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Carols by Candlelight 2024

You’re invited to our annual Carols by Candlelight concert at 7pm on Tuesday 10 December at Grosvenor Chapel, Mayfair and online. Hosted by comedian Tim Vine, enjoy an evening of carols with music by Joe Stilgoe, a brilliant brass band and readings by Sir Michael Palin, Bill Bryson and Katie Derham. All the money raised will help keep UK churches open and in use.

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Give someone special a gift that will last the whole year

Our gift membership is the perfect present for people who love heritage and who appreciate the rich history the UK’s churches, chapels and meeting houses. Every new Friend will receive a copy of A History of English Churches in 100 Objects, a beautifully illustrated new book by Dr Matthew Byrne, as a joining gift.

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Our impact in numbers

  • Over 2000 Churches and chapels

    We've helped keep open, in good repair and supporting local people since 2007.

  • £ 2 million awarded in 2023

    To churches and chapels for urgent repairs, new facilities such as loos and kitchens and essential maintenance.

  • 7 Churches and chapels

    Removed from the Heritage at Risk Register in 2024 with the support of our grants.

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We're hiring: Two opportunities to join our Fundraising team

Do you want to help keep the UK's churches open for generations to come? We're looking for two new colleagues to help us raise vital funds to support these historic buildings. Find out more about each of the roles and how to apply. 

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England’s church heritage ‘danger zones’ revealed

New data reveals England’s church heritage ‘danger zones’ and shows the number of churches at risk in MP’s constituencies. Find out how many church, chapels, cathedrals and meeting houses are at risk in your constituency and what you can do to save them.

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Churches are good for our health

Our new House of Good: Health research shows that churches in the UK are providing essential services that would relieve the NHS of costs of £8.4 billion every year. But church buildings are dangerously underfunded, with many falling into disrepair and facing closure.

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Church of the Week

Geddington, Northamptonshire

It's thought that there has been a church on the site of Geddington St Mary Magdalene since the Anglo-Saxon period, with parts of the present building dating back between 850 - 950AD. The church served Norman and Plantagenet kings and queens who stayed at their Royal Hunting Lodge in Geddington on the north side of the church, where significant councils were held. The original royal entrance, known as the King’s Door, is still in existence. Outside, there is an Eleanor Cross, built on the site of a Holy Well to commemorate the death of Queen Eleanor of Castile, wife of Edward I, whose funeral bier rested in Geddington church overnight on 7th December 1290. There were originally 12 Eleanor Crosses in England, one for each place Queen Eleanor's funeral bier rested on the journey to London from Nottinghamshire. Only three survive and Geddington's is the best preserved. Geddington has a spectacular 14th century reredos underneath the East window, with beautiful painted panels in each niche by the renowned architect Sir Ninian Comper, completed in 1892. The reredos and panels have recently undergone an extensive conservation programme, which saw Geddington crowned the joint winner for England at the National Church Awards in the Care & Conservation category.

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There is no bigger issue facing the UK’s heritage than the future of its churches. Help us in our mission to keep churches open and in use for generations to come.

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