Two grants worth a total of £8,000 were made by the Norfolk Churches Trust at the March 2023 council meeting. St Peter’s Church, Haveringland, was awarded £5,000 towards the cost of repairing a window. It also awarded £3,000 towards the … Continued
Round Tower Churches Society Saturday, May 13 (starts at 10am) Herringfleet NR32 5QS, then Blundeston NR32 5AJ, and finally St Peter, Gunton NR32 4LE. A buffet lunch to celebrate 50 years of the Society will be available from 1pm and … Continued
Two Christmas gifts are proving a popular choice, according to membership secretary Nick Wiggin. He has received a number of inquiries for annual membership as a surprise Christmas present. Individual membership costs a minimum £20pa (£30 joint) and recipients will … Continued
A total of £10,000 of grants for round tower churches in Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire has been awarded. The latest grants were made to St Mary the Virgin, Wortham, near Diss; the fire-ravaged St Mary’s, Beachamwell, near Swaffham; St Peter’s, … Continued
A Mid-Norfolk round tower church has launched a £20,000 appeal to replace its heating and lighting. Electric lighting was installed in St Margaret’s, Worthing, near Dereham, in 1929. Now, it needs replacing, said churchwarden Celia Daniel. A number of fund-raising … Continued
A “Jubilee” window is set to be re-dedicated at St Andrew’s Church, Great Ryburgh, on Remembrance Sunday. A special service of dedication is planned on Sunday, November 13, at around 11.50am, which will also include a brief presentation about the … Continued
Almost three dozen delegates attended the Society’s latest conference/ study day. The one-day event at Rickinghall village hall on Saturday, October 22 also made a modest surplus of about £400, said chairman and organiser Stuart Bowell. Speakers included the leading … Continued
Round tower church enthusiast Bill Goode, who campaigned to safeguard a key element of the region’s heritage, died aged 95 in January 2008. He spent more than five decades studying round tower churches and published books on the subject, which … Continued
A new edition of the classic handy guide to round tower churches has just been published. Members can obtain copies of the 28-page booklet, which has been produced to mark the golden jubilee of the Round Tower Churches Society at … Continued
A service of thanksgiving was held at St Andrew’s, Mutford, on Sunday, September 11, for the completion of works on the tower. The Society was represented by Nick Wiggin, and Geoffrey Probert, chairman of the Suffolk Historic Churches Trust. The … Continued