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The Diocese of Leeds has created a small fund to support churches impacted by the ending of the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme (LPWGS), and applications are now open.
The government’s Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme has now closed, and is no longer accepting new applications.
The Listed Places of Worship Scheme, which allows listed churches to claim back VAT on building works, will end on Tuesday, March 31.
St Oswald’s Askrigg have recently won the King of Prussia Gold Medal at the Ecclesiastical Architects and Surveyors Association (EASA) annual meeting held in London last week.
Church members at St Mary’s Wath in the Ripon area celebrated the New Year with the official opening of their new glass doorway and the completion of a major renovation project on the surrounding stonework.
The Diocese of Leeds has been pleased to recently welcome Alasdair Hicks, our new Net Zero Church Buildings Officer, who will be working with churches to help make their buildings more efficient and supporting them in reaching their Net Zero Carbon emissions targets.
Four of our churches have been removed from the Heritage at Risk Register, thanks to the hard work and dedication of their church members.
How churches can better work together to help maintain their buildings has been the key focus of a recent Diocese of Leeds project: Maintenance Collectives.
One of our Ripon area churches has made significant progress towards becoming net zero, and are looking to share what they have learned with their local community.
One of our Huddersfield area churches has recently completed a long-awaited restoration of a beautiful stained-glass window.
