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BackTrust Treasurer Howell Davies speaks about Spacehive


IN THE first 11 days of our Spacehive crowdfunding appeal we have had 67 donations totaling £2,631 pledged towards saving Ancoats Dispensary. This represents an average donation of £39.2, and a daily average of £239.1. We need to be averaging £591.4 per day, and so are currently operating at 40.44% of our required target. At current rate we would make our target in 220 days! We are, unfortunately, way behind the required rate of pledges. Please help us to get back on track and save Ancoats Dispensary!

As part of the crowdfunding appeal, the members of Ancoats Dispensary Trust are now stretching out into all sorts of areas - both to help raise the profile of the campaign and to secure the funds that are desperately needed. As well as the extensive rewards available that we have just announced, I would like to highlight three initiatives that have started and are taking place during December and in to the New Year: 

'A History of Ancoats Dispensary in 100 Objects' - Blog

Providing a fascinating insight into the Ancoats Dispensary’s colourful history, academics part of Manchester Metropolitan University’s ‘Creating Our Future Histories’ research programme have established a blog, titled 'A History of Ancoats Dispensary in 100 Objects', that runs parallel to our 100 days Spacehive campaign. Updated once a day, this blog provides an amazing history of the Ancoats Dispensary from a never before seen perspective!

'Dispensary News' newsletter

The Autumn and Winter 2014 edition of our quarterly newsletter, ‘Dispensary News’, has just been published! It is to be delivered around the community within the coming days by our dedicated team of volunteers.

'A Night of Art'

Tuesday 16th December sees an art and fundraising exhibition in Ancoats called ‘A Night of Art’, at Hallé St Michael’s, George Leigh Street. Running 7 - 9pm, around 50 pieces of original artwork will be available to purchase, and the raffle draw for our kindly donated signed Manchester City Football Club replica shirt will be made here.

I would like to personally thank everybody that has contributed to our Spacehive fundraising campaign so far, and hope that our extensive efforts continue to bear fruit.

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Howell Davies (60 on Sunday)

Ancoats Dispensary Trust - Treasurer