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Have you ever wondered how to benefit from your church being used as a filming location? In this session Henry Neild will introduce the film business and talk about projects, large and small, that have been held in churches.

Join us for a practical and inspiring event exploring how caring for your church building can support long-term sustainability: environmentally, financially, and socially. You’ll hear from experts in heritage and conservation and connect with others passionate about keeping churches open, loved, and in active use.

Are you planning a major repair, reordering or heritage project for your church? Are you thinking about or already preparing a Heritage Fund application? Jon Hodges has been Project Manager for our Cherish project since May 2024, join him and a representative from the National Lottery Heritage Fund to learn more.

Joseph Davies, Church Support Manager with Ecclesiastical Insurance will lead this session and take you through the steps and measures you can undertake to protect the building and its contents. Busting the myths about keeping the building open to welcome people in.

Hazel Tocock, Bats in Churches Advisor at the Bat Conservation Trust will discuss the unique relationship between bats and churches, and how churches can get the help and support they need to manage their bat population.

In this session Heather Ford from Ecclesiastical Insurance, will take you through the steps to devise an Emergency Plan so that should the worse happen your response is quicker and more effective.

Where do you start? Which grant should you apply for? What information do you need to provide? Help is on hand. This FREE workshop is the ideal session for anyone involved with a church, chapel or meeting house in the UK who wants to learn more about our grants.

In Kind Direct is a UK-wide charity that distributes consumer products donated at scale by companies, including toiletries, period products, cleaning supplies, laundry items, clothing, baby essentials, toys and games. Find our how your church can benefit.

With card having overtaken cash as the preferred form of payment in society, being able to encourage and accept digital donations is key for many churches. Whether you are right at the start of your journey, or looking to make the most of tecnology you already have.

A church building project is often a once a generation opportunity. But managing such a project, from planning and community consultation to funding and through to completion is complicated and stressful. Join us for a brief overview of some of the key things to bear in mind.

Ecclesiastical Exemption exempts some churches from Listed Building Consent, but this does not remove the need for Planning Permission for external changes or work to tombs, lychgates and walls. In this session Rebecca Burrows will cover the what, when, why and how of applying for Planning Permission and consulting Amenity Societies.

This session will explore ways of diversifying income sources whilst supporting the needs of communities. How can we make the most of the opportunities that could be there and do we see them? In a highly competitive funding environment, we cannot always solely rely on grants and donations.