Durham Cathedral launches Make a Will Month campaign
Melanie May | 14 September 2016 | News
Durham Cathedral has launched an inaugural Make a Will Month campaign to encourage local people to get their affairs in order by making a will.
Launched during this week’s Remember a Charity in Your Will Week, the campaign will see solicitors across the county waive their usual fees for one month, and inviting people to donate a suggested amount to Durham Cathedral instead.
Durham Cathedral has partnered with four Durham solicitors’ firms: BHP Law, Gordon Brown Law Firm LLP, NE Law LLP and Swinburne Maddison LLP, all of which will be offering standard single or joint wills free of charge.
Anyone making a will is to be invited to make a donation in support of Durham Cathedral, with the suggested amounts being £80 for a single will or £130 for a joint will. This covers basic wills, but those with more complex family arrangements can still benefit by paying a small fee to cover the extra work required.
Durham Cathedral development officer (corporate and trust), Clare Chillingworth, said:
“We are encouraging people to make a will because it’s something that so many of us put off doing and the consequences can have a huge impact on our families when we die.
“The Make a Will Month campaign is designed to make the process as easy as possible and give people the incentive they need to get their affairs in good order, but it also helps charities like us, who benefit from the fee that the solicitors agree to waive.”
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