You will find us in the Close, near the third lime tree on the right.
The Trust office sits on the first floor of Sarum College, within the Salisbury Cathedral Close. We answer post within five working days, email within three, and the telephone — when someone is at the desk — within four rings.
The Trust Office
The Pershore Nashdom and Elmore Trust
Sarum College
19 The Close
Salisbury
Wiltshire SP1 2EE
United Kingdom
Mark legacy enquiries "For the attention of the Bursar".
Office line
+44 (0)1722 424 800
Voicemail outside hours; we return calls the next working morning.
Office hours
Tuesday — Friday, 10:00 — 16:00
Closed Mondays, Saturdays, Sundays
Closed Holy Week & the octave of Christmas
Where to write
- General & office:
[email protected] - Grants & bursaries:
[email protected] - Retreats & oblation:
[email protected] - Legacies:
[email protected] - Press & speaking:
[email protected]
For anything that does not yet have an envelope.
Use the form for general enquiries — retreats, oblation, bequests, press, or simply to say hello. We treat every message in confidence; we do not pass your details to any third party. If your question is pastoral or urgent, please ring rather than write.
Where to send what.
A few enquiries are handled by specific brothers or trustees; sending to the right address means we can reply within days rather than weeks.
Booking a retreat
Write to the Guestmaster, Br. Crispin Hayward, with your preferred dates, whether you require a hospitality bursary, and any dietary needs. We host individual silent retreats and small group days at Sarum College and the Wells Conference House.
Email the GuestmasterApplying for a small grant
Cloister & Common Bread small-grants applications close on the last working day of February, June and October. Please read the guidelines on the Resources page first; we are unable to consider applications from outside our four counties.
Grant guidelines →A bequest in your will
Our Bursar, Mr. John Rushmore FCA, is glad to send by post — never by email — the Trust's preferred form of words and a brief leaflet, A small candle, kept beyond a life. Please mark the envelope private and confidential.
Email the BursarSpeaking engagements
Br. Crispin and Dr. Helen Awdry accept a small number of speaking invitations each year — parish quiet days, theological colleges, oblate chapters and similar. Please write at least four months ahead; we cannot accept short-notice requests.
Email Press & SpeakingCome, if you wish, on a Tuesday evening.
The brothers sing Compline by candlelight every Tuesday at eight o'clock, in the Sarum College chapel. The service lasts twenty minutes. There is no collection, no sermon and no requirement to be anything in particular. All are welcome; the side door is left open.