With the possibility of inflation on the cost of the later phases and administration costs of 1%, we feel we need to raise £2.5 million to ensure the completion of this work.
Newport’s award winning gardener Ian Neale has laid down a challenge to the city’s new Mayor - and he needs your support to help raise money for charity.
Ian, who has won numerous awards over the years for his giant vegetables, has set a giant pumpkin challenge to support the Mayor’s charities - the St Woolos Cathedral restoration appeal and Growing Space.
The Appeal Committee have announced that the Archbishop of Canterbury will be the Appeal’s Ecclesiastical President.
The Most Reverend and Right Honourable Dr Rowan Williams was Bishop of Monmouth prior to being translated to Canterbury. The Choir of St Woolos Cathedral sang at his enthronement as Archbishop of Canterbury.