Diocese of Chichester, Church Buildings

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Huge congratulations to St Nicholas Arundel in the Diocese of Chichester who have been awarded a £250,000 grant from The...
03/03/2026

Huge congratulations to St Nicholas Arundel in the Diocese of Chichester who have been awarded a £250,000 grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund for vital repairs to the south aisle roof and the expansion of their community outreach programme, sharing the heritage of this very special Grade I listed church with local primary schools and the community. The hope is to get the church off the Heritage at Risk Register in time for the church’s 650th anniversary in 2030. The church is open every day and visitors are always welcome but there will be a special programme of free heritage talks and activities for the National Lottery Open Week on 7-9 and 12-14 March - please see here for details:

What you will see: St Nicholas’ Church is an extraordinary medieval treasure and a living place of Christian worship. Built between 1380 and the very early 1400s, it is the largest medieval church in West Sussex, and the history of…

Congratulations to all at St Peter and St Paul, Wadhurst - really exciting to see the project in progress!
04/02/2026

Congratulations to all at St Peter and St Paul, Wadhurst - really exciting to see the project in progress!

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The Government announced on 22 January that the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme (which refunds VAT spent on works ...
26/01/2026

The Government announced on 22 January that the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme (which refunds VAT spent on works to listed church buildings) will close on 31st March 2026. We would encourage any parishes with eligible invoices to submit a claim as soon as possible, as the funding may run out before the end of March. Please see here for a tracker which shows how much funding remains in the pot and how many claims are in progress:
https://listed-places-of-worship-grant.dcms.gov.uk/

At the same time, the Government also announced that a new grant scheme, called the Places of Worship Renewal Fund, will give out up to £92 million over the next five years. The implication of this announcement is that parishes will have to pay VAT on all repairs to listed churches but could apply for a grant from the new Places of Worship Renewal fund, which is expected to involve a competitive application process. We will hopefully be able to share more information about the new fund and how parishes can apply in due course. There is some helpful analysis from the National Churches Trust about how this will affect our churches here: https://www.nationalchurchestrust.org/impact/campaigns/save-listed-places-worship-grants-scheme

The Listed Places of Worship Grants Scheme is a lifeline for churches. The Government must urgently make this scheme permanent and remove the devastating cap.

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