Workshops on Applying for a Repair Grant for Places of Worship
If you have a listed church building which is in need of repair and have been considering whether to apply for a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund, we urge you to attend one of these events.
PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF DATE FOR WORKSHOP 1: NOW 23RD MAY (not 17th April, as advertised) - due to circumastances outside our control.
Every year English Heritage (EH) receives many applications for grants towards urgent repairs on places of worship. The North East receives a relatively low proportion of grants, just 2 out of 153 during 2010 for example. Some of the applications EH receives are unfortunately rejected. This may be because the work applied for is not deemed urgent when considered against other applications. However, some are rejected because the information provided is not sufficient, the form is not completed correctly or ineligible work is applied for.
Inspired North East are pleased, therefore, to be able to offer two new ‘workshop’ sessions with English Heritage officers during 2012. These will look specifically at grant funding, at how to fill in a Heritage Lottery Fund application form for a listed place of worship grant, what information EH/HLF requires in support of the application, and what kind of repair work EH considers to be eligible for a grant.
- Workshop 1, NOW 23rd MAY 2012: How to Apply for Repair Grants for Places of Worship Listed Grade I & II*. Book for this event only if your church building is listed Grade I or II* (for which the grant application deadline is 30th June).
- Workshop 2, 31st July 2012: How to Apply for Repair Grants for Places of Worship Listed Grade II. Book for this event only if your church building is listed Grade II (for which the grant application deadline is 30th September).
For more information about the Places of Worship repair grants including grant forms and guidance notes please visit the English Heritage website here.
