The Friends of St. Martin's Church, Dorking, were formed in 1981 to raise funds for preserving, maintaining and renewing this splendid Victorian building and its fabric, furniture and fittings. Of course, the congregations finance all the day-to-day running costs, but it is a big and important church with considerable expenses and they struggle to cover all the costs. The Friends build up a fund to help when major repairs are necessary. Over the years since 1981 £98,100 has been contributed ...mostly towards keeping the roofs on! Mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086, the ancient parish church of Dorking stood on this site near the Roman road of Stane Street. The present church was built between 1866 and 1874, designed by the Surrey architect Henry Woodyer. In an innovative development since 1976 the church has been shared between the Anglican and Methodist congregations. As a significant building in the centre of the town, it is often used for concerts and civil ceremonies. Membership implies no involvement other than the making of a financial contribution. Friends will receive regular reports of the support received and the work undertaken. A membership form, a Gift Aid Declaration and a banker's standing order are shown on right.
(Alternatively please pick up a printed copy of the
leaflet and forms from just inside the entrance to St
Martin's.) Please complete them including the amount of the contribution you would like to make. We suggest a minimum subscription of £10. The Friends of St. Martin's Church is a registered charity and therefore if you are a taxpayer and fill in the Gift Aid Declaration, your subscription would be worth even more to us. Please send these forms to:
Treasurer
Liz Lloyd-Kendall
Pear Tree Cottage
27-29 Dene Street
Dorking
Surrey RH4 2BZ Charity Registration Number 283966 | 
Enrolment Form
I/We wish to become a Friend of St. Martin's
Church, Dorking
Name
Address
I/We enclose remittance/bankers order for
£
Gift Aid Declaration
I am a taxpayer and I want the Friends of
St. Martin's to treat all donations I have made
since 6th April 2000, and all donations I make
from the date of this declaration until I notify
you otherwise, as Gift Aid Donations.
Signature(s)
Date
Bankers Standing Order Form
To Bank PLC
Branch
Account No.
Sort Code
On receipt of this order and on the
day of (month) in every
succeeding year until further notice please pay
to National Westminster Bank PLC, Dorking,
Surrey for the credit of the Friends of St. Martin's
Church (account number 03752011; sort code
60-07-02)
the sum of £
and quoting the reference*
and debit my/our account accordingly.
This instruction cancels any previous order in
favour of the beneficiary named above, under
this reference.
Signature(s)
Date
*please leave blank
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