Friends of Somerset Churches and Chapels (FSCC)
Registered Charity Number: 1055840

Examples of Grants recently awarded include:

Clutton, St Augustine of Hippo: £1,500 for roof and lead gutter repairs.

Durston, St John the Baptist: £5,000 for lead gutter repairs to whole building.

High Ham, St Andrew: £2,000 for tower repairs and conservation.

Grants awarded at a meeting of the FSCC Trustees held on 7^th October 2008 in Baltonsborough were as follows:

Badgworth, St Congar. £1,500 for internal plaster repairs

Glastonbury, St Patrick’s Chapel: £1,000 for repairs to the rendering of external walls, cleaning of stone mouldings, and application of shelter coat, Also repairs to the lime plaster on internal walls and selected roof repairs.

Henstridge, St Nicholas: £3,000 for stone tile roofing repairs to north aisle and north chapel.

Misterton, St Leonard: £500 for roofing repairs to Nave north slope, with associated pointing.

Nettlecombe, Blessed Virgin Mary: £500 for tower repairs - repointing from a rope !

North Wootton, St Peter: £1,000 for lead roof repairs to south nave slope & porch repointing.

Winscombe, St James the Great: £500 for urgent repairs to west window of tower.

A high proportion of the money donated each year to Somerset churches and chapels is raised by supporters of the Trust who take part in the annual Cycle Ride held on the second Saturday in September.

The next meeting of the FSCC Trustees will be held in October 2010 and grant applications are invited now from churches and chapels planning repair work to the fabric of their buildings. Information on how to apply for a grant, including a downloadable application form, can be found on the Trust’s website: http://www.fscandc.org.uk.