Category: Faith Spaces
National lottery to invest £100million in religious building over next three years
The National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) has announced a three-year strategic initiative to invest £100m to help UK places of worship meet long-standing repair and conservation challenges. In their Heritage 2033 strategy NLHF...
Read MoreCanterbury’s historic Franciscan Gardens will remain closed for 2024 for repair
A popular tourist attraction in the centre of a Kent city will remain closed for the rest of 2024 for repair and renovations. The management team at the Franciscan Gardens in Canterbury, which date from 1224, said they hope the...
Read MoreCistercian monks’ night staircase at Furness Abbey rebuilt 900 years later
A historic night staircase, used by medieval monks solely under the cloak of darkness, has been rebuilt at Furness Abbey in Cumbria by English Heritage, the charity has revealed. Reconstructed on the site of the original, the...
Read More43 churches saved for the future thanks to £478,110 of National Churches Trust funding
The National Churches Trust has announced that 43 churches across the UK will stay open and in good repair thanks to £478,110 of funding awarded and recommended by the Trust in its latest round of grants. This follows on from...
Read MoreIcon of Our Lady restored at Walsingham’s Catholic Shrine
As part of the legacy of developments marking Ninety Years since the Restoration of the National Catholic Shrine of Our Lady, the Icon of the Mother of God of Walsingham has been restored to a high-profile place in the Chapel of...
Read MoreManchester city centre parish receives global recognition as top hidden gem in the world
A parish in the Catholic Diocese of Salford has been named “the top hidden gem in the world” according to a new study by Tour Operator Software Provider Bókun, a part of the TripAdvisor family. Saint Mary’s Catholic Church...
Read MoreSalford Cathedral allows visitors on site to see progress made on restoration project
Salford’s Roman Catholic Cathedral has opened its doors to parishioners and visitors from far and near, for its first Open Day since the Cathedral’s £18m restoration project began in 2022. Held on April 13th, the...
Read More£15,000 grant received by Nottingham Catholic Cathedral towards roof repairs
Nottingham Civic Society has awarded the Nottingham’s Catholic Cathedral a generous grant in support of its ongoing Restoring Pugin Project. Canon Malachy Brett, Dean of the cathedral, was delighted to receive a grant of...
Read MoreMajor restoration for historic Catholic church in the middle of a Shropshire town
Major restoration work is planned to be carried out at a historic church which is tucked away in the middle of a Shropshire town. Proposals have been submitted to Telford & Wrekin Council for the restoration work of St Peter...
Read MoreWest Northamptonshire church is restored to its former glory
Two years ago it was estimated that around £60,000 would be needed to restore the walls inside the 12th century church of St Peter and St Paul’s Church in King’s Sutton, Northamptonshire. Major damage occurred back in 2019 when...
Read MoreTottenham’s iconic St Mark’s Methodist church set for restoration
A major restoration project is set to breathe new life into an iconic London landmark often likened to the South Bank’s OXO Tower. Built in 1938, St Mark’s Methodist Church, Tottenham has a striking Art Deco frontage and square...
Read MoreChurch of England planning to close Telford church ‘in poor state of repair’
The Church of England is proposing plans to officially close a Telford church. An order has been published announcing plans to shut the Church of Saint Peter in St Georges, for public worship. A consultation on the plan closes...
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