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
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Safeguarding resources developed especially for young people
The Church of England is investing in a groundbreaking programme of safeguarding training and resources, created especially for children and young people. The project was the brainchild of Becca Faal,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
Comfort and Joy meal packs from churches to communities
26 parishes across the Church of England in and around Gloucestershire have joined forces with Stroud-based social enterprise, The Long Table, to empower our local communities to come together byContinue reading
An adventure in conservation: the Stoke Orchard Wall Paintings Conservation Project
The Stoke Orchard Wall Paintings Conservation Project is a success story of collaboration and partnership in the Diocese of Gloucester, demonstrating that heritage conservation can excite, inspire and benefit ChristianContinue reading
Coronavirus (COVID-19) banners and posters
The Church of England have produced a range of posters and signs, provided free of charge, for people to use in and around their church buildings. Posters can be printedContinue reading
LEGACY ZOOM WORKSHOPS
In order to share the learning from the project the London Diocesan Fund are hosting three legacy workshops on Zoom based around three different themes: researching records and understanding significance;Continue reading
EcoChurch zoom seminars
Autumn dates for EcoChurch zoom seminars ‘Getting Started, and ‘Next Steps’
Cultural Recovery Funding
Details of the £1.57bn Culture Recovery Fund have now been revealed. There are three funds relevant to churches. The note below, prepared by colleagues from the Church Building Council, providesContinue reading
National Churches Trust’s Foundation grants
Now that churches are once again able to be open for worship and visitors, the National Churches Trust wishes to remind PCCs about the availability of grant funding for essentialContinue reading
National Churches Trust’s Cornerstone Grant Programme – Deadline on 6th July 2020
The next deadline of the National Churches Trust’s Cornerstone Grant Programme is 6 July 2020 (for a decision in November 2020) The Cornerstone Grant Programme offers grants of betweenContinue reading
The Stoke Orchard Wall Paintings Conservation Project is recruiting
The Stoke Orchard Wall Paintings Conservation Project Team is looking to recruit: 1x Graduate Conservation Assistant 1x Student Conservation Intern *** The Perry Lithgow Partnership have been appointed to carryContinue reading
Grants up to £25,000: Covid-19 Emergency Heritage at Risk Response Fund – Deadline for Expressions of Interest 28 June 2020
Grants of up to £25,000 will be offered for urgent minor repairs to problems such as damaged roofs, masonry and windows, to hire scaffolding to prevent structural collapse, or toContinue reading
Parish Buying: cleaning supplies
Parish Buying will begin to make available: cleaning, handwash and other supplies in preparation for the gradual re-opening of places of worship , and will be sharing information aboutContinue reading
Changes to roof alarm grant funding
With metal theft continuing to be such a challenging issue, Allchurches Trust, owners of Ecclesiastical Insurance Group, has increased the amount of funding available to churches under its Roof ProtectionContinue reading
Updated national advice on work affecting church buildings during the Covid-19 pandemic
This guidance should be read in conjunction with: Guidance for PCCs, incumbents and cathedral Chapters: opening church buildings for works to the building and interior, issued by The HouseContinue reading
Funding for churches during the Covid-19 crisis
The Heritage Alliance has created a separate Funding Hub listing potential sources of funding for heritage organisations during the Coronavirus crisis. Churches will be eligible to apply for some ofContinue reading
Rise in heritage crime with easing of lockdown: Warning for churches
As the lockdown has been eased and with an increased amount of people moving about there has been a sharp increase in reported crime. Please stay vigilant. With the warmerContinue reading
Choir to sing weekly hymns for digital church services across the country
Singers from one of the leading churches in the capital are to record hymns and songs each week for use by clergy and church leaders livestreaming Sunday services across theContinue reading
‘Estates Church’: Ministry in financially disadvantaged neighbourhoods
The heart of this post is to make available some information and links that may be useful to those ministering in financially disadvantaged contexts. It follows a zoom conversation onContinue reading
Be alert: Increase in roof metal theft
We are aware that cases of metal theft have been reported again. As such. we ask that you report all identified metal theft attempts to the Police, your Archdeacon andContinue reading
