We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone who generously contributed to our GoFundMe campaign to replace the stolen horse trough.

As announced at our annual parish meeting last night, the campaign has now officially closed. Thanks to the support of our community, a substantial donation from the Drinking Fountain Association, and confirmation from our insurers, we have successfully raised the funds needed to commission a faithful replica—complete with all original engravings—and to install it with enhanced security measures.
We are immensely grateful to our local residents for their kindness and solidarity, and to the BBC for helping to spread the word.

Sadly, heritage items like our horse trough are often stolen to order, and Limpsfield is not alone in experiencing such a loss. The trough held great historical and sentimental value, and it is deeply frustrating to think it may now sit, unrecognised and unappreciated, in someone’s private garden far from its rightful place.

If anyone has information about the original trough’s whereabouts, we would still love to recover it. But for now, we must assume it is lost. We hope the new replica, planned for installation this summer, will help restore some of what was taken—both physically from our village and emotionally from our hearts.

Thank you once again for your incredible support.