• November 1, 2016

St Marys wins Heritage Lottery Fund

St Marys wins Heritage Lottery Fund

St Marys wins Heritage Lottery Fund 150 150 Sutterton Parish Church

St Mary’s Parish Church at Sutterton wins Heritage Lottery Fund support for repairs and improvements.
This has been embargoed until 17 October 2016.

The Parochial Church Council (PCC) at St. Mary’s Sutterton has received initial support from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for structural repairs to the building and for assistance with the provision of a lavatory and a servery. Also to provide interpretive material to describe the rich heritage of the building and its place in the history of the village.

Heritage Lottery Fund St Marys Church Sutterton

Our thanks to National Lottery Players

Thanks to National Lottery players, development funding in the sum of £25,500 has been awarded to the PCC to help them progress their plans towards an application for a full grant at a later date.

Repairs to the Church will consist of renewal of the lead and some roof timbers of the north transept. Also extensive work is necessary on the masonry of the north transept and the clerestory walls of the nave.

The need for a lavatory and a proper servery is obvious. A consequence of the project will be to ensure the continued and widened use by the building by the whole community of Sutterton.

St Mary’s is an incredibly interesting and high status building dating from the 12th C.  The development of the building from the Normans to the Victorians is there to explore and discover. The project will include displays to assist this process.

Inside St Mary's Church, Sutterton

Inside St Mary’s Church

Speaking on behalf of the Parochial Church Council, church warden, David Mossman says:

We are incredibly grateful to the Heritage Lottery Fund for grasping so readily the urgent need for our church building to be repaired and its facilities improved. We all look forward with excitement to working with HLF”.

Jonathan Platt, Head of HLF East Midlands, said: “Historic places of worship like St Mary’s have fascinating stories to tell, and are so often at the heart of local communities. National Lottery players’ support will help address urgent conservation needs and share the heritage of the church widely, so we look forward to seeing how plans develop over the coming months”.

Local MP Matt Warman comments:

I am delighted to hear that funding for preparation of a Heritage Lottery Fund bid has been secured by St Mary’s Church at Sutterton. The inclusion of the church in the 2015 East Midlands Heritage at Risk register highlighted the poor condition of this Grade 1 listed Place of Worship and the need for repairs to safeguard its future. I am pleased that this has been recognised with a funding award to allow the bid preparation work to be undertaken.

About the Heritage Lottery Fund

Grants programme applications are assessed in two rounds. A first-round pass is given when HLF has endorsed outline proposals and earmarked funding. A first-round pass may also include an immediate award to fund the development of the project. Detailed proposals are then considered by HLF at second-round and as long as plans have progressed satisfactorily and according to the original proposal, an award for the project is confirmed.

Thanks to National Lottery players, we invest money to help people across the UK explore, enjoy and protect the heritage they care about – from the archaeology under our feet to the historic parks and buildings we love, from precious memories and collections to rare wildlife. www.hlf.org.uk @heritage lottery @HLFEastMids