by The Pineapple Project | Aug 9, 2022 | General update
The last few months has seen a flurry of activity as the Pineapple Project has moved further forwards. The sum for the works now totals £2,280,234, although this final sum includes fees and a VAT bill which may or may not be as pessimistic a sum as we have had to...
by The Pineapple Project | Jul 12, 2022 | General update
Last month St Mary’s housekeeper, Gloria Gardiner, attended a Garden Party at Buckingham Palace in recognition for her work with the homeless community. She was accompanied by Fr Andrew, who held her coat and her glass when necessary and basked in the reflected glory...
by The Pineapple Project | Mar 17, 2022 | General update
Spring is in the air and the fundraising for the Pineapple Project is warming up. The great news is that Edward Gostling Foundation and Garfield Weston Foundation have come on board, both awarding generous grants to the project. This means that we have now surpassed...
by The Pineapple Project | Mar 17, 2022 | General update
Late last month the Belgravia Awards took place at the Berkeley Hotel. Local resident Caroline Agar was joined by two awards nominees: St Mary’s very own Fr Andrew Walker was nominated as a Charitable Champion and Lucy Elphinstone, Headmistress at Francis Holland...
by The Pineapple Project | Dec 23, 2021 | General update
It’s not much more than a year since we received planning permission for the Pineapple Project and fundraising could begin in earnest. Even then last winter’s lockdowns created inevitable delays so that we were only really able to get going in the early months...
by The Pineapple Project | Aug 2, 2021 | General update
Thanks to the generous support of our congregation, our local parish community and a number of generous funders the Pineapple Project has now secured over £1,000,000 in grants and donations. We were thrilled this month that Julia and Hans Rausing Trust, Allchurches...
