Sponsor A Chorister
Music plays an integral role in the life and worship of the cathedral. Imagine a silent cathedral; no choir to sing carols at Christmas and all services being said. The end of a 1,300-year-old choral tradition. Without your generosity, this could happen.
Sponsor a Chorister £150 a year/£12.50 a month
Sponsor a Lay Clerk £150 a year/£12.50 a month
Sponsor a Week of Music £500 a year/£42 a month
In return for your sponsorship:
- You will receive an invitation to a private reception and musical event with the choir each year.
- You will have other opportunities to hear the choir sing throughout the year.
- Your name will be recorded in a specially commissioned book each year which will be on display at the annual Benefactors’ Service.
A week in the musical life of the cathedral can be sponsored for £500 per year in the dedication of your choice.
In recognition of your dedication or sponsorship:
- Your name or company logo will appear on the weekly service sheets as the sponsor of the week of music
- You will be invited to attend an annual private reception and Evensong
- Your name will be recorded in a specially commissioned book which will be on display at the annual Benefactors’ Service.
Please contact Margaret Hammond at margarethammond@riponcathedral.org.uk for more information.
Become a Patron
Enjoy supporting the life, music and fabric of Ripon Cathedral and you will be playing a vital part in the preservation and development of this wonderful building.
St Hild Patron
£250/£21 a month joint membership
£200/£17 a month individual membership
Benefits include:
- Keep you up to date with news via the cathedral newsletter
- Invite you and a guest to the annual benefactor service and reception
- 10% discount in the cathedral shop
- Acknowledge your support on our website and in our annual report
St Cuthbert
£400/£33 a month joint membership
£300/£25 a month individual membership
Benefits include:
- Keep you up to date with news via the cathedral newsletter
- Invite you and a guest to the annual benefactor service and reception
- 10% discount in the cathedral shop
- Acknowledge your support on our website and in our annual report
- Invite you and a guest to the programme of exclusive patrons’ events and visit throughout the year
- Invite you and a guest to receive tickets for reserved seats at the service of Nine Lessons and Carols
St Chad Corporate Patron
£500/£42 a month corporate membership
Benefits include:
- Keep you up to date with news via the cathedral newsletter
- Invite you and a guest to the annual benefactor service and reception
- 10% discount in the cathedral shop
- Acknowledge your support on our website and in our annual report
- Invite you and a guest to the programme of exclusive patrons’ events and visit throughout the year
- Invite you and a guest to receive tickets for reserved seats at the service of Nine Lessons and Carols
St Etheldreda Patron
£750/£62.50 a month joint membership
£600/£50 a month individual membership
Benefits include:
- Keep you up to date with news via the cathedral newsletter
- Invite you and a guest to the annual benefactor service and reception
- 10% discount in the cathedral shop
- Acknowledge your support on our website and in our annual report
- Invite you and a guest to the programme of exclusive patrons’ events and visit throughout the year
- Invite you and a guest to receive tickets for reserved seats at the service of Nine Lessons and Carols
- Invite you to an exclusive annual musical event
St Wilfrid Patron
£1,500/£125 a month joint membership
£1,200/£100 a month individual membership
Benefits include:
- Keep you up to date with news via the cathedral newsletter
- Invite you and a guest to the annual benefactor service and reception
- 10% discount in the cathedral shop
- Acknowledge your support on our website and in our annual report
- Invite you and a guest to the programme of exclusive patrons’ events and visit throughout the year
- Invite you and a guest to receive tickets for reserved seats at the service of Nine Lessons and Carols
- Invite you to an exclusive annual musical event
- Invite you to join the Dean at an exclusive annual private reception at Minster House
- Complimentary tickets to join the Dean as a guest at a special dinner
St Peter Lifelong Patron
A one-off donation £12,000 joint
£10,000 individual donation
Benefits include:
- Keep you up to date with news via the cathedral newsletter
- Invite you and a guest to the annual benefactor service and reception
- 10% discount in the cathedral shop
- Acknowledge your support on our website and in our annual report
- Invite you and a guest to the programme of exclusive patrons’ events and visit throughout the year
- Invite you and a guest to receive tickets for reserved seats at the service of Nine Lessons and Carols
- Invite you to an exclusive annual musical event
- Invite you to join the Dean at an exclusive annual private reception at Minster House
- Complimentary tickets to join the Dean as a guest at a special dinner
Please contact Margaret Hammond at margarethammond@riponcathedral.org.uk for more information.
