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Spectacular Minster Dinner raises funds for York Minster Revealed
Published: on 9th June 2008 by Alix Peacock in Minster News
The Nave of York Minster was the setting for a unique and spectacular fundraising dinner on the evening of Saturday 7th June 2008. Midsummer Minster Merriments – A Grand Cabaret Dinner celebrated the 600th Anniversary of the completion of the Great East Window and helped to raise funds for its vital restoration as part of the York Minster Revealed project. The funds raised from the dinner will go towards the match funding for this project, which has been awarded an earmarked grant of £10 million by the Heritage Lottery Fund.
Guests enjoyed breathtaking entertainments including acrobatic group Viva Aerial and unusual string quartet String Fever. Generous prizes were donated to be auctioned by a range of sponsors. Prizes included a black and yellow Smart Car, 2 weeks skiing holiday in Bulgaria, tickets to see Dame Judi Dench in Madame de Sade and a Visit to the garden at Highgrove House.
The Very Revd Keith Jones, Dean of York said: “The stylish and spectacular festivities at York Minster have not only helped us to raise money for our work and the care of this great place. They have brought new friends together to realise what a marvellous treasure this is for the world.”