A major restoration programme will start in the New Year at an Essex round tower church. A grant of about £330,000 will help to secure the tower at South Ockendon Church thanks to the Heritage Lottery Fund, it was confirmed … Continued
A 25-year VAT relief scheme to help churches fund repairs and conservation work is under threat, it has emerged. The LPWGS (Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme) enables the VAT on conservation work to be reclaimed, which has been invaluable … Continued
Great news for one of Norfolk’s finest round tower churches. A five-year campaign by local people and the community has secured a grant of £631,462 to repair St Peter’s Church, Forncett from the National Lottery Heritage Fund. When a group … Continued
Thieves have struck at one of the seven round tower churches in Essex stealing about £7,000 of scaffolding. They even brought their own ladders to remove the upper tiers of the scaffolding around the round tower of St Nicholas of … Continued
A year of golden jubilee celebrations for the Round Tower Churches Society was crowned by a renewal of royal patronage. His Majesty The King had agreed to retain the Patronage of the Society, it was announced at the 50th annual … Continued
Six round tower churches have received total grants of almost £50,000 in the past three months. The Norfolk Churches Trust awarded £30,000 at its quarterly council meeting in November – £6,000 to Forncett St Peter; £7,000 to St Peter, Haveringland; … Continued
This Essex church needs to raise £17,500 to pay for the scaffolding but at least the tower is now clear of tonnes of pigeon muck. Fortunately too, the bell itself is sound and clear of rubbish but the bellframe needs … Continued
A critical first phase to save the round tower of an Essex church involved removal of tonnes of bird muck. It has revealed, as the architect feared, several massive internal cracks in the tower of South Ockendon’s church. Now, St … Continued