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Engineer's House 2, follow link to donate

Revitalising the Engineers House to benefit the community and CMT,Cambridge(reg charity no.1156685)

Engineer's House 2, follow link to donate

Revitalising the Engineers House to benefit the community and CMT,Cambridge(reg charity no.1156685)

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Cambridge, United Kingdom

£1,669 GBP 22 backers

1% of £120,000 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal

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Our first campaign has ended but Part 2 is here , please follow this new link

https://igg.me/at/engineershouse/

The Engineer's House needs restoring - and then we can all use it!

The Cambridge Museum of Technology is the old Pumping Station for the City of Cambridge - the Engineer's House was built in 1898 to house the engineer who worked at the Pumping Station. It was taken back by the council in 1970 and now unfortunately, it's fallen into disrepair and been vandalised. The good news is that the Cambridge City Council, rather than sell it off to private investors, has decided to lease it to the Cambridge Museum of Technology, bringing the whole site back together. The catch is that we have to restore the House, and we need money and volunteers to do that.

When it's restored, it'll be part of the Museum, which is going through a major redevelopment. As part of the Museum, the House will be open to the public and will provide meeting space, an archive/library, a space for education and outreach to the people of Cambridge via exhibits and talks by local engineering companies and educational institutions. That's a lot better than luxury flats!

What We Need

The house needs about £120K worth of work and we are involved in different kinds of fundraising and are also getting volunteers to help us. On Indiegogo, we are looking for people to sponsor different repairs. Can you fund part of a

A new window?
A new door?
Two hours of plastering work and materials?
More? Opt for 'Mega Help' - there are some good perks

A public asset, instead of a private good

The Cambridge City Council has been bold in choosing to lease this, rather than sell it and we should grab the opportunity to save the House.

The Museum Trustees provide oversight and guidance for the project, which is a real chance for community involvement and activism.

Other Ways You Can Help

If you can't give cash, can you give time? Please let us know if you have skills in restoring buildings or in fundraising that could help us meet our goals.

Our registered charity no. is 1156685

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Choose your Perk

Volunteering

£1 GBP

You may not feel that you can help financially with this project , but you may have skills and time you can give to us. Do you have gardening skills , tree felling skills ? Do you have tools or equipment you could lend us? do you know how to plaster , paint , fix walls , windows and doors ? If so please message , we would love to find you something to do

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A roll of turf

£4 GBP

We have cleared the side of the house and are ready for turfing , we need 150 sqm of turf , each roll is £3.99 Do you fancy donating a roll or two ? You could stand on your own piece of EH land.

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Limited edition first postcard

£10 GBP

For a donation of £10 you will receive the first postcard in a limited set of 6 postcards drawn in various locations around the Museum and Engineers House by renowned Cambridge artist Jon Harris. Edition for each card is set at 1000. Start collecting all 6.

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Set of 6 editioned postcards

£20 GBP

For a donation of £20 you will receive the set of 6 limited edition postcards , drawn in situ by Cambridge artist Jon Harris. Each postcard has a limited edition of 1000. See the gallery for images.

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5 rolls of turf

£20 GBP

For £20 you will buy 5 rolls of turf to lay in this side clearing of the house , enough to stand on your very own patch of EH lawn and drink a glass of champagne , enough to lay down even

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Every Little Bit

£25 GBP

This is a general donation to help with the refurbishment of this beautiful Victorian House, which forms part of the Riverside landscape and Cambridge's industrial heritage. Your name will be listed on our donor roll for 5 years at the Engineer's House. And, of course, you'll be on our regular mailing list to receive information about events at the Engineer's House and the Cambridge Museum of Technology which you are welcome to attend. Registered charity no. 1156685

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Window Saver

£50 GBP

25 people each donating £50 helps us replace and reglaze one of the windows in the Engineer's House. There are a 10 windows in the house. Of course, you'll be on our regular mailing list to receive information about events at the Engineer's House and the Cambridge Museum of Technology.

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Signed limited edition print

£50 GBP

For a donation of £50 you will receive a beautiful signed limited edition print by Cambridge artist and architectural historian Jon Harris. Edition of 50.

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General donation

£50 GBP

For £50 towards the initial restoration, you will know that you are helping to preserve and save the Engineers House back with one of Cambridge,s iconic landmarks. Your name will be displayed on our donor roll for 5 years and you will be invited to exclusive events at the museum.

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1st 5 people through the door

£75 GBP

For a donation of £75 you can be one of the first 5 people through the door. Each of these 5 will be able to bring a guest. You will receive a glass of prosecco and a tour of the house with the curator and trustee and architectural expert Jon Harris of the museum.

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Buy a deckchair

£80 GBP

£80 will buy a wooden deckchair to place in the garden of the Engineers House , where people can sit and drink tea and eat cake. Each deckchair will have the name of the contributor written on the wood.

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Door Saver

£100 GBP

12 people each donating £100 means we can replace one of the two external doors at the Engineer's House. You will be helping to preserve one of Cambridge's iconic industrial landmarks. Of course, you'll be on our regular mailing list to receive information about events at the Engineer's House and the Cambridge Museum of Technology. And you'll be invited to the exclusive launch party when the refurbishment of the Engineer's House is complete in 2017. Registered charity no. 1156685

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Mega Help!

£500 GBP

You are the kind of person who wants to uplift the community by saving a special asset. You'll receive lifetime membership at the Cambridge Museum of Technology, be invited to the special event re-launching the Museum and be invited to the party celebrating the refurbishment of the Engineer's House. And of course, you'll be on our regular mailing list to receive information about events at the Engineer's House and the Cambridge Museum of Technology. Registered charity no. 1156685

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