Church Building Projects Summaries

In this section you will find brief summaries of recent church building projects from across the Diocese. 

The examples include a summary of costs and funding sources, as well as contact information if you wish to speak directly to someone involved in the project.

We will continually add summaries as we hear about completed projects, so please do get in touch if you have an example to share.  Projects can include anything linked to a church building such as major roof repairs or minor window repairs, new works, heating systems, heritage activities/events, wall painting conservation, churchyard projects etc

Projects 

Project Title: The Wildlife and Habitat Project

  • Project Type: Churchyard Conservation
  • Location: St Mary’s Church, Comberton.
  • Aims: To make the churchyard an ever more beautiful as a place for solace, reflection and enjoyment and increase the biodiversity of both the flora and fauna within it.
  • Total Cost: All resources donated
  • Document Link: Click here for further information

Project Title: Feltwell’s Faith in Flint

  • Project Type: Churchyard wall repair; heritage skills.
  • Location: St Nicholas’ Church, Feltwell, Norfolk. The church is in the care of The Churches Conservation Trust, but the churchyard wall is the responsibility of the PCC of the parish church of St Marys’
  • Aims: To promote heritage skills through repairs to a 40m long churchyard wall.
  • Total Cost: £11,640.57 – this includes volunteer costs
  • Document Link: Click here for further information

Project Title: Roof Repairs

  • Project Type: Slate roof repair
  • Location: St Paul’s Church, Gorefield, Cambridgeshire. Grade II.
  • Project Title: Roof Repairs
  • Total Cost: £90,000 including VAT
  • Document Link: Click here for further information

Project Title: The Reordering Project

  • Project Title: The Reordering Project
  • Location: All Saint’s Church, Longstanton, Cambridgeshire.
  • Aims: To install facilities and flexible communal spaces to meet the needs of a rapidly expanding local community.
  • Total Cost: Phase 1: £84,000. Phase 2: £160,000
  • Document Link: Click here for further information

Project Title: Pattress Painting at Alwalton

  • Project Title: Pattress Painting at Alwalton
  • Location: St Andrew's Church, Alwalton, Cambridgeshire.
  • Aims: To paint the pattress plates (tie plates) at the top of the tower.
  • Total Cost: £1300 approx.
  • Document Link: Click here for further information

Project Title: The Pond Project

  • Project Title: The Pond Project
  • Location: St George’s Church, Little Thetford, Cambridgeshire.
  • Aims: To create a small wildlife pond in the churchyard to increase the amount of habitat available and make little “stepping-stones”, linking fragmented wildlife communities.
  • Total Cost: All resources donated.
  • Document Link: Click here for further information
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