The Norfolk Churches Trust

'Since its foundation in 1976, the Norfolk Churches Trust has

awarded grants totalling over £5.5 Million pounds. In

addition, it has spent over £1.2 million on its leased

churches. We are proud of this extraordinary record and

grateful to all our supporters for making it possible. There

is so much still to do, however, and we need your help more

than ever. Don't give up now!'

Click here to see the list of churches to which we have awarded our latest grants

The Norfolk Churches Trust exists in order to protect through financial aid and advice the many architecturally precious religious monuments of the county. Norfolk contains the greatest concentration of medieval churches in the world and were built as a result of the vast wealth created by wool. Of the 921 that were originally built, 659 remain: a testament to their skilful construction from flint – one of the most unforgiving materials, in a region devoid of freestone.

Not only are these beautiful, internationally important buildings but also they contain hundreds of medieval works of art and craftsmanship – painted screens, frescos and intricate carved woodwork and roofs. They punctuate the relatively flat Norfolk landscape with characteristic spire-less towers often round: a distinctive characteristic of the county. They are the visual and spiritual focus of their villages and have been since the timber churches of Saxon times.

DATE FOR YOUR DIARIES

The annual Norfolk Churches Trust Bike Ride which always takes place on the second Saturday in September is unusually late this year and falls on

SATURDAY 14TH SEPTEMBER 2013.

As it is the Ride's 30th anniversary we are hoping for a great turnout.

Click here for further details of the Trust's programme of fund-raising events which will take place over the coming months.