The single most effective form of fundraising turned out to be the leaflets. Five months after they were first circulated we continue to get donations from both locals and visitors to the area. We designed the leaflets ourselves and distributed about 2000 around the parish to households, businesses and tourist attractions; ahead of the Heritage Open Day the National Trust even put them into their holiday cottages. From an initial investment of a couple of hundred pounds and a great deal of walking, we got a return of over £12,000.
