A 10-day roof repair programme should be completed at a Breckland church in September. St Mary, Beachamwell, is replacing its south aisle lead roof with coated-steel after thieves stripped the lead in 2019. The £41,000 cost will be met, largely, … Continued
Hard hats have arrived in earnest to repair the south nave roof at Burnham Deepdale. Scaffolding went up in March, then was taken down and now has gone up again at St Mary’s Church. The £48,000 project, which includes installation … Continued
Raise funds for Norfolk’s churches by taking to the open road for September’s Bike Ride, says Bishop Graham. As churches face fund-raising challenges, Norfolk Churches Trust’s Bike Ride on Saturday, September 12 could make a big difference. In the past … Continued
Six churches across Norfolk have been awarded £12,000 in grants towards urgent repairs. Norfolk Churches Trust has now given a total of more than £75,000 to 21 churches this year. The grants, which were made at the trust’s latest quarterly … Continued
A major church conservation charity would welcome support from the Society’s members. The Covid-19 epidemic is set to reduce the Churches Conservation Trust’s income by around £500,000. It is offering our Society’s members an incentive – with a big introductory … Continued
A package of grants worth £6,500 to three churches was agreed by the Society’s committee in May. As the funding requests arrived before the postponed annual meeting on May 2, 2020 the committee accepted the recommendations of the grants’ officer … Continued
A new recruit to the Society has been combining his permitted “lockdown” exercise by cycling and taking photographs of round tower churches. His photograph of St Andrew’s, Wickmere, in north Norfolk, features on the front page of the current edition, … Continued
This could be just the opportunity to add that missing volume. If you’re looking for inspiration for places to visit, then Stephen Hart’s modest booklet is a bargain. East Anglian Round Tower Churches, which lists all the RT churches with … Continued
It is with great sadness that the Round TowerChurches Society has cancelled the 2020 programme of visits. The Norfolk Church Tours have also beencancelled, said ‘Lyn Stilgoe, who is the RTCS’s secretary. The early season church tours, which had beenscheduled … Continued
A welcome message from our patron, H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, has been received by our chairman. Prince Charles, wrote: “As we face quite unprecedented challenges, I did just want to let you know that you are very much in … Continued