# Durham Cathedral launches Make a Will Month campaign

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/09/14/durham-cathedral-launches-make-will-month-campaign/
- Published: 2016-09-14T10:30:31+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**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](https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/09/12/government-supports-remember-charity-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.

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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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