{"id":40856,"date":"2024-09-03T16:08:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-03T15:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=40856"},"modified":"2024-09-01T17:16:32","modified_gmt":"2024-09-01T16:16:32","slug":"ihbc-features-heritage-from-the-lottery-doorstep-cherished-churches-and-heritage-receive-7-4m-thanks-to-lottery-players","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=40856","title":{"rendered":"IHBC features \u2018Heritage from the \u2018Lottery\u2019 doorstep\u2019: Cherished churches and heritage receive \u00a37.4M, thanks to Lottery players"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/newsachive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Heritage_Fund.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/newsachive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Heritage_Fund.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25883\" style=\"width:238px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<h3>From restoring buildings with centuries of choral heritage to championing environmental sustainability, The Heritage Fund is celebrating heritage gems that will thrive again thanks to National Lottery players.<\/h3>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">\u2026 funding will reconnect people with beautiful buildings, celebrate local history and realise the potential of the natural heritage\u2026<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n<p>The Heritage Fund writes:<\/p>\n<p>In the heart of England\u2019s smallest Cathedral city, Vicars\u2019 Close is the oldest intact exclusively residential street in Europe. This street has been the home of Wells Cathedral\u2019s adult choir members for over 650 years, but its historic buildings are in poor condition. We\u2019ve awarded \u00a34.4m to address a backlog of much-needed repairs. Vicars\u2019 Close, together with five beloved places of worship, will receive a total of \u00a37.4m in National Lottery support.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saving heritage and connecting communities<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This funding will reconnect people with beautiful buildings, celebrate local history and realise the potential of the natural heritage these places of worship steward. We\u2019re supporting organisations and communities to reimagine and revitalise cherished parts of the UK\u2019s religious heritage into community hubs. And for five of these six projects, our investment will also enable buildings to come off, or move towards coming off, Historic England\u2019s \u2018At Risk\u2019 Register.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Projects receiving funding<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In addition to Vicars\u2019 Close, during our committees\u2019 recent meetings across the UK we awarded funding to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>St Peter\u2019s Church in Forncett, South Norfolk (awarded \u00a3580,000) will use our funding for urgent repairs of weather-induced damage and to develop activities and resources with the community to celebrate the church\u2019s architectural and ecological heritage. St Peter\u2019s is also aiming to become an \u2018Eco Church\u2019 which includes committing to reduce the church\u2019s impact on the environment.<\/li>\n<li>St Hilda\u2019s Church, Hartlepool (awarded \u00a3587,000) will make a range of extensive repairs and run heritage events and creative activities to engage the community. Their vision is to reposition the church as a sustainable hub for social and civic life in Hartlepool.<\/li>\n<li>St Mary\u2019s Church in Devon (awarded \u00a3965,000) will become an inviting, lively and accessible hub for the local Totnes community. The project will repair the building, install a new heating system and create a flexible space for community activities. A three-year activity programme will welcome people into the church and provide training opportunities like WEA employability courses.<\/li>\n<li>Development funding will help two Essex organisations advance their plans to restore their historic buildings and build greater links with local communities, in preparation for applying for a larger future grant from us. St Osyth Priory and Parish Trust near Clacton-on-Sea has been awarded \u00a3618,000 and will develop sustainable sources of income. St Andrew\u2019s Althorne Parochial Church Council in Althorne has been awarded \u00a3145,000 to make major repairs to save the church from permanent closure.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>A sustainable future for places of worship<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Eilish McGuinness, Chief Executive of The National Lottery Heritage Fund, said: \u2018Places of worship, and the buildings associated with them, are some of our oldest and most cherished historic buildings and many play a key role as a gateway to our heritage and communities. Thanks to money raised by National Lottery players, these six fantastic projects will take vital steps towards securing a brighter and more sustainable future for places of worship and reimagine how they can connect with and benefit their communities. We are delighted to invest in these places of worship, ensuring that their heritage will be valued, cared for and sustained for everyone, now and in the future.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heritagefund.org.uk\/news\/cherished-churches-and-cathedrals-choral-street-receive-ps74million\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more&#8230;.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From restoring buildings with centuries of choral heritage to championing environmental sustainability, The Heritage Fund is celebrating heritage gems that will thrive again thanks to National Lottery players.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[6,57,18,62,29],"class_list":["post-40856","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ihbc-newsblog","tag-building","tag-church","tag-conservation","tag-funding","tag-heritage"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40856","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=40856"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40856\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40857,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40856\/revisions\/40857"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=40856"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=40856"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=40856"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}