Anglican Heritage Salisbury is a new National Lottery Heritage Fund-funded project, scoping solutions to help heritage churches and the communities looking after them.
Here in the Diocese of Salisbury, 86% of our open churches are listed buildings; that means there are 517 churches which require special care and attention while still being open as places of worship. It is a blessing to have so many churches with centuries of stories to tell, but it can sometimes feel like a burden as well as a blessing.
That’s where Anglican Heritage Salisbury comes in – we want to better understand what it’s like for congregations and communities taking care of heritage churches, so that we can hopefully provide support and solutions.
Our aims are:
· To better understand the problems facing communities caring for heritage churches in the Diocese of Salisbury
· To identify potential options to support communities caring for heritage churches
· To empower communities to use heritage for engagement, through activities such as Heritage Open Days
During this initial scoping phase, running until 2027, we are trying to build up a picture of the churches and communities in our Diocese, and we’d love to hear from you!
We are attending various events where you can talk to us. You can also contact us via our details below:
sarah.hollingdale@salisbury.anglican.org Sarah Hollingdale
Project Manager Anglican Heritage Salisbury
tabitha.lawrence@salisbury.anglican.org Tabitha Gulliver-Lawrence
Project Officer Anglican Heritage Salisbury