The Trust’s Grant Committee met last Thursday, 2nd July and awarded a total of £57,745.87 which was shared between fourteen churches, see below.
As you can see the needs were varied, including window, floor and roof repairs, drainage works, urgent repairs flagged in QIRs, and investigation works to support larger National Lottery Heritage Fund and other grant provider applications. Five of the churches listed here are on the Heritage at Risk Register, so the awarding of funds to support larger grant applications could not be more important.
For the second meeting of 2026, grants were awarded to cover VAT due to the closure of the Listed Places of Worship Scheme.
The Government has now formally launched the new Places of Worship Renewal Fund (PWRF), you can read an update on the new scheme here.
| Church | Amount | Brief Description of Works |
| Barton Bendish, St Andrew | £2,165.00 | Internal plaster repairs |
| Brisley, All Saints | £3,869.97 | VAT shortfall on restoration project |
| Briston, All Saints | £5,500.00 | Investigation works to support NLHF application |
| Cawston, St Agnes | £7,000.00 | Urgent repairs identified in QIR |
| Foulsham, Holy Innocents | £5,000.00 | Window repairs |
| Frettenham, St Swithins | £2,500.00 | urgent roof repair |
| Gateley, St Helen | £2,690.00 | VAT on Window repair |
| Gaywood, St Faith | £3,000.00 | Full roof survery |
| Hungate, St Peter | £5,000.00 | Investigation work to support NLHF application |
| King’s Lynn Minster | £10,000.00 | Water ingress works |
| Ludham Methodist Church | £3,000.00 | Floor and roof repairs & drainage works |
| Metton, St Andrew | £2,500.00 | Repair cracks on chancel wall |
| South Acre, St George | £3,605.22 | Replacement of east aisle roof |
| Wighton, All Saints | £1,617.50 | Urgent repairs to crypt entrance |
The main image shows the urgent repairs required at South Acre, St George The damage was caused to the east aisle roof following attempted theft of copper roofing. The grant will help fund the replacement of area with Terne-coated steel to match existing roof material and to deter future theft.
One of the grants towards investigative work was for St Peter Hungate, in Norwich. The report will form part of a NLHF application to repair and conserve the medieval fabric of this historic building. Find out more about the Trust grant process here.
