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The latest news about church heritage including how to save it, things to look out for and interesting places to visit. You'll also find stories from churches, chapels and meeting houses from across the UK sharing about the wonderful ways they are keeping their buildings open and in use.

Bill Bryson backs Britain’s church buildings

Bill Bryson said: “It is impossible to overstate the importance of churches to this country.” “Nothing else in the built environment has the emotional and spiritual resonance, the architectural...

50 Things to do in a Church

Launched by the National Churches Trust, the UK’s church repair and support charity, ‘50 Things to do in a Church’  highlights some of the activities and events that take place in and around church...

Michael Palin - My favourite churches

In a career spanning five decades Michael Palin has entertained and enthralled television, film, and stage audiences as a writer and performer, in comedy, drama and documentary. In a talk first given...

British love churches, new opinion poll shows

The National Churches Trust is the only UK-wide independent charity dedicated to promoting and supporting church buildings of historic, architectural and community value. A major part of the work of...

The National Churches Trust Survey

Undertaken in 2010, the survey was the largest exercise of its kind. Open to all of the estimated 47,000 churches, chapels and meeting houses in the UK, the survey was unique in seeking to understand...