{"id":12680,"date":"2016-04-29T19:02:58","date_gmt":"2016-04-29T18:02:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/newsachive\/?p=12680"},"modified":"2016-04-29T19:02:58","modified_gmt":"2016-04-29T18:02:58","slug":"ihbc-members-with-benefits-were-championing-ccts-champing-with-special-member-reductions-will-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=12680","title":{"rendered":"IHBC members with benefits: We\u2019re championing CCT\u2019s \u2018Champing\u2122\u2019, with special member reductions! Will you?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"CCT\"ChampingThe IHBC has teamed up with the <\/u>Churches Conservation Trust\u2019s (CCT) newly-launched <\/u>Champing<\/u>\u2122 initiative to offer members special reductions in an innovative programme that offers camping overnight in historic churches to help create long-term sustainable uses and attract new audiences to church heritage.<\/u>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

IHBC Director Sean O\u2019Reilly said: \u2018The IHBC is hugely excited about Champing\u2122, the new ‘church camping’ initiative from the CCT, led by IHBC member Peter Aiers, and we hope our members will be too.\u2019<\/p>\n

So, in partnership with the IHBC and the CCT, the Champing\u2122 team is offering IHBC members the opportunity to \u2018champ\u2019 at an exclusively reduced rate!\u00a0 We will also be sending members special notices of these select opportunities for reductions in this exciting and innovative new programme which will help bring new values and perspectives in the future of church buildings.\u2019<\/p>\n

The CCT\u2019s <\/u>Champing\u2122 team writes:<\/p>\n

<\/u>Welcome to the world of Champing\u2122<\/strong><\/p>\n

As you will be aware, we are always looking for new ways to increase revenue to meet the conservation needs of our ever-growing collection of churches. Champing\u2122, the unique concept of camping overnight in historic churches, helps us create long-term sustainable uses for our beautiful buildings and attract new audiences to discover and love these churches.<\/p>\n

Champing\u2122 is the latest phenomenon in English camping since the re-purposing of the shepherds hut. It\u2019s so good, we invented a new(ish) word for it and trademarked it. It\u2019s new, different, exclusive, convenient, great value for money, great for the planet \u2013 oh, and it\u2019s jolly good fun!<\/p>\n

During our pilot season in the summer of 2015, hundreds of guests \u201cchamped\u201d overnight in four of our beautiful churches. It was so popular that we soon knew we were on to a good thing and increased the Champing portfolio for 2016 to include ten churches across south east England.<\/p>\n

With fundraising and some very hard work, we launched our brand new Champing\u2122 website www.champing.co.uk<\/a> in January. Have a look online today and you\u2019ll see many beautiful photographs, glowing testimonials and a video showing us setting up and dismantling a champ in less than two minutes flat!<\/p>\n

On our blog page, the \u201cChamping\u2122 Supremo\u201d Peter Aiers, CCT Director South East explains how the concept came about, plus on our Champing\u2122 TV page we show support from our chairman Loyd Grossman and a ringing endorsement from Tracey Crouch MP, Minister for Sport & Heritage!<\/p>\n

Our Champing\u2122 in the Media page contains the many articles written by an excited press and you can conjure up the sounds of a champ by listening to our evocative piece on Radio 4\u2019s You & Yours programme.<\/p>\n

Most questions you may have are answered on our FAQ\u2019s page<\/a>, and the fortnightly blog includes a very \u2018interesting\u2019 approach to ecclesiastical architecture, amongst other things.<\/p>\n

See the blog page<\/a><\/p>\n

See the TV page<\/a>,\u00a0Twitter page<\/a>\u00a0and Facebook page<\/a><\/p>\n

Please call the Champing Hotline on 0207 841 0436 or email our ChampBots at champing@thecct.org.uk<\/a> to find out more!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

See the website at www.champing.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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