Guildford Cathedral Choir Goes Dry For February!

The organist, sub organist, acting organ scholar, music department secretary and lay clerks of Guildford Cathedral are taking on their greatest challenge yet - to go 'dry' for the month of February 2014 in aid of the Guildford Cathedral Appeal.

It is no secret that a quick tipple after the service can often soothe the vocal folds following a sublime Choral Evensong, but it's going to be all juice and soda from now on. The only exemption will be Holy Communion wine. In cases of dire emergency, a forfeit will be payable by the musicians. Why not buy the musicians a 'virtual' pint or a glass of wine or 2? All monies raised will go towards supporting the Guildford Cathedral Appeal guildford-cathedral.org/support/appeal.

OFFLINE PLEDGES (in addition to the amount raised above) TO DATE = £2,753.75 (inc GA)!

3 FEBRUARY UPDATE: day 3 and all's going well, no-one has sinned, communion was gratefully received at Candlemas. The team is overwhelmed by your incredible support to date, please keep it coming as we get more and more thirsty!

6 FEBRUARY UPDATE: well day 6 with the prospect of a dry weekend ahead is feeling tricky! However, we've had fantastic news in the music office today - Andy Phillips, one of our tenor lay clerks, has already been pledged £700 + GA (offline) from members of a choir that he conducts. Increasing our target (which looks likely) is a great motivator for the team. Thank you everyone for your support.

17 FEBRUARY UPDATE: it is choir half-term, the organist is in the USA and still hasn't touched a drop. The team has remained strong, no-one has sinned, motivation still remains high because of the extraordinary support from you all.