What can English Heritage do?
- Champion the country’s historic places of worship
- Help the denominations and faiths make their historic buildings fit for purpose for the 21st century
- Offer new grants to enable congregations to help themselves, especially through Historic Places of Worship Support Officers
- Lobby government for a grants scheme for small repairs for which there is currently no provision
- Continue to work with the denominations to establish where outside support is most needed and help them link up to new sources of support and expertise
- Help the different faiths and denominations to think strategically about their building stock and plan for the future
- Give more practical guidance on alterations and repairs
- Help local authorities to understand the needs of historic places of worship
- Help congregations understand what is special about their place of worship so that they can make better informed choices about changes
