An Audience with Mark Dawson to Raise Funds for St Peter's Church Project

Tuesday, 21 October 2025 05:50

A fundraising Audience With: Mark Dawson event has been organised to raise funds for Fugglestone St Peter Trust.

Salisbury based author, Mark Dawson, who has sold millions of copies of his crime thriller books world wide, will be interviewed at the event, with the audience also being able to add their questions during a Q&A session.

Dawson, who is a self-publishing author is known for his Aticus Priest novels set in Salisbury, as well as his Joshn Milton, Beatrix Rose and Soho Noir series.

The event is one of many fundraising activities being organised to bring St Peter's Church in Fugglestone on the edge of Wilton back into community use. It is followed by an evening of words and music featuring Jigfoot.

The event is desribed as "a candlelit evening of lively folk tunes to set your toes tapping, your hands clapping and warm your heart on a November evening."

Both events take place on Saturday 22nd November at St Peter's Church, Fugglestone, Wilton (SP2 0BJ).

More details can be found on the Sarum Sessions website, where you can also book tickets: https://www.sarumsessions.co.uk/. Tickets can also be purchased from Jas Hair in North Street, Wilton.

The Fugglestone St Peter Trust are currently fundraising and applying for grant money for the £900,000 project to turn St Peter's Church into a community space. They have already had £37,000 of funding approved b the National Heritage Lottery and Architect Heritage Fund - with a full Lottery application currently being worked on. You can find out more on their website - https://www.wiltonclt.com/

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