The Friends of Wimborne Minster
Friends of Wimborne Minster
The Friends Annual General Meeting will take place on Sunday, 21 June 2026 at 2:30pm in the Minster. The meeting will be followed by the Friends Evensong at 3:30pm.
The Friends, a registered charity, was founded in 1945 to bring togetherr everyone, both resident in Wimborne and non-resident, who has the welfare and preservation of Wimborne Minster at heart. We aim to preserve and enrich the Minster, We raise funds to ensure the conservation and enhancement of the Minster, its contents and precincts. We promote and foster interest in the Minster's history and records. Wimborne without the Minster would be a much poorer town.
What do the Friends do?
In the recent past the Friends have raised money for a number of improvements to the minster:
- Choir stalls lighting
- Restoring the Beaufort Window
- Display cases for Chained Library
- A new sound system
- Continued support of the work of the Broderers
- Support for music composed especially for the Minster
What do members receive?
Outings and visits, often to other historic churches, and a chance to talk to the Friends there
Social events and entertainments
Annual Festival Evensong, followed by tea
Annual “Cuthburga” Lecture*
Newsletters
Satisfaction from being involved in supporting the Minster
*In recent years talks have been on music, architecture and history of the Minster and the local area.
See Friends' Events
Annual subscription:
£7.50 (£15 for joint/family membership)
Download membership application form
Reg. CIO No: 1163897
For further information, please contact us.
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