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    Church of England welcomes Listed Places of Worship funding

    03/01/2024

    Church of England Cathedrals and churches were among nearly 5,000 religious buildings to receive a share of up to £42 million in Government funding aimed at helping with the conservation of listed places of worship.

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    Expressions of Interest Sought for Membership of the Church of England’s various Conservation Committees

    29/11/2023

    The Cathedral and Church Buildings Department of the Church of England would like to hear from conservation specialists with the time and skills to serve on one of our voluntary expert committees in the following areas: Clocks; Paintings & Wall Paintings; Sculpture & Furnishings Conservation; Stained Glass; and Contested Heritage 

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    Expressions of Interest Sought: Technical support service for Net Zero Carbon Demonstrator Churches

    20/07/2023

    The Cathedral and Church Buildings Division of the Church of England are seeking expressions of interest from specialists and companies, who can, between them cover the variety of fabric, building services, procurement, and planning needs as part of our net zero carbon project, Church Demonstrators.

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    Expressions of Interest Sought: Organ and Bell Conservation Committees

    22/04/2022

    The Cathedral and Church Buildings Division of the Church of England would like to hear from people with the time and skills to serve on its Organs Conservation Committee and its Bells Conservation Committee. 

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    Expressions of Interest Sought: Volunteer Professional Advisors

    22/04/2022

    The Cathedral and Church Buildings Division of the Church of England would like to hear from a wide range of Volunteer Professional Advisors who are specialists in Building Services, Sustainability and the Environment to assist Diocesan Advisory Committees around the country.

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    Expressions of Interest Sought: the Church Buildings Council and its committees

    07/03/2022

    Expressions of Interest Sought for the Church Buildings Council and its committees

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    Synod agrees to new Faculty Rules

    09/02/2022

    The Church of England’s General Synod has approved new legislation to help churches meet carbon reduction targets.

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    Extension of the Listed Place of Worship Scheme

    20/01/2022

    The Listed Places of Worship Scheme has been extended to March 2025

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    The National Burial Grounds Survey

    31/08/2021

    The Church of England, with support from Historic England and other partners including Caring for Gods Acre, has created a digital map and database of all burial grounds in England, which will be accessible through the Church Heritage Record. 

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    Second round of the Culture Recovery Fund

    05/01/2021

    The second round of the Culture Recovery Fund looks forward to spring and early summer 2021 when it is expected that cultural organisations will be able to operate with fewer restrictions. Over £300million of grants is available, covering the period April-June, to support cultural organisations with the costs they will face as they welcome back visitors.

    Full details of the fund and an application form are here (https://www.heritagefund.org.uk/funding/culture-recovery-fund-heritage-second-round)

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