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
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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
Grant applications for churches now open
The first round of Gloucestershire Historic Churches Trust’s grant applications is open now, until 30 April 2020. In Gloucestershire, South Gloucestershire and North Bristol, we have over 620 historic churches,Continue reading
DAC Environmental Workshop – 24th March
The Diocese of Gloucester DAC Environmental Workshop – Successfully Heating Church Buildings St Andrew, Chedworth Tuesday 24th March, 9:30am – 1:00pm This workshop will outline the DAC’s new environmentalContinue reading
Grants for stained glass conservation
Grants for stained glass conservation The Glaziers Company has grants available for stained glass conservation. The closing date for the next round of grants is 7 February 2020. Applications haveContinue reading
Heritage Crime Forum, Worcester – 8 Nov 2019
West Mercia Police and The Churches Conservation Trust are delighted to host guests from across the heritage and ecclesiastical sectors for their inaugural Heritage Crime Forum at All Saints ChurchContinue reading
Charfield Freshers’ Fair – by Rick Williams
Charfield has had so much new housing recently, that we decided to put on a Freshers’ Fair, just as a university would for its fresh intake of students. Twenty villageContinue reading
Maintenance Booker – Grants Available!
The DAC Secretary is looking for parishes and benefices who would like to book their church gutter clearance jobs before winter and would consider a group booking through Maintenance BookerContinue reading
Free NHLF training day – 3 October 2019 (Gloucester Cathedral)
Free NHLF training day – 3 October 2019, 10 am @ Gloucester Cathedral National Lottery Heritage Fund in partnership with Gloucester DAC and Gloucester Cathedral are organising a training day,Continue reading
Future Proofing Churches – Dorchester Abbey, 28th September
Former Church Estates Commissioner Sir Tony Baldry and Bernard Taylor, Chair of the 2017 Review of the Sustainability of English Churches and Cathedrals, will be among the speakers at anContinue reading
Rural Community Energy Fund
The Rural Community Energy Fund is a £10 million programme which supports rural communities in England to develop renewable energy projects, which provide economic and social benefits to theContinue reading
