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Chairman’s Report for AGM 2016
Firstly thank you Lady Willoughby for hosting the Annual General Meeting and to those attending. As many of you will already know, due to ill health Peter Milnes has retired [...]
BISHOP’S TOUR 2016
On 25th June 2016 Bishop Tim Ellis took a group of enthusiasts around four Georgian neo-classical churches, starting with the grandest and most magnificent ~ All Saints' in Gainsborough. Bishop Tim explained the [...]
SUMMER PARTY 2016
The Summer Party was held on the evening of Friday 17th June at Manthorpe Old Rectory on the outskirts of Grantham, by courtesy of the owner Mr. Peter Cochrane. An illustrated [...]
JAZZ PARTY
JAZZ PARTY 2016 AT MOUSE HALL, CAYTHORPE Thanks to an invitation from the generous owner, Ben Lyte, the Trust was able to hold a fundraiser at short notice in Ben's [...]
SECRETARY’S REPORT AUGUST 2016
2016 has been a very successful year for events so far, with excellent attendances at the majority of them and positive feedback from those who did so. I am pleased [...]
OPEN GARDENS 2016
OPEN GARDENS 2016 We have had some excellent Open Garden events this year, which started with a Spring Bank Holiday opening of the grounds at Grimsthorpe Castle on 2nd May. [...]
AUTUMN PARTY 13th October 2016 SLEAFORD ST DENYS
On the evening of 13th October 2016 those of us who attended the Autumn Party at Sleaford St Denys' church were treated to a wonderful evening's entertainment by historian Lesley [...]
RECENT GRANTS AWARDED
At our AGM in March 2016 our Grants Secretary, Jeffrey Couzens, reported that since the last Trustees' meeting Scopwick Church had been awarded a grant which had enabled them to [...]
Letter from LCT Trustee and Bishop of Lincoln
Lincolnshire Churches Trust, pilgrimage letter, March 2015 Letter re day of pilgrimage for LCT from Lord Cormack
Repairs to St Wulfram’s, Grantham
The trust has made a contribution to the repair of the magnificent spire at St Wulfram's, Grantham.
Winners of the 2013 Art Competition
Congratulations to everyone who entered. The work is of an exceptionally high standard. ADULT WINNERS: 1st Prize: Tina Negus 2nd Prize: Evelyn Wright 3rd Prize: Anne Harris 4th Prize: Aline [...]
Friendly faces
Not all the carvings in churches are of angels or gargoyles. Some show the smiling faces of mediaeval folk who, maybe, were generous patrons and sponsors of the church. Or [...]