During 2007/2008 the Trust has allocated 57 grants to churches and chapels across Nottinghamshire, totalling £226,350. This comprises new awards of £188,450, increases to previous awards of £19,150 and "in principle" awards, yet to be confirmed, of £18,750.

All except five grants were to Anglican churches and chapels, which tends to reflect the distribution and age of ecclesiastical buildings in the county. Two offers were made to Methodist churches, and one each to a Roman Catholic church, a United Reformed church and a Coptic Orthodox church. All of the grants were provided by Waste Recycling Environmental (WREN) through the Landfill Communities Fund.

This year has again seen an increase in the number of applications received due to increased publicity and the revision of Trust policy to allow consideration of projects under the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) for WREN-funded grant assistance. The majority of requests were for essential repairs to roofs, floors and stonework, and disabled access projects. Grants
were also made for the restoration of monuments within Churches. 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.

Details of our work can be found on our website at:
http://www.nottshistoricchurchtrust.org.uk.

Graeme Renton
Chairman of the Grants Sub-Committee

NEW AWARDS (Total £188,450)

Arnold, St Mary's (Anglican; medieval; Grade II* listed)
Major re-wiring

Attenborough, St Mary's (Anglican; medieval; Grade I listed)
Quinquennial repairs - stonework, windows, flat roofs, re-plastering

Bakersfield, The Dales United Reformed Church (C20th)
Floor repairs

Beeston Parish Church (Anglican; CI9th; Grade II listed)
Replacement heating system; replacement flooring

Bingham, St Mary and All Saints (Anglican; medieval; Grade I listed)
Installation of disabled accessible toilet facilities

Blidworth Methodist Chapel (C19th)
New disabled access arrangements

Carlton, Gedling Road Methodist Church (C20th)
Replacement heating system

Carlton-in-Lindrick, St John the Evangelist (Anglican; medieval; Grade I listed)
Replacement roof leading

Caunton, St Andrew's (Anglican; medieval; Grade I listed)
Installation of disabled accessible toilet facilities

Chilwell, Christ Church (Anglican; C20th)
Replacement floor

Cossall, St Catherine's (Anglican; medieval; Grade II* listed)
Replacement heating boiler

East Retford, St Swithun's (Anglican; medieval; Grade II* listed)
Emergency tower repairs

Eastwood, St Mary's (Anglican; C20th building, C19th tower)
Bell-frame repair

Elkesley, St Giles (Anglican; medieval; Grade I listed)
Replacement of old, and worn roof leading

Elston, All Saints (Anglican; medieval; Grade II* listed)
External re-pointing and stonework repairs

Elston, All Saints (Anglican; medieval; Grade II* listed)
Repair and restoration of historic organ

Farndon, St Peter's (Anglican; medieval; Grade I listed)
Replacement heating system

Granby, All Saints (Anglican; medieval; Grade I listed)
Repair of Nave and Chancel roof, repair/replacement of rainwater goods, re-pointing and stonework repairs.

Halam, St Michael's (Anglican; medieval; Grade I listed)
Phase II of internal redecoration programme

Hockerton, St Nicholas (Anglican; medieval; Grade II* listed)
Rebuilding of entrance steps and retaining wall

Holme Pierrepont, St Edmund's (Anglican; medieval; Grade I listed)
Bell restoration

Hucknall, St Mary Magdalene (Anglican; medieval with Victorian extensions; Grade II* listed)
Replacement heating system

Hyson Green, St Stephen with St Paul (Anglican; C19th; Grade II* listed)
Phase II floor restoration

Kneesall, St Bartholomew's (Anglican; medieval; Grade I listed)
Structural repairs to bell tower

Ladybrook, St Mary the Virgin (Anglican; C20th)
Roof repairs and replacement rainwater goods

Laneham, St Peter's (Anglican; medieval; Grade I listed)
Window and stonework repairs

Langford, St Bartholomew's (Anglican; medieval; Grade I listed)
Re-plastering and re-decoration

Newark, St Mary Magdalene (Anglican; medieval; Grade I listed)
Restoration and re-leading of vestry roof

Norwell, St Laurence's (Anglican; medieval, restored C19th; Grade I listed)
Installation of disabled accessible toilet facilities

Nottingham, St George with St John the Baptist (Anglican; C19th; Grade II listed)
Installation of window protection bars

Ollerton, St Giles (Anglican; C18th; Grade II listed)
Stonework repairs and replacement of lead roofing to the tower

Rainworth, St Simon &St Jude's (Anglican; C20th)
Replacement ceiling

Retford, St Joseph's (Roman Catholic; C20th)
Re-roofing

Shelton, St Mary's and All Saints (Anglican; medieval; Grade II listed)
Installation of disabled access ramp

Skegby, St Andrew's (Anglican; medieval; Grade II listed)
Replacement heating boiler

Sneinton, St Matthias (Coptic Orthodox Church; C19th; Grade II listed)
Roof repairs

Sneinton, St Stephen's (Anglican; C20th building, C19th tower; Grade II listed)
Bell restoration project

Stanford-on-Soar, St John the Baptist (Anglican; medieval; Grade I listed)
Electrification of clock on church tower

Staunton, St Mary's (Anglican; medieval restored C19th; Grade II listed
Overhaul of historic organ

Sutton Bonington, St Michael's (Anglican; medieval; Grade II* listed)
Replacement heating boiler

Thoroton, St Helena's (Anglican; medieval; Grade I listed)
Bell restoration

Underwood, St Michael and All Angels (Anglican; C19th; Grade II listed)
Repairs to lower tower

Underwood, St Michael and All Angels (Anglican; C19th; Grade II listed)
Urgent repair of north roof valley

Winthorpe, All Saints (Anglican; C19th; Grade II listed)
Repair and upgrading of bell-chamber

Woodborough, St Swithun's (Anglican; medieval; Grade II* listed)
Bell and bell-frame restoration

INCREASES TO PREVIOUS AWARDS (Total £19.150)

Beckingham, All Saints (Anglican; medieval; Grade II* listed)
Extension to north side of the Church to house disabled accessible toilet

East Leake, St Mary's (Anglican; medieval; Grade I listed)
Installation of under-floor heating system, re-decoration, levelling of floor, installation of disabled, accessible toilet facilities

Hawton, All Saints (Anglican; medieval; Grade I listed)
Re-slating of Chancel roof

Kinoulton, St Luke's (Anglican; C18th; Grade II listed)
Urgent tower repairs

Maplebeck, St Radegund's (Anglican; medieval; Grade I listed)
Bell restoration

Nottingham, All Saints (Anglican; C19th; Grade II listed)
Replacement of high level gutters on north side of Nave

Southwell Minster, Cathedral and Parish Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary
(Anglican; medieval; Grade I listed) To conserve, restore, repair and - while scaffolding in place undertake "housekeeping" to the great central tower

"IN PRINCIPLE" AWARDS YET TO BE CONFIRMED (Total £18.750)

Bulwell, St John the Divine (Anglican; C19th; Grade II listed)
Major electrical works

Kneesall, St Bartholomew's ( Anglican; medieval; Grade I listed)
Replacement of lead on Chancel roof

Owthorpe, St Margaret's (Anglican; C17th; Grade II* listed)
Phase II restoration (stonework, window repairs, accessibility, heating)

Stapleford, St Helen's (Anglican; medieval; Grade II* listed)
Replacement heating system and re-wiring

Wollaton, St Leonard's (Anglican; medieval; Grade II* listed)
Disabled Access project (entrance and toilet facilities)