At Holy Cross Church, music is a vital part of worship and entertainment. Our Director of Music, Tim Guntrip identified that as time has gone on, our beautiful Organ needs some expensive maintenance work doing to it, hence our fundraising Organ Appeal. A review has been concluded on work needed, which identified that the following items need some attention:
- Regulation of all pipework
We have but some photo's of the Organ together which can be seen in it's own gallery by clicking here. You will be able to see the state of some of the pipes and the levels of dust.
Costs are likely to come in at around £100,000 (allowing for contingency). To keep the cost down, attempting to undertake some actions in stages are likely to increase the cost and take longer. Therefore, all actions will be undertaken at the same time so that the Organ is only taken apart once.
We are lucky that our Organ has stood the test of time well, but it now needs an overhaul to ensure it can continue to support regular Sunday worship, community & civic events, weddings, baptisms and funerals, as well as choral concerts and Organ recitals.
We are very grateful to those from outside the Church who have put on social and fundraising events, often for our Organ Appeal. These include the Ashdown Singers, Fletching Singers, Uckfield Singers and Uckfield Soul Survivors.
How can you get involved
In October 2026, we launched a Sponsorship Scheme Appeal where you can sponsor one of the pipes (and a few other elements) to be cleaned and restored where necessary. Please click here to see more information on the appeal.
If you would like to make a donation towards the necessary repairs to the pipe Organ at Holy Cross, you can use the form below:
Donations and money raised so far has now reached: