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Churches were analysed across eight different categories; interiors, stained glass, churchyards, atmosphere, wildlife, national history, monuments and social history. The counties that are home to...

The service was attended by special guests including His Royal Highness, The Duke of Gloucester, The Most Reverend and Right Honourable Dr John Sentamu, Archbishop of York, Huw Edwards, Bill Bryson...

Their choices are featured as part of a selection of the best of Sir Christopher Wren’s London churches published on the National Churches Trust’s ExploreChurches website for English Tourism Week....

Castles, cathedrals and churches and royal palaces are the historic buildings that the British public think it is most important to protect , according to the results of the poll carried out for the...

Huw Edwards, broadcaster and journalist and Vice President of the National Churches Trust launched the 'Sacred Wales / Cymru Sanctaidd' competition in July this year, calling on the public to vote...

Once the centre of Welsh society, many churches and chapels are still vital for community life.  However, the job of looking after religious buildings is becoming harder as congregations decline. The...

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...