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The National Churches Trust
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Yorkshire churches reviewed by drone win Lottery funding

by Hannah Tooley

The National Churches Trust has won the money to keep Yorkshire's churches well maintained.

It has received £90,100 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for the Yorkshire Maintenance Project, which aims to help keep churches and chapels in good condition and to prevent the need for costly repairs.

The churches were assessed by drones in the sky to survey what work would need to be carried out.

Churches involved: 
Snaith Priory St Laurence (Grade I)
Snaith Methodist Church (Grade I)
Thorne St Nicholas (Grade I)
Fishlake St Cuthbert (Grade I)
Wentworth Holy Trinity (Grade II)
Beighton St Mary (Grade II)
Norton St James (Grade II)
Malton Methodist Church (Grade II)
York Central Methodist Church (Grade II)

The Diocese of Sheffield, the Roman Catholic Church and the Methodist Church are involved and are offering volunteer training to 18 churches and the high level drone inspections.

The project will involve training workshops to help volunteers maintain church buildings and a new website, 'Maintenance Booker', allowed all churches to book maintenance tasks.

There are 1,095 listed places of worship in Yorkshire, including 346 Grade I churches.

The Yorkshire Maintenance Project will be led by the National Churches Trust, the UK's church repair and support charity.

Michael Murray, Director of Church Support at the National Churches Trust said: "The Yorkshire Maintenance Project will help ensure that Yorkshire's churches and chapels will be well maintained, with the risk of serious damage to them minimised.

"Through training and resources, including a new website to make it easy for diligent but often over-stretched volunteers to book critical maintenance, churchwardens and other people responsible for looking after churches and chapels will be able to give their buildings the love and care they need."

"Regular maintenance is essential for churches.

"Something as simple as keeping drains and gutters clear so that water is taken away from the building efficiently is the most important thing a church can do to stop small problems developing into unnecessary crises."

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