Covid-19 emergency grants to 28 Norfolk churches
Emergency repair grants of more than half a million pounds have been awarded to 28 historic churches in Norfolk.
The 28 Norfolk churches will share £513,000 from Historic England’s Covid-19 emergency heritage at risk response fund. The funds will enable repairs, conservation and investigative surveys to be carried out as soon as possible.
The Historic England grant applications were processed in double-quick time, said a delighted Mid-Norfolk church architect Ruth Blackman. “It has been a terrific scheme and Historic England’s team has really helped to enable urgent work to be carried out,” she added.
Six Norfolk churches have received the maximum £25,000 – and four have been awarded £24,000 or more. Two of the churches, St Peter & St Paul, Watlington, near King’s Lynn and St Peter, Forncett, near Long Stratton, were added to Historic England’s heritage at risk register late last year. Other churches receiving the fund’s maximum £25,000 grant are St Martin, Fincham, near Downham Market; St Andrew, Little Massingham; St George’s Gooderstone, and St Michael & All Angels, Didlington.