During 2009/2010 the Trust has allocated 36 grants to churches and chapels across Nottinghamshire, totalling £72,750. This comprises new awards of £62,150, increases to previous awards of £600 and "in principle" awards, yet to be confirmed, of £10,000. All except two grants were to Anglican churches and chapels, which tends to reflect the distribution and age of ecclesiastical buildings in the county. One offer was made to a Roman Catholic church, and one to an Anglican/Methodist LEP. 31 of the grants were provided by Waste Recycling Environmental (WREN) through the Landfill Communities Fund, the other five were provided from the Trust's own funds.

The majority of requests were for essential repairs to roofs, with other applications being fairly evenly distributed across a range of projects. A small number of applications had to be rejected as they fell outside the Trust's rules of eligibility, because other than DDA projects, grants may only be provided for works of essential repair to the fabric or infrastructure, and not for new works.

Graeme Renton
Chairman of the Grants Sub-Committee

Breakdown of Grants by Age of Church/Chapel	Breakdown of Grants by Repair Types

NEW AWARDS (Total £62,150)

Austerfield, St Helen's (Anglican; medieval; Grade II* listed)
Re-building of northern boundary wall

Austerfield, St Helen's (Anglican; medieval; Grade II* listed)
Re-building of south-west buttress

Barton-in-Fabis, St George's (Anglican; medieval; Grade I listed)
Repair and strengthening of stone kneelers/corbels in roof

Bilsthorpe, St Margaret's (Anglican; medieval; Grade I listed)
Re-flooring of Sanctuary and Chancel

Brinsley, St James the Great (Anglican; C19th; Grade II listed)
Replacement central heating boiler

Bunny, St Mary the Virgin (Anglican; medieval; Grade I listed)
Re-roofing of south aisle with terne-coated stainless steel; repairs to
gutters/chutes etc.

Chilwell, Inham Nook, St Barnabas Church (Anglican; C20th)
DDA project to widen steep path to enable vehicular access

Eastwood, St Mary's (Anglican; C20th)
Repair of weatherproofing inside bell chamber window openings

Eastwood, St Mary's (Anglican; C20th)
Window repairs and installation of window guards

Elston, All Saints (Anglican; medieval and C19th restoration; Grade II* listed)
Bell restoration

Girton, St Cecilia (Anglican; C19th; Grade II listed)
Repairs to south porch

Gotham, St Lawrence (Anglican; medieval; Grade I listed)
Installation of disabled accessible toilet facilities and levelling of floor

Gotham, St Lawrence (Anglican; medieval; Grade I listed)
Replacement of south aisle roof; replacement of rainwater goods to north clerestory

Hickling, St Luke's (Anglican; medieval; Grade I listed)
Stonework repairs to window mullion, plaster repairs and internal re-decoration

Keyworth, St Mary Magdalene (Anglican; medieval; Grade I listed)
Plaster repairs and re-decoration

Kingston-on-Soar, St Winifred's (Anglican; medieval and C19th; Grade I listed)
Electrification of church clock

Misson, St John the Baptist (Anglican; medieval; Grade I listed)
Replace nave, north and south aisle roofs with terne-coated stainless steel

North Wheatley, St Peter and St Paul (Anglican; medieval; Grade II* listed)
Bell renovation

North Wheatley, St Peter and St Paul (Anglican; medieval; Grade II* listed)
Roof repairs

Norwell, St Laurence (Anglican; medieval; Grade I listed)
Repairs to north and south transept roofs

Nottingham, St Peter's (Anglican; medieval; Grade I listed)
Restoration of the Georgian organ case

Nuthall, St Patrick's (Anglican; medieval; Grade II listed)
Replacement heating boiler

Owthorpe, St Margaret's (Anglican; C17th; Grade II* listed)
Conservation of historic wall memorial

Papplewick, St James' (Anglican; medieval;
Grade I listed) Replacement heating system

Radford, All Souls (Anglican; C20th)
Installation of stairlift to provide internal access between floors

Retford, St Joseph's (Roman Catholic; C20th)
Replacement windows

Sibthorpe, St Peter's (Anglican; medieval; Grade I listed)
Restoration to original design of stone cross on east end of Chancel roof

Stanton on the Wolds, All Saints (Anglican; medieval; Grade II listed)
Plaster repairs and re-decoration

Sutton in Ashfield, New Cross Community Church (Anglican/Methodist LEP; medieval)
Internal and external fabric repairs

Tythby with Cropwell Butler, Holy Trinity (Anglican; medieval; Grade I listed)
Repair and re-leading of south aisle leaded light window

Warsop, St Peter and St Paul (Anglican; medieval; Grade I listed)
Plaster repairs and re-decoration

Wollaton, St Leonard's (Anglican; medieval; Grade II* listed)
Repair and restoration of existing bells

INCREASES TO PREVIOUS AWARDS (Total £600)

Thrumpton, All Saints (Anglican; medieval; Grade II* listed)
Repairs to internal stonework and boundary walls, re-hanging of main gate

Treswell, St John the Baptist (Anglican; medieval; Grade I listed)
Replacement and re-siting of central heating system

"IN PRINCIPLE'' AWARDS YET TO BE CONFIRMED (Total £10,000)

Bramcote, St Michael and All Angels (Anglican; C19th; Grade II listed)
Spire repairs

East Retford, St Swithun's (Anglican; medieval; Grade II* listed)
Major repairs of nave and south aisle roofs

Conserving the screen at the church of Our Lady of Egmanton.