Help the Cathedral to Live on HELP the CATHEDRAL to LIVE on by Telling Us About Your Gift, You Can Have an Immediate Impact on the Life and Mission of the Cathedral
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A GIFT IN YOUR WILL HELP THE CATHEDRAL TO LIVE ON HELP THE CATHEDRAL TO LIVE ON By telling us about your gift, you can have an immediate impact on the life and mission of the Cathedral Your name including title: Address: Postcode: Telephone no: Email: I have already remembered Peterborough Cathedral in my Will. I would like a tour of the Cathedral to learn more about your long-term funding needs. I would like to talk to someone about my legacy plans. We promise that any information you give will be used solely for the purposes of Peterborough Cathedral and will not be shared with any third party. If you do not wish to receive communications from Peterborough Cathedral, please tick this box Data Protection Statement Peterborough Cathedral collect, process and hold personal information in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998, for their activities in supporting The Cathedral, We do not share your personal details with other organisations. Registered Charity Number 1053146 Address: Peterborough 900, Peterborough Cathedral, Cathedral Office, Minster Precincts, Peterborough PE1 1XS # 02 MEET THE LEGACY AmbassaDOR AIR CHIEF MARSHAL SIR JOCK KENNEDY I joined the Cathedral Trust in 1997 and have been involved in its work ever since. The Cathedral is a wonderfully engaging place and a source of great religious inspiration. Given my long-standing history with the Cathedral, I was honoured to be asked to lead the new Legacy Programme as Ambassador. My first and most important consideration when thinking about my Will was my family and ensuring they were cared for. After that, I began to consider other causes that I could support. Everyone will have a different reason for wanting to leave a gift to the Cathedral. For me, my involvement as a Cathedral Trustee inspired me to want to support its future. Many people think that they cannot afford to support charities. You can - leaving a gift in your Will can help the Cathedral to plan for its future, and most importantly, it doesn’t cost you anything now! I’d ask you to consider joining me in leaving a gift in your Will. Big or small, your gift will make a huge difference. 03 We have a vision for a sustainable future at A GIFT IN YOUR WILL Peterborough Cathedral. To achieve this, Almost 900 years ago, work began on the we need to increase our endowment funds, great Norman Abbey we know today as enabling us to continue to offer and expand Peterborough Cathedral. Since then, we our mission and ministry, whether that be have been the grateful beneficiary of a through worship, education or music. If you number of legacy gifts, each of which has would like your gift to benefit a particular helped greatly in assisting us to continue element of the Cathedral’s work talk to the and improve our work. We have purchased Legacy Team who can advise you of the property, awarded music scholarships and appropriate wording to use in your Will. increased our capacity for delivering This will ensure your gift is correctly services to the public. utilised in line with your wishes. “IN 2011 A SUPPORTER LEFT US THE MOST IMPORTANT GIFT SHE AmbassaDOR’S GUILD HAS EVER MADE, WHICH ENABLED Ambassador’s Guild is a special club in US TO MAKE A CRUCIAL PROPERTY celebration of the commitment from all those who have indicated they will be PURCHASE IN THE PRECINCTS. leaving a gift in their Will to the Cathedral. I NEVER MET MARY HARGRAVE, You will be invited to an annual event each BUT I KNOW SHE WOULD HAVE spring with the Legacy Ambassador, and BEEN HEARTENED BY WHAT join a generous group of people who are HER GENEROSITY HAS achIEVED. securing the Cathedral’s future by WHAT A SHAME I was NEVER ABLE acting now. There are also other ways in which your TO THANK HER PERSONALLY” gift can be recognised, ranging from the Charles Taylor, Dean of Peterborough naming of buildings and rooms in the new facilities, to endowing a day of music in perpetuity. 04 MAKE A DIFFERENCE “WITHOUT SUPPORT FROM THE A gift in your Will costs you nothing now FRANKLIN FUND I MIGHT NOT HAVE and any amount you would like to leave us BEEN ABLE TO JOIN THE CHOIR. will play an important role in securing the THE GENEROSITY OF THE REVEREND mission and ministry of the Cathedral for FRANKLIN may HAVE SHAPED MY future generations. Making your Will now FUTURE WITHOUT HIM EVEN will give you the peace of mind to know that your loved ones will be looked after and KNOWING IT” your wishes will be carried out after your Leo Munnings, Former Chorister and beneficiary of the death. You can update your Will at any time, Revd & Mrs Herbert Franklin Bequest if and when your circumstances change. There are numerous ways in which you Please let us know… can leave a gift in your Will, and your By telling us about your gift, you can have solicitor will be able to advise which form an immediate impact on the life and mission of gift is most suitable for you. of the Cathedral – because it helps to give We recommend you use a solicitor to us an idea of how much long-term activity draw up your Will who will ensure that its we can commit to right now. It also gives us execution is simple for your beneficiaries the chance to thank you properly. after you are gone. Also, don’t forget the importance of Inheritance Tax thresholds We’re here to help… - If you leave a charitable gift in your Will, Leaving a gift in your Will is an important the value will be deducted from your estate decision and the most personal gift you before Inheritance Tax liability is calculated, can make. If you would like to talk to meaning a better outcome for your someone about making a bequest to the other beneficiaries. Cathedral, please contact the Legacy Team on 01733 355315 or campaign@ peterborough-cathedral.org.uk 05 “LEAVING A GIFT IN MY WILL GIVES ME THE PEACE OF MIND THAT I CAN HELP TO SUSTAIN THE WORK OF THIS GREAT CATHEDRAL LONG AFTER I AM GONE. WE CAN ALL MAKE A DIFFERENCE BY LEAVING WHAT WE CAN” Mrs Mary Boyall FOR FURTHER DETAILS OF HOW TO BECOME INVOLVED Please contact the Campaign Office on 01733 355315 or email [email protected] For further information visit our website at www.peterborough900.org.uk For the latest event and service information please visit www.peterborough-cathedral.org.uk . L SUS RA TA ED IN H I T N The Peterborough Cathedral Development and Preservation Trust A G C T Patron: H.R.H The Duke of Gloucester KG, GCVO. President: The Lord Bishop of H H G E Peterborough. Vice Presidents: Mr A Hugh Duberly CBE, Lord Lieutenant of U L Cambridgeshire, Lady Juliet Townsend LVO, Lord Lieutenant of Northamptonshire, I O F R E Dr Laurence Howard JP, Lord Lieutenant of Rutland, O A B N The Very Rev’d Michael Bunker - Dean Emeritus. R D E T H Chairman of Trustees: Simon Schanschieff DL OBE JP. E E P R F I T O A Registered Charity No. 1051346 G E LEgacy CAMPAIGN PaRTNERS.