Heritage Grant Awarded for Repairs to Kirby Bellars’ Historic Church
21st January 2026The Parish of the Upper Wreake has been awarded a £39,999 grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to repair and sustain St Peter’s church in Kirby Bellars.
News & Stories
Eaton InSpired: St Denys Restoration Project Receives Major Grant
29th May 2025Recently St Denys was placed on the Historic England Heritage At Risk Register, in urgent need of repairs in order to continue being a blessing to the village. Their project, ‘Eaton InSpired’, has been awarded a £250,000 NLHF grant, and the restoration work is now underway.
Dunton Bassett Blessed by Church Reordering
13th May 2025All Saints in Dunton Bassett have seen their church building grow into a vibrant community hub following a significant reordering project which was completed in August last year.
Allocation of the Minor Repairs & Improvements (MR&I) Fund
8th May 2025The Diocese of Leicester successfully secured up to £148,500 from the Church Commissioners’ Minor Repairs & Improvements scheme to distribute during the financial year 2024 to 2025 in order to support parishes in the upkeep of their buildings by making minor ‘stitch in time’ repairs or to facilitate small improvements to aid the mission and ministry of the local church.
Basking in the Golden Glow of God’s Glorious Creation
4th April 2025St Mary in Charnwood Church, Nanpantan, has been awarded the Gold Eco Church Award by A Rocha, in recognition of its exceptional work in caring for God’s creation across all aspects of church life.
New Festival Church Resources Launched
3rd April 2025A Festival Church is a church building which is not used for weekly worship, but is an open church, a local icon and a community asset. We’ve released a new suite of resources, designed to enable Festival Church conversations to take place.
Sacred Stories: Retelling the History of Horninghold
17th March 2025St Peter’s Church in Horninghold was recently awarded a grant of £174,926 from The National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) to address repairs, make the building more accessible, and celebrate its history.
St Mary’s Wymeswold Embark on Restoration and Heritage Project
7th February 2025St Mary’s Church in Wymeswold has been awarded a grant of £227,314 by the National Lottery Heritage Fund to fund repairs to its nave roof and support a community heritage project that will welcome more people into the church and celebrate the village’s ‘faith history’.
Work Out Your Church’s Carbon Footprint to Help Care for God’s Creation
17th January 2025The Church of England’s Energy Footprint Tool (EFT) is now open for all churches in the diocese to enter fuel and power use from 2024.
Churches Offer a Warm Welcome this Winter
13th January 2025Throughout the year churches open their doors to provide hospitality, refreshments and welcome to those in their parish. During the winter months these coffee mornings and drop-ins can be a vital point of connection and support.
