This project involved restoring five of the historic stained glass windows, from a total of 14 lancets, in the 160-year-old Grade II listed village church of St Leonard's Balderstone near Blackburn. The beautiful stained glass windows, many of which were installed in memory of local people, were manufactured by reputable companies including Shrigley and Hunt of Lancaster.

The work undertaken also involved replacing eight fractured mullions and carrying out other essential repairs to masonry in the vicinity of the windows to ensure the sustainability of the glass going forward.  

A substantial programme of supporting activities was delivered alongside the repair work in order to engage a wide variety of people from the local community in the fascinating history of the church.

A key element of the activities was to strengthen people's knowledge and awareness of heritage preservation and the responsibilities communities have for preservation of local items of heritage. The project ran a series of workshops for local primary school children including workshops delivered by Redcurrant Glass Centre to design and create a stained-glass display for their school.

The church also ran a series of open days to engage people with the heritage of their Grade II listed building.