Catch up with the latest from the Trust!
Introduction to the Trust
Gloucestershire Historic Churches Trust supports more than 600 historic churches, chapels and meeting houses in Gloucestershire, South Gloucestershire and North Bristol with grants to help with the upkeep of church buildings. The Trust was established in 1980 and last year gave over £150,000 in grants to churches.
Their work helps to keep these buildings alive as places of worship, active centres of community life and landmarks of our architectural heritage. The Trust raise funds through membership, donations, legacies and the annual Ride+Stride event.
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A New Book on Gloucestershire Churches
Nicola Coldstream will be coming on September 19th to talk to GHCT supporters about her new book ‘Churches of Gloucestershire’
An Opportunity to help Gloucestershire Historic Churches Trust
Ride+Stride is a significant fund raiser for Gloucester Historic Churches Trust and for the churches and chapels that take part.
That mystery plate… all is revealed!
We were delighted to hear first from Mark Cowley, now living in Staffordshire, but brought up near Fairford.
A Tale of Three Towers
The poster for the dedication was worded cautiously: the occasion would be “perhaps unique” (our italics). It was in fact unique, full stop.
A great result for Ride+Stride
Ride+Stride 2023 has raised over £43000! This is a superb result following the 2022 total of £31000. 2023 result has exceeded expectations.
Thank you, Bledington!
In order to keep making our grants, we need your help. We’d love to make bigger grants, and more of them, but can’t do that without more donations, from individuals and from churches.
Things to do – Ride+Stride Day Events
If you are planning your Ride+Stride route for September 9th here are a number of events/attractions/routes that you may wish to build into your plans.
A special autumn event – Save the Date!
On Tuesday 26th September we are hosting a talk starting at 7pm, at St Matthew’s church, Cheltenham: “The Rise and Fall of the ENIGMA machine”.
Annual Review time again
Our Annual Review for 2022 has now been printed and sent to those on our mailing list, and a digital copy has gone to those for whom we have email contacts.
A novel view of our churches
It’s a novel view, certainly: a sort of worm’s-eye, fish-eye view of a remarkable vaulted space.
Rory Young 1954 – 2023
The churches of Gloucestershire have lost a great champion in Rory Young, who died on 23rd February
An interesting discovery
We have recently been presented with a decorative plate produced for the GHCT in its very early days.