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Historic England grant announces further round of two major grant schemes: Round 2 of the continuation of the Heritage at Risk Capital Fund is open for Expressions of Interest from 28 August and closing Friday 18 September, 5pm. The Heritage at Risk Capital Fund supports the repair and conservation of historic buildings and sites at risk across England. Churches are considered by exception, although in particularly acute risks of loss this fund has awarded grants (see example here). Know more Round 2 of

PARISH NEW PRIEST-IN-CHARGE FOR BILSTHORPE & EAKRING Revd Dr David Emerton to be Priest-in-Charge of the Benefice of Bilsthorpe & the Benefice of Eakring. David will be licensed on 13th September at 6pm at St Andrew's Eakring. Please join us in praying for David as he steps into this new role. NEW MISSION ASSOCIATE IN CHILWELL BENEFICE Revd Claire Tufnell at present Curate in the Benefice of Chilwell has become Assistant Curate (known as Mission Associate) of the Benefice of Chilwell. This role is

Around 18 children and young people aged 6 to 20 took the lead in a special CYP Takeover Service at St Michael’s Farnsfield, contributing to almost every aspect of the 10.30am Sunday service on August 19. The young people were involved in welcoming, refreshments, leading the service and worship, notices, prayers, a dramatised reading, preaching and the technical side of the service, including screens and sound. Other children and young people also attended, supporting and participating throughout. Grace (Youth Minister) shared

Last Thursday, more than 150 years of faithful service, learning and community were celebrated at a special thanksgiving service marking the remarkable legacy of Dean Hole CofE Primary School. As the school prepares to close on 31 August, pupils, staff, former headteachers, teachers, governors and members of the local community gathered together to give thanks for the generations of children whose lives have been shaped by the school's Christian foundation. Around 50 people attended the service, celebrating the lasting impact of

Last weekend, some of our young people across the diocese took part in the Young Leaders Weekend 2026, joining other young leaders from across Nottinghamshire for a time of learning, worship and connection. Throughout the weekend, they enjoyed outdoor activities, games and opportunities to build friendships, while exploring what the Bible teaches about leadership and how they can serve their communities. It was an inspiring time of growth and encouragement, and they came away feeling equipped and motivated to continue leading and making

Community generosity and grants from the Garfield Weston Foundation and the FCC Communities Foundation made the installation of a new waterless toilet possible at All Saints', Barnby in the Willows. The fundraising journey for a new Woo-Woo waterless toilet started five years ago with a 20-mile sponsored walk to each of the eight churches around Barnby. These efforts where then aided by fundraising concerts from local a cappella choirs, continued comunity donations and the grants that were received. One waterless toilet will

As one of the 7 areas of focus of our Diocesan Vision, we have focused on Encouraging Generosity across our diocese, with the aim of reaching financial sustainability across the whole diocese by 2035. Please see below some resources to help on this journey parish share report 2024 Journey of generosity booklet 2026 WHAT IS PARISH SHARE AND WHY DO WE PAY IT? A BIBLICAL AND THEOLOGICAL REFLECTION ENCOURAGING GENEROSITY TEACHING SERIES from BISHOP PAUL FAQs We want to hear and respond to questions

JUBILEE HOUSE Kate Byrom has joined the diocesan central support team at Jubilee House as Head of Ministerial Development & Wellbeing. Kate will provide support for all those in licensed ministry (lay and ordained) to continue growing as leaders as they lead the work of Growing Disciples across the diocese. This includes ongoing ministerial development, managing the Ministerial Development Review process, and leading our approach to clergy wellbeing. Kate places Sarah Patten who was previously in this role. Katrina Proctor recently resigned as

Diocesan Conference 2025 Programme Welcome to Diocesan Conference 2025! We hope that this will be a particularly practical conference, with lots of space to worship, pray and listen to God together, as well as time to deepen relationships and encourage one another. Below you can find more information about each session as well as the Prayer Labs taking place on Tuesday afternoon. Lions on the Road, Love in the Way - Bishop Paul Williams (Monday, 3pm) In the context of worship, Bishop Paul will

We are delighted to share that applications for churches to access new funding through our Diocesan-wide Church Growth Programme (CGP) are now open.  The new Growing Disciples Fund is open to all churches that are not already in receipt of SDF or other Church Growth Programme, Resource Church or Revitalisation funds. This has been supported through funding recently received from the Strategic Mission and Ministry Investment Board (SMMIB). Churches can apply for up to £5,000 per year to support their strategic plans for growth. This funding could be