St Edward the Confessor, Brotherton.

09/08/2026

Thank you Kevin Devonport for creating this wonderful painting of St Edward. It truly is a beautiful artwork .

02/08/2026

Sunday 2nd August

There is no service at St Edward today. Our service is at St Edmund, Kellington, at 10am.

31/07/2026

Our congratulations and prayers for Bishop Toby as he prepares to become the 2nd Bishop of Leeds.

We have a new Bishop! We are delighted that Downing Street has announced this morning that the Rt Rev Dr Toby Howarth has been approved by the King as the nomination to be the second Bishop of Leeds. Bishop Toby has been Area Bishop of Bradford since 2014 and Acting Bishop of Leeds since the retirement of Rt Rev Nick Baines in November last year and we are so pleased that he will be continuing to lead the diocese forwards.

24/07/2026

31/03/2026

Research shows that the public are largely unaware of who foots the bill for church repairs. A poll commissioned by Historic England, which was carried out by Savanta, interviewed 1763 adults in England in September 2025. The poll asked: which of the following do you believe is mainly responsible for the upkeep of historic churches?

• Over a third of people – 39% – believed it was the relevant church authorities, for example the Church of England or the Catholic Church.
• 15% thought it was the local District Council
• 12% did not know
• 12% said it was the National Churches Trust
• 12% believed it was Historic England or English Heritage
• 11% said it was a local committee including the vicar, churchwardens and ordinary people
• 1% believed it was another organisation

So, who does pay for church repairs to keep these buildings open and in use?

The responsibility for the upkeep, care and maintenance of historic churches falls on the shoulders of the local congregation, including any staff – but in almost all cases it is mainly volunteers – at each church, chapel, meeting house or cathedral.

One in every 20 churches in the UK needs a new roof in the next year. There are almost 1,000 churches, chapels, meeting houses and cathedrals on Historic England’s Heritage at Risk Register. We know from speaking to churches that they are putting off urgent repairs because they do not have the money. Grants are scarce and application forms take time and fundraising expertise – many churches do not have paid staff who can apply or are unaware of what help there is out there.

Towers are crumbling. Timbers are rotting. Roofs are leaking. We risk losing some of these buildings for good if action is not taken soon.

And the funding landscape is changing with the end of the Listed Places of Worship Grants Scheme - listed churches will now have to pay tax on their repairs. Keep up with the latest news on these changes at our website: https://www.nationalchurchestrust.org/VAT

📸 © Michael Garlick, CC BY 2.0 (Toftree All Saints, Norfolk)

25/03/2026

Join us in prayer for the Archbishop of Canterbury on the day of her installation. 🙏

23/02/2026

Take a look at this video, 'clip miracle maker man shall not live by bread alone'

A short extract from my favourite Jesus movie - The Miracle Maker. This extract was made to show at a family service. The scene starts as Jesus has just been baptised by John. I have another extract which precedes these events - showing the whole of Jesus's baptism by John. The Miracle Maker is an a...