Projects we’ve funded

Volunteers delivered a year-long programme of activities and events to celebrate 75 years of St Francis Church.

St John’s Hoxton received a grant to make governance improvements, whilst also preparing it to undertake a future capital redevelopment project.

Heroes of Chiswick aims to discover more about the lives of 23 men from the Parish of St. Michael (Sutton Court) who were killed on active service in France, Belgium, Gallipoli and elsewhere.

The Friends of Stoke Minster preserved and shared the story of their war memorial window.

Repairing the Grade I Church of St Nicholas, and restoring and relocating a 17th century monument, provided the impetus for a new interpretation and activity programme. This involved many young people and adults from the village and further afield.

The restoration of a rare set of chiming bells hung in 1925 in memory of 197 local heroes connected to the Memorial Community Church in Plaistow, London.

The Dissenters Graveyard in Exeter contains significant physical heritage related to the nonconformist tradition and includes a wealth of family and local history. It has been closed for public access for many years and had become very neglected and overgrown.

The Grade I-listed St Dunstan’s Church, often referred to as the ‘Cathedral of the Weald’, has been opened up to a wider audience.

The Parish Church Council (PCC) of the Grade I St Swithun’s Church has made better use of the space beneath the 17th-century gallery by converting it into a heritage and community room.

The restoration of a medieval vestment from St John's RC Church, Lancashire

Volunteers developed skills to help them maintain their historic places of worship into the future without relying on professional contractors.

Willingale Parochial Church Council was awarded a grant for the restoration of the bells at St Christopher's Church, which allowed the return of traditional change ringing.