16/08/2026
Some wonderful news from All Saints
We are excited to share that All Saints Willian has been awarded £29,636 from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, helping us move ahead with the urgent conservation work Willian’s beautiful Grade II* church now needs.
It’s a wonderful moment for the church but it’s also the latest part of a much bigger story.
The total cost of the necessary repairs is over £100,000, and reaching this point has taken an extraordinary effort from our congregation, people across Willian, generous individual donors and a number of other grant-making organisations.
This Heritage Fund award is the piece that has got us over the line.
For generations, people have come through the doors of All Saints to worship and pray, to marry, to baptise their children, to remember people they love and simply to find friendship and community. Now we have the chance to make sure it is still here for the generations who come after us.
Reverend Gail said:
“I can’t tell you how relieved and grateful I am. We have prayed throughout this journey and I’m incredibly thankful to God for this provision, through the wonderful generosity of so many people.
“When you care for a church like All Saints, you’re very aware that it was here long before us and, God willing, will be here long after us. So many people have helped us reach this point, and this funding means we can now give the building the care it needs and hand it on well to those who come next.”
A heartfelt thank you to everyone who has donated, fundraised, encouraged us, advised us and prayed for the project; this really has been a shared effort.
We’re very grateful too to National Lottery players, whose support has made this £29,636 Heritage Fund award possible.
Now comes the small matter of scaffolding, stonework and actually getting it done… and we’ll be sharing the journey with you!
