

 

In the next two months, we will apply to the National Lottery, Waverley Borough Council for Community Infrastructure Levy money and to the Sunley and Weston Trusts. These all have quite high bars and we may not succeed.

 

We are also talking to our architects, Lytle Associates, about when to proceed with the remaining detailed design and tendering of contracts.

 

So please, if you have been considering a further donation, know someone who might be able to help or have ideas about how we can fill the remaining  gap, now is the time to tell us.

 

Many thanks for your support so far. We are very pleased to have secured 85% of what we need. It feels as though we can make this project happen, which will be great for the whole community, particularly given the wide range of new activities planned. Please help us get it over the line in whatever way you can.

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'Buy a Brick', Build a Legacy​

The Shamley Green Village Hall 'Buy-a-Brick' Campaign has launched!

In 2025 bricks are the perfect Valentine’s, birthday or anniversary gift, a lasting way to remember a loved one, and it’s good to know bricks definitely have fewer calories than Easter eggs too! Donating a brick creates a real legacy in the heart of Shamley Green and shows your support for the Arbuthnot Hall redevelopment. 

 

Donating a brick ensures your name is registered and displayed in the Hall. Every gift makes you a Friend of Arbuthnot Hall (except for donors who’d like to remain anonymous). Please follow the link to find out further details. 

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Hit the link Donate to Support Shamley Green Village Hall redevelopment Buy-a-Brick and click to gift £50 to 'Buy-a-Brick' ensuring you send a message if you would like a different name displayed as the lucky brick’s recipient on our register. Of course please donate whatever you would like, but for this particular campaign we’ll register brick donations in multiples of £50. See the Hall’s website for T&Cs.

 

But perhaps you’re thinking bigger than a brick or two? If you’d like to adopt an area of the hall for a more sizeable donation the Chair would love to discuss what might be possible, please contact Jon Watson at: chair@arbuthnothall.org

 

Spread the word by spreading the link to your friends and contacts. Thank you for supporting the 'Buy-a-Brick' Campaign for the Arbuthnot Hall redevelopment.

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More Donations

We know that more people in the village are considering making a pledge of support. We still need you. And if you would like to leave the Hall a bequest, as some kind people have done, we would be very happy to talk to you. Please contact Jon Watson on chair@arbuthnothall.org

 

Trusts

We already have a generous pledge from the Wonersh Foundation and will apply next to the Bernard Sunley and Garfield Weston Foundations, both of which support community projects like ours.

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Friend of Arbuthnot Hall

Become a Friend of  Arbuthnot Hall. This is a scheme preferably for regular donations, which attract Gift Aid at 25% as the Hall is a registered charity.  Follow link for details including benefits . Since its launch in 2023, this scheme has raised over £30,000.​

Please contact our Secretary, Paulina Bayliss, by email: secretary@arbuthnothall.org for more information.

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Fundraising Events

The proceeds from some new and some previously planned events will contribute to the Hall Redevelopment Fund. These include:

Valentine Dance

Spring Brocante

Quiz Night

The Village Fete and Fun Dog Show (all 2025 proceeds to do to the Hall Redevelopment project)

Barn Dance

Sponsored walk

Comedy night

Celebrity Cricket Match (most likely in 2026)

We aim to raise an additional £50,000 through these events. Please support our efforts by attending them and spreading the word.

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We need your help!

If you would like to join our Fundraising team or have ideas for fundraising please contact Jon Watson on chair@arbuthnothall.org.

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