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| ITG Development Fund |
The Irish Traction Group’s latest fundraising appeal, the “ITG Development Fund” was launched at the end of 2008 to help raise funds to secure the long term future of the ITG’s collection of preserved diesel locomotives.
At the end of November 2009 the ITG were forced to remove all of its rolling stock that had previously been stored at Inchicore Works, Dublin, to two new homes. 001 (A) class locomotive A39 was moved to the Downpatrick & Co. Down Railway, Downpatrick, Co. Down, whilst 001 (A) class locomotive A3R, 121 (B) class locomotive 124, 181 (B) class locomotive 190 and 201 (C) class locomotive C231 were all moved to the West Clare Railway, Moyasta, Co. Clare, for display at a new railway museum that is planned to be constructed at the site. In addition, 141 (B) class locomotives 146 and 152, which were subsequently secured for preservation by the ITG in May 2010 and November 2010 respectively, had to be moved to their new homes at the Downpatrick & Co. Down Railway (146) and the West Clare Railway (152) in November 2010. Part of this appeal is to help recoup the cost of moving all of these locomotives to their new homes, which was in excess of £30,000, and also to help cover their ongoing maintenance and restoration costs.
However, the amount so far received still falls well short of the actual cost of the movement of these locomotives to their new homes, so further donations are still desperately needed. The shortfall in the funds available to move all seven locomotives had to be taken from the various individual locomotive funds and also from our general reserves. This money needs to be recouped eventually, so as to ensure that funds are still available in the future to maintain and restore the locomotives themselves.
Please remember that the future of the Group, and the security of its collection of locomotives, depends on the results of this appeal. Please give whatever you can, whenever you can, and help us to continue with our aims. If you can possibly set up a monthly standing order to make regular donations to the ITG, then this would be ideal. Just £ 10 per month would be a good start; even more would be much appreciated. One-off donations of whatever size will also be gratefully received.
Make a one off Donation by Pay-Pal
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Please remember that those donations received from UK taxpayers will also qualify for Gift Aid, which will means that the ITG can claim a further 25 pence from HM Revenue & Customs for each £1 donated. Donations should be sent to the Irish Traction Group at the following address:
The Treasurer, Irish Traction Group, 31 Hayfield Road, Bredbury, Stockport, Cheshire, SK6 1DE.
Please make cheques/postal orders payable to the “IRISH TRACTION GROUP”.
Please help us to secure an important part of Ireland’s railway heritage, time is rapidly running out. Thank you.
The Irish Traction Group is registered as a charity in England & Wales (Charity reference no. 1000382)
Gift Aid
Being a registered charity, the Irish Traction Group is entitled to claim back Income Tax on Gift Aid donations made to the Charity from HM Revenue & Customs. For every £ 1 donated to the Charity as a Gift Aid donation, the Charity can claim back a further 25 pence from HM Revenue & Customs. This is of great benefit to charities such as ours, as it brings in valuable additional funds at no extra cost to the person making the Gift Aid donation.
We have a separate form for Gift Aid donations. It is a form that the donee signs to confirm that all donations that they make to the Charity are Gift Aid donations. We can only claim Gift Aid on donations made by UK Income Tax payers; therefore, regrettably, none of our Irish members qualify.
Gift Aid Application Form
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