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Nominations for 2026 Volunteer Awards: Now Open!

5 people from the Friends of Wolfhampcote posing for a photograph inside Wolfhampcote church

11th February 2026

Do you know an outstanding volunteer or volunteer team? Nominate CCT volunteers for our 2026 Community Supporter and Volunteer Awards.

Simon Wiles

Image of a man in a camel coloured suit at an event.

6th February 2026

It is with deep sadness that we learnt of the death of our friend and colleague, Simon Wiles on 30th January 2026.

Help Conserve a Historic Church Window in Washbrook, Suffolk

A tranquil setting for a stone church with wooden framed porch

Suffolk
5th February 2026

We are launching an appeal to repair an important historic window at St Mary’s Church, Washbrook, Suffolk, after senseless vandalism caused significant damage to its Gothic stained glass.

Love Your Yew Week, 9th-15th February

Large yew tree in churchyard with dappled light

3rd February 2026

Next week, our volunteers and communities will be participating in Love Your Yew Week, a campaign to care for our nation's ancient yew trees, many of them found in churchyards.

Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme (LPWS)

A birds eye view of a church roof being repaired and rethatched. Scaffolding surrounds the church and workmen are just visible in the distance.

26th January 2026

This week, the Government confirmed the end of Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme (LPWS). This will be replaced by a new capital funding scheme for listed places of worship called the Places of Worship Renewal Fund, which will have a total funding pot of £92m.

Remembering Mahalia

Mahalia France-Mir

22nd January 2026

It was with great sadness that we learnt of the death of Mahalia France-Mir, Local Community Officer in our north regional team, on 20th January 2026. Our thoughts and deepest condolences are with Mahalia’s family and loved ones.

Call for Artists at Sudbury Arts Centre

Church interior at St Peter's Church, Sudbury

Suffolk
20th January 2026

Sudbury Arts Centre is inviting experienced artists and artist collectives to submit Expressions of Interest for an exciting new public art mural in Sudbury.

Community appeal launched to save Roecliffe’s historic window

St Mary, Roecliffe - Virgin and Child Window

North Yorkshire
16th January 2026

A community-led appeal is raising £45,000 to conserve the historic Virgin and Child window at St Mary’s, Roecliffe, with £7,000 already secured to protect this important heritage feature.

A new roof for St Bartholomew’s, Lower Basildon

Dual photos of the roof of Lower Basildon, part way through its repairs. Both depicting its exposed roof and tiles.

Berkshire
17th December 2025

CCT is delighted that St Bartholomew’s in Lower Basildon has a new nave roof following a successful Raise the Roof campaign, which was launched Summer 2024.

Community and Partners Rally to Conserve West Stourmouth Bell Turret

Conservation work on bell turret at West Stourmouth with conservator in action and rotted wooden beams.

Kent
17th December 2025

Repair and conservation work is now underway on the historic bell turret at All Saints’ Church in West Stourmouth, Kent.

Fundraising success: Cameley wall paintings will be stabilised for future generations

Photograph of a medieval wall painting of a jester representing the devil wearing a hat with bells. Only the jesters head and shoulders can be seen in this image, half of his face is missing due to the wall painting having delaminated from the wall.

Somerset
19th November 2025

£35,000 raised in just seven months to protect the wall paintings at St. James', Cameley.

Community Triumph: St Peter Window Fundraising Goal Reached at St Peter's Church, Claydon

close up of blue, green and red stained glass shows work being undertaken by a conservator

Suffolk
12th November 2025

Thanks to the generosity of individual donors in the local community, the funds required to conserve this window have now been raised.

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