The Heritage (Lottery) Fund has reopened and is now accepting applications for the National Lottery Grants for Heritage scheme, often used as a funding stream for church buildings projects. TheContinue reading
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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
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.
My calling is to cut carbon in churches and schools
Ten years ago, Withington Church became the first church in England to be net carbon zero, and climate champion Matt Fulford was one of the driving forces behind it. MattContinue reading
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
National Maintenance Week 20-27 November
National Maintenance Week is taking place at the end of November, just as winter weather threatens its worst. This year, the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB) isContinue 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
Interpreting Heritage
Interpreting Heritage 3 November, 9am to 1pm including a 30 minute break. In order to share the learning from the project the London Diocesan Fund are hosting three legacy workshopsContinue reading
Lost Cirencester statues recreated with a modern twist
Artist Rodney Munday is bringing new life to the sculptures at Cirencester parish church, with two new bronze statues replacing stone figures removed in 1963. The sculptures had become weatherContinue reading
Art and Heritage
6 October, 9am – 1pm (including 30min break) The London Diocesan Fund is hosting three legacy workshops on Zoom based around three different themes: researching records and understanding significance; developingContinue reading
Exploring Built Heritage
8 September, 9am – 1pm (including 30min break) The London Diocesan Fund is hosting three legacy workshops on Zoom based around three different themes: researching records and understanding significance; developingContinue reading
Updated guidance re church buildings, individual private prayer and funerals
To: all clergy and churchwardens in vacancy Please note that all documents referred to in this message can be found in the documents section of the national Church of England’s coronavirusContinue reading
Important changes to Faculty Jurisdiction Rules, April 2020
While we have been confined to our homes, there have been important changes to the Faculty Jurisdiction Rules, which will concern anyone who is planning to undertake works to theirContinue 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
Adam’s pilgrimage for conservation
What is the best way to help raise money for a church dedicated to a patron saint of pilgrims? Perhaps a sponsored walk to the ancient pilgrim destination of SantiagoContinue reading
Bold and positive action from the DAC on sustainability
Gloucester Diocesan Advisory Committee (DAC) has released far-reaching new policy and guidance regarding sustainability in church buildings. It is the first time that the DAC has issued a formal policyContinue reading
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
Free Gift Aid tools for charities released
The Charity Finance Group has published a package of free online resources and graphics to help charities promote Gift Aid to their donors. CFG published the resources today to coincideContinue reading
Explore Churches’ new website goes live
The new website has several new and exciting features. You can keep up with the new churches, themed lists, trails and events by signing up for a monthly five minuteContinue reading
Bats in churches project secures HLF Grant
The Bats in Churches partnership project has been successful in its application to Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for a grant of £3.8 million. Securing this funding means that the Bats in ChurchesContinue reading
Managing major building projects in places of worship
There are some useful presentations from the ‘Managing major building projects in places of worship’ training day held in Cambridge on 3 October 2018. These will be of use toContinue reading
The faculty system is going on-line
From October 2018 applications for faculties, List A and List B works will be managed online.
