The Order of St. Etheldreda
How To Help
Members of The Council of the Order of St Etheldreda
Patron: HRH The Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh, KG KT
Mr Hugh Duberly CBE, HM Lord Lieutenant (Chairman)
Sir Charles Chadwyck-Healey Bt DL (Vice Chairman)
The Very Revd Dr Michael Chandler (Dean)
The Revd Canon David Pritchard (Vice Dean)
The Rt Hon the Lord Fairhaven JP DL KtSJ
Dr Peter Dawe OBE
Mrs Sue Freestone
Mr Tom Green
Sir David Harrison CBE
Mr Michael Marshall CBE DL
Mr Charles Rawlinson
Mr Robert Stopford
Professor Clara Taylor
The Order of St Etheldreda is a membership organisation for those who wish to share in the great task of cherishing Ely Cathedral and provide the regular financial support required for its buildings and its work.
On joining, members choose to support
Members of the Order receive invitations to special events which relate to the history, the music and the work of the Cathedral. These events usually take place in the Cathedral or in one of the magnificent medieval buildings that surround it. Members also receive invitations for special seats at some of the more popular events in the Cathedral calendar.
The Order was formed at the time of 'The Great Restoration' which commenced in 1986 when the roofs and the stonework were found to be in urgent need of restoration. The magnificent generosity of members together with funds from English Heritage were the principal contributors to a massive £12 million restoration programme.
Since that date members have contributed handsomely to a music appeal and within this a single gift has restored the Choir School to make it a very pleasant and efficient work-space.
The Cathedral needs the ongoing support of members of the Order and we hope this brief introduction commends itself to you. For further information please contact:
Trevor Thorn
The Chapter House
The College
Ely
CB7 4DL
Tel: 01353 660310 (Wednesday or Thursday)
Email: t.thorn@cathedral.ely.anglican.org
New members of the Order are welcomed at the Annual Gathering held on the same day as the annual Meeting.
Admission to the Order takes place following Choral Evensong and preceding the ordinary business of the Order. Members are normally admitted by the Chairman of the Order Council who is presently Mr A Hugh Duberly CBE, Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire.
Membership of the Order is structured in the following way, and new members are invited to join as they find appropriate
- Member £250 per annum
- Officer £500 per annum
- Fellow £1,000 per annum
- Benefactor £5,000 per annu
m
- Major Benefactor £10,000 per annum
- Patron-Benefactor £50,000 10yr membership (single gift)
- Commander £100,000 Life membership (single gift)
Members may, if they wish, nominate for support a particular area of the Cathedral’s work which attracts their special interest OR they may leave this to the discretion of the Council of the Order.
