St Swithins Church Restoration Appeal

19/03/2026

It’s tomorrow, folks! Looking forward to a great night with Riverside Brass. Hope to see you there! Tickets still available at the shop or on the door.

10/03/2026

Don’t forget Riverside Brass coming to Sproatley at the Village Hall 20 March! Enjoy a great night’s entertainment whilst supporting the Appeal so we can continue with the restoration and improvements to make your church a real community space.

03/03/2026

Riverside Brass tickets now available at Sproatley Village Shop. Friday 20 March at 7.30pm in Sproatley Village Hall. Don't miss a great night of entertainment with this accomplished brass ensemble from Cottingham. Plus cheese and wine! Tickets £8.

24/02/2026

Another date for your diary! On Friday 20 March we will welcome Riverside Brass to Sproatley. Riverside Brass is a an accomplished ten-piece brass ensemble from Cottingham and we look forward to seeing them at Sproatley Village Hall on 20 March at 7.30pm. Tickets £8 will be available soon. In the meantime, make sure you have your tickets for The Laughing Gardener this Friday at 7.30pm. Tickets from Sproatley Village Shop or at the door.

17/02/2026

Don't forget to get your tickets for The Laughing Gardener. Should be a great night. Tickets at the shop!

21/01/2026

Our first event of 2026 is coming up. Come and enjoy an evening in the company of Paul Robinson, "The Laughing Gardener" on Friday 27 February at 7.30pm in the Village Hall. Be entertained with Paul's special brand of humour and maybe learn something too! Tickets now available at Sproatley Shop £5 each. Or call 01482 817887 or 814188.

05/01/2026

Thank you to all of you who are already signed up to support us via easyfundraising. So far you have raised for us £192.66 (not all paid across yet). With easyfundraising, your online shopping turns into free cashback for St Swithins, Sproatley Restoration Appeal!

Sign up and your favourite retailers will donate every time you shop this year – at no extra cost to you.

Plus, sign up before midnight 29th January and you'll enter us into a giveaway to win £500:

https://join.easyfundraising.org.uk/st-swithins-sproatley/uqugrm/c2s/HysSEVIH/CE945/facebook/

Thank you!

Help us when you shop with 7,000+ brands. Join now.

05/12/2025

We are very pleased to announce that the structural repairs and tower roof replacement at the church are now completed. This marks the end of the first phase of the planned restoration work. THANK YOU all for your support in helping us get to this point and for your patience whilst the church has not been open during the week. We plan to re-commence opening to visitors five days per week from 8 December (every day except Tuesdays and Thursdays), services permitting. Opening hours at least between 10am and 3pm in the winter months. We are very grateful to all who have supported us in our fundraising and to the following bodies for the grants awarded:
Withernwick Wind Farm Community Fund
Yorkshire Historic Churches Trust
Benefact Trust
Our appeal continues with the aim of installing toilet and kitchen facilities and replacing the nave roof. We hope you will continue to support us so that our church can remain open and viable as a real community space, as well as a place of worship for years to come. THANK YOU ALL AGAIN.

26/09/2025

Scarecrow Festival Update: Just to let you all know that, after expenses, we made £705 from our latest Scarecrow Festival. Thank you so much to all who supported us in any way, and once again, especially to Sally Hollyman, plus Laura and Liam, Sproatley Parish Council, the two pubs and all others who helped us have such a great day.

23/09/2025

A big thank you to our amazing supporters who raise free funds for us on .

If you're not signed up yet, please join today and you can raise free donations for St Swithins, Sproatley Restoration Appeal every time you shop online. All the big names like John Lewis & Partners, Expedia, Argos, Just Eat and many more are ready to make a free donation at no extra cost to you.

Please sign up before midnight 29th September and we could win a £250 donation:

Help us when you shop with 7,000+ brands. Join now.

15/09/2025

Wow! What a great day we had yesterday for our fourth Scarecrow Festival day. Huge thanks to all who helped make it such a success: to all who helped in the preparation and on the day, the amazing Sproatley Sapphires who kicked it all off, those who had their own stalls, those who donated gifts and cakes, those who created the most amazing scarecrows, and all who came along to support us. And thanks most of all to the wonderful SALLY HOLLYMAN who has been just amazing in pulling all this together once again, with months of hard work put into it. We are very grateful. Will let you know how much was raised as soon as possible. How blessed were we too that the rain held off until late. We didn't get chance to go round and see all the scarecrows before the rain came but your photos already posted on the Sproatley Hub are fantastic. What creative people we have in this village. Thank you!

22/08/2025

It's back! We are pleased to announce that the Sproatley Scarecrow Festival is back for 2025. Put it in your diary and come and join in the fun.