Legacy
We would very much appreciate your leaving an unrestricted gift because we will be able to use it wherever we believe it would have the greatest impact. But if there is something of special significance for you, then you might choose to leave it to benefit our music, the fabric of the cathedral or our learning activities. Alternatively, a Lifelong Legacy gift of £10,000 or more will enrol you as a St Peter Patron during your lifetime.
Please contact Margaret Hammond at margarethammond@riponcathedral.org.uk for more information.
With grateful thanks to all our Patrons
We are to grateful to our patrons who so generously support the work and mission of Ripon Cathedral
St Peter Lifelong Patrons
The Rev Nicholas Mercer and Mrs Aroura Mercer
Mr Simon Mercer
The Rt Revd John & Mrs Barbara Packer
Mr John Sayer
Mrs Valeria Sykes & Mr Colin Little
Mr & Mrs Jonathan Turner
St Wilfrid Patrons
Mrs Miranda Armitage
Mrs Val Armitage
Dr & Mrs Bennett
Councillor Nick and Mrs Linda Brown
Mr & Mrs Martin Collins
Mr & Mrs Fieldhouse
Mrs Janina Harrison
Miss Pippa Hudson
Mrs Juliet Jowitt
Mr & Mrs Kitchingman
Sir Andrew and Lady Lawson-Tancred
Dr Mike and Mrs McEvoy
Mr Neville Webster
Mr & Mrs Barrie Price
Mr & Mrs Nigel Tapley
Mrs J Vierzen
St Etheldreda Patrons
Mr & Mrs Aykroyd
Mr Robin Barlow
Mr & Mrs Beer
Miss Freda Bottomley
Professor and Mrs John Brindley
Mrs Dorothy Clegg
Mr & Mrs Frieze
Mr Robert Goring
Mr & Mrs Hainsworth
Mr & Mrs Harrison
Mrs E Hogerzeil
Dr & Mrs Jeary
Mr & Mrs Lindley
Mrs Jean Rayner
Mr Michael Ring
Mrs Loretta Williams
Mrs Mary Younger
Mr & Mrs Tim Collin
Mr & Mrs Richard Knockton
Mr & Mrs Rupert Nickols
St Cuthbert Patrons
Mr & Mrs Abrahams
Mrs Annabel Alton
Mr & Mrs Black
Mr & Mrs Clough
Mr & Mrs Compton
Mr & Mrs Darbyshire
Mr & Mrs Demain
The Very Revd John and Mrs Nicola Dobson
Mr & Mrs Dunn
Mr & Mrs Fall
Mr Jim Fender
Mrs Christine Groundwater
Mr Simon Gurney
Mr & Mrs Hall
Mrs Elizabeth Hibbert-Foy
Dr and Mrs Higson
Mr & Mrs Hunter Smart
Mr & Mrs Hunter
Mr & Mrs Jude
Mr & Mrs Ramsden
Mr Eric Record
Mr & Mrs Roberts
Mr & Mrs Robson
Mr Peter Silvester
Mr Colin Smith
Mr & Mrs Tarter
Mr & Mrs Taylor
Mr & Mrs Thompson
The Revd Canon Celia Thomson
Mr & Mrs Turner
Mr & Mrs Wade
Mr Toby Ward
Brigadier and Mrs Wardle
Mr & Mrs Wilson
Mrs Christine Wray
Mr Colin Smith
Mr Bill Richardson
Mr & Mrs Brian Kealy
Mr Peter Moss
Mr John Normanton
Mr & Mrs Martin Pearman
Mrs Judith Hollingworth
Dr & Mrs Chris Floyd
Mr & Mrs John Appleyard
St Hild Patrons
Mr James Dobson
Miss Jessica Dobson
Ms Alison Askew
Mrs Bridget Bennett
Mr & Mrs Christopher Butterworth
Mr & Mrs Jim Bolland
Mr & Mrs Bruce Entwisle
Mr & Mrs Martin Gerrard
Mr & Mrs St Clair Logan
Mrs J Livesey & Mr C Stitt
St Chad Corporate Patrons
Elstob & Elstob Auctioneers
Mr William Milligan
