Meeting the cost

For a donation of over £10,000

Your name will be inscribed on a Major Donors’ Board permanently displayed in the Abbey.

For a minimum donation of £500

You can support the 950th Anniversary Roof Appeal by purchasing a masonry block which will be used to replace a piece of damaged medieval stone.  Donors will be given certificates signed by the Bishop of Selby recognising their generosity and identifying where their stone will be placed.

The names of all donors will be recorded in the benefactors’ book on permanent display in the Abbey.

We have achieved so much in recent years with your generous support but we are asking for your help once more.

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'The names of all donors will be recorded in the benefactors’ book on permanent display in the Abbey.'

£3 million is the estimated cost of the restoration

This includes re-leading the south nave aisle roof, repairing high level gutters on the central tower, north transept and north and south sides of the nave as well as replacing eroded and damaged stonework.

​   The Roof Appeal Fund is commencing with £100,000

​   We will research the potential for grants from Heritage

organisations, the National Lottery and Charitable Trusts and Foundations

​   We will explore donations from individuals and businesses

as well as business sponsorship

​   We have plans to hold an annual celebrity organ recital series

​  A major orchestral concert celebrating the 950th Anniversary of the Abbey’s founding will take place on Friday 6th September 2019.

Chairman of Trustees

John Engelhart

Trustees

The Rt Revd

Dr John Thomson,

Bishop of Selby

The Revd Canon

John Weetman

Vicar of Selby Abbey

Ross Pullan

David Barstow

Stewart Skilbeck

Jennifer Cooke

Tom Pilcher

Architect

David Sherriff

Appeal Director

Brig. Jeremy Gaskell, OBE