The National Churches Trust has three main grant programmes: Foundation, Gateway and Cornerstone, and administers one more, on behalf of Maintenance Booker: Preventative Maintenance Micro-grants. In order to be eligible,Continue reading
Tag: Church Buildings
Enter your church building project for the 2019 Church Architecture Awards
If your church has opened a new extension, completed a re-ordering scheme or undergone a major repair or conservation project, enter it for 2019 Church Architecture Awards! Run by the NationalContinue reading
Community Pride 2019 Grants – Cheltenham
Cheltenham Borough Council’s Community Pride Fund 2019 is now open for applications for funding to support community projects across Cheltenham. £30,000 is available to support community-owned projects that will buildContinue reading
ExploreChurches website now offers free Event Publicity
Whether it’s a flower festival, concert, summer fair or beer festival, you can now send the details to ExploreChurches via an online form to publicise your event! ExploreChurches will promoteContinue reading
Heritage Open Days 2019 – registration now open!
Register your church events for Heritage Open Days 2019 This is the UK’s largest festival of history and culture – is now accepting events to register to take part inContinue reading
Funding for Security at Places of Worship
A further round of funding for security at places of worship has been announced by the government. Applications for the scheme have not opened yet and it is presently anticipatedContinue reading
New House of Commons Library Note on VAT and Churches
The House of Commons Library has issued a new Briefing Note that examines how construction work for churches is treated for VAT in the UK: https://ihbconline.co.uk/newsachive/?p=22274
Diocesan Advisory Committee celebrates 100 years!
The celebration of the centenary of the founding of Gloucester DAC took place on 21 February – one hundred years to the day after the first ever meeting ofContinue reading
Online Faculty System Training sessions – Wotton Deanery
This session is aimed at the Wotton Deanery and will be held at St John’s Church Centre, Chipping Sodbury, address details are listed below. In October 2018 the Diocese ofContinue reading
200 years of supporting the Diocese of Gloucester’s churches
2018 marks the 200th anniversary of the Incorporated Church Building Society (ICBS), set up in 1818, which helped to build and enlarge many hundreds of Anglican churches The ICBS gaveContinue reading
Cecil Adams Organ Fund: Guidance Notes
The Cecil Adams Organ Fund exists through the generosity of the late Cecil Adams, who for many years was organist of Dursley and Diocesan Organs Adviser. NB. These notes relateContinue reading
Opening rural churches: a resource guide from Germinate
Germinate have produced an excellent new resource for rural churches that are open during the daytime, or considering opening. Excellent suggestions about how to make the most of the opportunityContinue reading
Growing links between church, school and community
The gardening club at Linden Primary School in Gloucester has been sowing a new plot this summer, in the grounds of St Paul and St Stephen’s Church. The Revd RuthContinue reading
National Churches Trust’s Maintenance and Project Development grants – Deadline 6 September
The National Churches Trust currently has a number of grant programmes open including: Maintenance grant programme. This is a pilot programme, in partnership with the Pilgrim Trust, offering awards ofContinue reading
William and Jane Morris Fund grants towards work concerned with the conservation of decorative features in churches
The next closing date for applications to the William and Jane Morris Fund is the 31st August 2017. The fund accepts applications from churches, chapels and other places of worshipContinue reading
Heavy Snow
A couple of weeks ago the country heard alarming news: ‘The snow is on its way!’ Apocalyptic visions, whipped up by the mainstream media triggered a great panic, despite theContinue reading
