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Church Heritage Newsletter

We launched our Church Heritage Newsletter in March 2020. The Church Heritage Newsletter is a quarterly issue, containing an overview of maintenance tasks, grant scheme deadlines, and news updates for the season ahead.

Latest Edition

Church Heritage Newsletter - March 2025
If you would like your piece included in the next issue, please contact Holly (holly.robinson@elydiocese.org).

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Building Volunteers Survey 2021

During the summer of 2021, the Historic Church Buildings Support Officer conducted a survey of church building volunteers for the Diocese of Ely. Participants included Churchwardens, Fabric Officers, PCC members and other volunteers, as well as members of the clergy involved in the care and management of church buildings.

The key aims of the survey were to:

Gather baseline data on volunteers involved in the care of church buildings including role types, age, length of service etc…
Capture the first-hand experience of volunteers
Explore the nature and ‘health’ of local volunteering at churches within the Diocese of Ely
Carry out a skills audit
Identify support and training needs and preferences
Highlight concerns and aspirations for the future

Over a third of parishes took part in the online survey, supported by follow-up 30 interviews.

For the full Building Volunteers Survey Report please click here.

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