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The main features of the National Churches Trust’s plan, published in its 2016 - 2017 Annual Review on 19 July 2017, are:  1. Prioritise the maintenance of church buildings. It is often more cost-...

Historic England is the Government body which is in charge of the 'list' of historic and architecturally significant buildings,  the most important parts of English heritage,  so they can be...

Bill Bryson, best-selling author of books on travel, the English language and science, has revealed his 14 favourite churches for ‘ExploreChurches’  the UK’s new church tourism website run by the...

The ComRes opinion poll on attitudes to church heritage also shows that the British public back churches being available for community use, in addition to being used as places of worship. Half of...

Bill Bryson said: “It is impossible to overstate the importance of churches to this country.” “Nothing else in the built environment has the emotional and spiritual resonance, the architectural...

Launched by the National Churches Trust, the UK’s church repair and support charity, ‘50 Things to do in a Church’  highlights some of the activities and events that take place in and around church...

60 % of British adults back the Government providing financial support for churches, chapels and meeting houses in order to protect their heritage and history for future generations, according to the...

In a career spanning five decades Michael Palin has entertained and enthralled television, film, and stage audiences as a writer and performer, in comedy, drama and documentary. In a talk first given...

The National Churches Trust is the only UK-wide independent charity dedicated to promoting and supporting church buildings of historic, architectural and community value. A major part of the work of...

A capacity 2,180 tickets were issued for the service, which was attended by representatives of many of the places of worship supported by the National Churches Trust since its formation in 1953 as...

Undertaken in 2010, the survey was the largest exercise of its kind. Open to all of the estimated 47,000 churches, chapels and meeting houses in the UK, the survey was unique in seeking to understand...