Running from Saturday 14 to Sunday 22 June 2025, Festival Week is a celebration of our wonderful Leightonstone churches, bringing communities together through shared events, and open doors. All are welcome to come along.
Sacha Watson (Net Zero Carbon Officer) and Nigel Cooper (Diocesan Environment Officer) will be on hand to answer all questions relating to Eco Church, Net Zero and Environment.
Our upcoming Church Buildings Support Network meetings are an in-person drop-in Fundraising, Grants and Community Consultation Surgery, plus a Zoom session on the topic of Bats and Ecology.
Join Holly Robinson for two Zoom sessions to highlight the changes to funding and an update on the 'Listed Places of Worship' Grant Scheme.
VAT claims need to be in by 31st March 2025 at the latest
We need as many churches as possible to participate, no matter how modest the claim to the LPWGS might have been.
Applications for grants to fund the conservation of special objects such as stained glass, paintings, bells, organs and clocks in churches are open from today as part of an expanded 5 million pound (GBP) scheme administered by the Church of England.
Celebrations have begun after the final tiles were laid in the new toilet and kitchen in St Mary's church. The Aisle project, which included other improvements to make a flexible community space, has been a long journey. The revitalised facilities will make the space more open and accessible so the local community can come together.
Since 2017 the National Lottery Heritage Fund (formerly called the Heritage Lottery Fund) has gone through numerous changes. Holly Robinson, our Historic Church Buildings Support Officer, is running two Zoom sessions to discuss the changes in more detail.
We're delighted to release the latest Church Heritage Diocesan Newsletter.
Kingston Parochial Church Council held a celebration to mark the reopening of All Saints’ and St Andrew’s church, which has been closed for repairs since July 2023. Kingston’s parish church is a Grade I Listed Building, noted for its nationally important series of wall paintings, dating from the late C13 to the late C17.
St James' Church, Little Paxton was listed as one of twelve finalists in the maintenance awards from the National Churches Trust.
The Church Times Green Church Awards have two objectives: to celebrate the remarkable efforts made in recent years by individuals and congregations to offset the damage being done to the earth, and to set good examples before others who might be inspired to follow suit.
Looking after church buildings is a team effort and often involves far more than people expect.
Nominations have officially opened, with churches across the UK now able to enter for awards in architecture, volunteering, tourism and so much more.
We're delighted to release the latest Church Heritage Diocesan Newsletter.
We're delighted to release the latest Church Heritage Diocesan Newsletter.
Since 1 September there have been six reported break-ins at churches in the Diocese of Ely. This news item hopes to help you prepare and prevent the same happening to your church.
We're delighted to release the latest Church Heritage Diocesan Newsletter.
A new guide published by Church House seeks to “fly the flag for rural churches” and their central role in local communities.
