Rescue Our Ruins Appeal

News & Events

Please check back regularly for news and events connected to the Appeal.

	Visitors to see conservation in action during 2013 The iconic Abbot's Kitchen to be the focus of the first project to go live under the Appeal. more Added: 19th January 2013
	The Wurzels to play Glastonbury Abbey Fund-raising gig to help Rescue Our Ruins Appeal takes place June 14 2013 - tickets on sale now more Added: 7th December 2012
	Dog Show boosts appeal An inaugural summer dog show at Glastonbury Abbey has been hailed a success after it raised more than £777 for the Rescue Our Ruins Appeal. The event was the brainchild of the Abbeys Head Gatekeeper Dorothy King and member of the grounds team, Jane Bentley. Dozens of people and their dogs took part with one class even having 28 entries. more Added: 9th August 2012
	Exciting news on Abbot's Kitchen Project A 3D virtual model of the Abbot's Kitchen at Glastonbury Abbey is to be created for the first time as it is revealed the Somerset landmark has won a £280,000 grant. The model will be made as part of the first measured survey in nearly two centuries – the last was done by renowned Victorian architect Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin, co-designer of the Houses of Parliament. The survey is the preparatory work for the conservation of the Abbot's Kitchen due to be conserved and enhanced as part of a major conservation programme at the Abbey. more Added: 26th July 2012
	Tickets to Abbey to include voluntary donation from August 1 TICKETS to Glastonbury Abbey will include a voluntary donation for £1 to help the Rescue Our Ruins Appeal from August 1. Prices to the historic Somerset landmark have not been increased for 18 months and the trustees, recognising the difficult economic climate, have decided to keep them at the same level, said Janet Bell, the Abbey's acting director. However, she said the Abbey will instead introduce a voluntary contribution in a bid to ensure the ruins are safeguarded for future generations. more Added: 19th July 2012
	Spotlight on The Lady Chapel Find out more about the Lady Chapel which the appeal hopes to preserve for future generations more Added: 9th July 2012
	Abbey Staff Say Thank You Hundreds of people flocked to Glastonbury Abbey to mark the Queen's Jubilee and discover why it has launched a £500,000 appeal to rescue the ruins. more Added: 13th June 2012