Crowds of people turned up to watch Bishop Rachel ride a cherry picker high into the roofline of Cirencester on Sunday. Bishop Rachel is not a fan of heights butContinue reading
Tag: Church Buildings
Exploring Blockley’s hidden treasures
Visitors to St Peter and St Paul Church, Blockley had a rare chance to explore the hidden staircases and tower over the Bank Holiday weekend. One of the hidden staircasesContinue reading
Meet the Little Rissington Bats
Meet the Little Rissington Bats Meet the brown long-eared bats at Little Rissington church. Find out how to use a bat detector and go on a short bat walk aroundContinue reading
Three solid hours of bell ringing planned for Ride and Stride
St John the Evangelist, Elkstone is hoping to perform a ‘full peal’ on its newly restored church bells as part of Ride and Stride on 11 September. The bells wereContinue reading
Learn historic masonry skillls at Redbrook
The masonry at Redbrook Church is exceptionally eroded, so a team of volunteers and trainers have decided to teach historic masonry skills to people who want to help save theContinue reading
Environment Webinars – Autumn Programme
Environment Webinar Autumn Programme All the details of the Church of England Environment Programme’s September to December environmental webinar programme can be found here. During the autumn, webinars are beingContinue reading
Date for reinstallation of ‘lost’ statues
Two statues are being reinstalled in the tower of St John Baptist Church, Cirencester, after being ‘missing’ for 58 years. The statues of St John the Baptist and the VirginContinue reading
Cultural Recovery Fund: Round 3
Announced on 25 June, the final £300 million of the government’s £2 billion rescue package will support thousands of organisations in the run-up to fuller reopening and beyond. The aimContinue reading
Collecting Rainbows: moments of joy during the pandemic
Two women from the PCC of St Mary’s Church in Kempsford have been on a mission to cheer up their community through the pandemic.
Community Businesses in Places of Worship Programme – Funding Opportunity
The Plunkett Foundation, working alongside Allchurches Trust, is providing specialist advice and funds to encourage churches to work closely with community groups wanting to set up community businesses in placesContinue reading
Churches Count on Nature week, 5-13th June
It is fabulous to see so many of our churches signed up to take part in Churches Count on Nature week. These are a selection of the Gloucestershire Churches involvedContinue reading
Gloucestershire Historic Churches Trust turns 40
In 2021, Gloucestershire Historic Churches Trust are celebrating their 40th birthday and the over £2m in grants they have given so far for renovations and improvements to local churches. ToContinue reading
Eco Church festival with Churches Count on Nature
This online event on Saturday 12th June is hosted and organised by Sheffield Diocese but all are invited. It looks fab, do check it out if you are free. TheContinue reading
Church Buildings & The Post COVID World – Online Conference 3
Recognising that post Covid-19, things are going to be different, this free ecumenical event across three online sessions, over 3 consecutive weeks, will be a mix of useful presentations, livelyContinue reading
Church Buildings & The Post COVID World – Online Conference 2
Recognising that post Covid-19, things are going to be different, this free ecumenical event across three online sessions, over 3 consecutive weeks, will be a mix of useful presentations, livelyContinue reading
Church Buildings & The Post COVID World – Online Conference 1
Recognising that post Covid-19, things are going to be different, this free ecumenical event across three online sessions, over 3 consecutive weeks, will be a mix of useful presentations, livelyContinue reading
Churchyards, Biodiversity and ‘Churches Count on Nature’ week.
Churchyards can be significant for wildlife as they have often had minimal disturbance for centuries. This means that churches have a critical and very particular role to play for theContinue reading
PCC Training – Ecclesiastical Insurance
We are pleased to offer an online presentation to interested PCC members and clergy by Derek Stancombe, Church Insurance Consultant at Ecclesiastical Insurance. Derek’s presentation will be a great learningContinue reading
An in-spire-ing project in Newnham on Severn
Jane Curtis, Churchwarden at St Peter’s Church, Newnham-on -Severn blogs about the challenges and rewards of repairing a church spire. What prompted you to begin a big project during lockdown?Continue reading
PCC Training – Ecclesiastical Insurance
We are pleased to offer an online presentation to interested PCC members and clergy by Derek Stancombe, Church Insurance Consultant at Ecclesiastical Insurance. Derek’s presentation will be a great learningContinue reading
Webinars on getting to net zero carbon
Gloucester Diocesan synod in 2020 set an ambitious target of achieving carbon net zero by 2030. General Synod made the same commitment in 2020 meaning that our work in thisContinue reading
Eco Church zoom seminars
Zoom seminars for those working towards an Eco Church award, or considering getting started.
Cultural Recovery Fund: Round 2
The government has published the details of £300 million in grants and £100 million in loans as part of the second round of The Culture Recovery Fund. Most relevant toContinue reading
Churches get grants for repairs and improvements
In this difficult year for churches, GHCT is delighted to help another 11 projects in the Diocese of Gloucester and pledged to keep total annual donations at £150,000 through inContinue reading
