"Church Extension Fund" "£4000 needed"
Typescript list of sources - donors and events. Including: c/f from 1954 £518; Whist-drive 13-12-1954 £55; Jumble sale 2-2-1955 £47; Garden fete 18-8-1955 £300; Legacy (Teresa Hicks-Bolton) £500; Anon £500; USAF Bentwater £10; Whist-drive 12-12-1955 £50.
Reverse side - various manuscript calculations and sums of money

Pilgrimage Walk
Our Lady's Clock
Statue
Mr Smith's Book [The Madonna of Ipswich]
Fundraising
Distant Members
New Sick members
All night vigil
AOB

Walsingham Pilgrimage
Pilgrimage Walk - Sept 7th
Our Lady's Clock
Statue
Mr Smith's Book [The Madonna of Ipswich]
Fundraising
Distant Members
New Sick members
All night vigil
AOB

Meryemana Progress Report
Pilgrimage to Walsingham
Future meetings
AOB

Notes:
Appeal Committee - working party acting as the committee. Composition: Dr Heley (Chairman), Miss Salisbury (Appeal Secretary), Mr Mellamphy (Clerk of Woks), Mr Bell (Press and Public Relations), Canon Christian (Trustee), Mr Oudkerk (Treasurer), Miss Fell (Publicity), Miss Newell (Guild Secretary), Mr Sanderson, Mr Sparkes (Appeal Consultant).
Public Launch - quiet progress, donors being contacted
Brochure - Mr Mellamphy & Mr Bell preparing the brochure
Charity concert - Miss Valerie Masterson (a vice-president) is an opera singer with an internal reputation offered to give a charity concert - must be in November
Membership scheme - rationale provided for expanding membership beyond Guild members.
Future meetings - need to move from ad hoc arrangements to a more formal programme

Purpose to establish Appeal Fund for Slipper Chapel Development. Cardinal agreed to be patron, ditto Duke of Norfolk. Appeal to be in Cardinal's name.
List of actions

Speaker for December meeting
Vigil after December meeting
Hymns
Guild membership request
Walsingham Pilgrimage 1979
Future Activities: Prayer / All night vigil / 24 hour vigil / re-establishing the Shrine (agreed to set up fundraising sub-committee) / Statue
Membership cards
Citizens' Guide, Ipswich - entry re this group

11 in attendance
Progress report on Meryemana - invitations for vice-presidents; need a president for appeal
Newsletter - a lot of work; need for volunteers
Pilgrimage Walk
AOB - Mr Mellamphy reported on interest in Ireland

8 in attendance (4 apologies)
Arising: meeting with Concern, Professional Fund-raiser, Patrons; financial support requests
Progress Reports - Educational Uses, Devotional, Cultural
Further Action - Dr Heley to contact bishops, Mr Mellamphy to contact museum; block bookings at Novotel
Constitution - meeting with Mr Elwood, Solicitor agreed
Brochure - accepted

9 in attendance (2 apologies)
Constitution and Charitable status - meeting with Mr Elwood, Solicitor arranged
Ecumenical Centre uses
Report on Buildings, Estimates, Plans, Quotations
Trustees - Canon Christian, Canon McBride, Jill Gazoni (tbc), Paul Butters (tbc), Mr Vulliamy (tbc), Patrick Oudkerk (tbc), Mrs Turner (tbc)
Patrons (John Gummer MP (tbc), Archbishop Runcie (tbc), Bishop of London (tbc, Metropolitan Anthony (tbc), Bishop of St Paul's (tbc)
Publicity - excellent brochure produced by Mr Mellamphy
Fund-raising
Further action
Possibility of informal all party meeting
Approach to Ipswich Historic Churches Trust
AOB - membership arrangements, invitation for previous St Nicholas worshippers, New plaque, change of deposit account to "Meryemana Foundation"

10 in attendance (1 apology)
St Nicholas' Centre - lease offer
Constitution - Mr Elwood sent the draft constitution
EEC Application - Approaches to Ireland and Italy; Mr Mellamphy's photographs of St Nicholas approved
Party in January - great success
Treasurer's report
Correspondence
Fund-raising
AOB - Agreed Dr Heley should continue to co-ordinate

Walsingham Pilgrimage 1979: improvements to be made / Programme
All night vigil - for 1980, Christian Unity Week (Saturday)
Fundraising
The Madonna of Ipswich - History, ready by Easter; Mystery, by end of year; 75p per book estimate [Book by Mr Smith]
Statue - no decision on Nettuno statue / stripped down version / modern statue
Prayer - at end of each meeting; 24 hour vigil arrangements
Pilgrimage Walk - discuss at next meeting

Walsingham Pilgrimage 1979: Programme / Hymns / Coach / Numbers / Chaplains / Cost
All night vigil - take 2 years to organise; deferred discussion
Fundraising
Mr Smith's Book [The Madonna of Ipswich] ready in 3 weeks
Statue - ask members for ideas; potential Suffolk wood carver
Our Lady's Clock - visual aid; card; Miss Salisbury to talk at next meeting
Names of Sick
New Readers

9 in attendance
Officers appointment: Chairman (Mr T Cooke), Secretary (Miss N Newell), Treasurer (Mt H Young), Publicity Officer (Miss J Fell)
Draft Case Statement - approved,; Appeal will be called "Meryemana Centre Appeal" irrespective of what the centre will be ultimately called. Mr Mellamphy to design logo.
Fundraising
AOB - educational activities of Meryemana to be discussed with the County Advisory teacher for Religious Education

Dr Heley held meetings with: Canon Garrard (Director of Ministerial Training, Anglican Diocese) ; Rev J Clarke (Chairman of Concern) ; Concern Committee members
Constitution of Meryemana Foundation (previously discussed with Mr Mellamphy's solicitor)
Future meetings
AOB - Novotel booking concessions, professional fund-raiser, approach for financial support

14 in attendance
Friends of St Nicholas' - support for the project - but not financial as they had done this for years
Bradwell Pilgrimage
Fund-raising - Mr Sparks, fund-raiser, outlined the campaign; appeal centre at St Mary's Church, Alice Salisbury is Appeal Secretary
Centre Title - Meryemana (merits but obscure), Ipswich Ecumenical Centre, Koinonia, Selig Centre - no definite decision made

Pilgrimage Walk
Appeal Committee - working party, need names for the donor list
Public Launch - October 25 at Novotel
Brochure - Brown & Cream in four pages with art work by Mr Mellamphy - two versions (one cheaper than the other)
Charity concert - Miss Valerie Masterson (a vice-president) is an opera singer with an internal reputation has offered to give a charity concert
Charitable Status - more delay; amendments to clauses
Membership scheme - various levels & subscriptions; membership secretary required (Mrs Stocks accepted role)
Walsingham Pilgrimage - next year in May
Future meetings

Cutting describing the performance of Oklahoma at Theatre Royal in Norwich and its fundraising for Walsingham Shrine's £100,000 appeal. Provides contact details for tickets.

Robert Mellamphy in touch with Mr Hatcher for a programme of work. Cash is available for the vestry work, but need to fund raise to do more. Cannot launch an Appeal until seen to be using it. Bibleway are no longer in contact.

Mr Sparks (fund-raiser) and everyone to be be putting hard work gathering contacts - asking that they consider who might be on the list of potential donors and supporters - individuals and organisations.