Heritage Fund

 Under Object E of the Landfill Communities Fund (LCF), WREN is able to fund the repair, maintenance or restoration of a building or structure of architectural or historic importance including places of worship.

The WREN Board has directed that grant funding will be made available annually for historic building restoration and a new WREN Heritage Fund programme has been established.    This funding programme will be directly managed and administered by WREN.    WREN is now working in partnership with English Heritage, Historic Scotland, Cadw (Wales) and the National Churches Trust who have all helped in the development of this programme.

Who can apply for funding?

Please note WREN will not consider nor accept applications submitted directly by applicants.   All Heritage Fund applications must  be recommended to us and supported by one of our 4 key partner organisations (see details below).

The key criteria for this new funding programme will be as follows:

• WREN will only consider funding for Grade 1 (Grade A in Scotland) and Grade 2 *star listed buildings or structures including places of worship.
• WREN wishes to support priority heritage projects that urgently need repairs within the next 2 years.
• WREN will consider awarding grants from £15,001 and up to £50,000 specifically for capital costs of fabric repair /restoration work for historic buildings and structures including places of worship.
• This will be an annual programme of funding.
• All projects must be situated witihn 10 miles of an active and licensed Waste Recycling Group landfill site.

 
Potential applicants are advised to make contact with the relevant partner organisations as follows:

 

For Church and Historic Building Projects in Scotland

Thomas Knowles
Deputy Head of Investment and Projects
Historic Scotland
Longmore House
Salisbury Place
Edinburgh  EH9 1SH

Tel: 0131 668 8819
Fax: 0131 668 8788

Email: thomas.knowles@scotland.gsi.gov.uk        
Web: www.historic-scotland.gov.uk

 

For Church and Historic Building Projects in Wales

Tina Moverley 
Cadw
Welsh Assembly Government
Llywodraeth Cynulliad Cymru

Tel: 01443 336045
E-mail: tina.moverley @wales.gsi.gov.uk

 

For Historic Building Projects in England

Please send brief details of your project (work involved, costs, location of the project and contact details) to heritage@wren.org.uk

 

For Christian Places of Worship in England

Please follow the National Churches Trust’s  application procedure by visiting the Grants page of the National Churches Trust website.

If you have any questions about the Trust please contact:

Alison Pollard
Grants Manager
National Churches Trust
31 Newbury Street
London EC1A 7HU

Tel: 02076 006 090
E mail: alisonp@nationalchurchestrust.org   
Web: www.nationalchurchestrust.org

 

If you wish to discuss your Heritage project with a member of WREN staff please contact:

Peter Moralee
WREN Special Projects Manager

Tel: 01379 687 226
Email: heritage@wren.org.uk

 

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• Small Grant Scheme
• Main Grant Scheme
• Biodiversity Action Fund
• Heritage Fund

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