Raise the roof! Over 200,000 pounds in grants secured
The second round of historic UK places of worship to benefit from the Listed Places of Worship: Roof Repair Fund was announced earlier this month. Hundreds of places of worship across all four corners of the UK will now be made weather–tight, safe and open for use.
Among them are four of our parishes whose successful applications have secured a total of £217 ,800 in grants.
Mount Merrion: £73,500
Dromore Cathedral: £30,800
Christ Church, Kilkeel: £82,500
St Mark’s, Newtownards: £31,000
A total of 401 places of UK worship received between £10,000 to £100,000 to meet the costs of urgent repairs to roofs and rainwater disposal systems. Money is also being provided for structural investigations; specialist reports and bat surveys.
The Fund is administered by the National Heritage Memorial Fund (NHMF) on behalf of the Department for Culture Media and Sport (DCMS).
Find out more about the fund here.