Glorious New Photograph discovered showing the East End of the Chancel with all the Original Victorian Decoration

Posted on by Guy Stobart

The Harptrees History have recently discovered a series of images of the interior and exterior of the church and of its surroundings and of the wider village. Attached is a particularly good one showing what the east end of the chancel of St Laurence looked like when the original Victorian decoration was all there. And…

Planning Application Submitted

Posted on by Guy Stobart

The planning application for all the elements of the works that have an external impact-eg to the Tower, the access to the churchyard, the pathway to the north door, the external interpretation, the new noticeboard and the new door to the south porch, was submitted  to BANES on Tuesday 17th December, 2019.

Successful Public Consultation

Posted on by Guy Stobart

The public consultation of the Project Newton plans took place over the weekend of 30th November and 1st December 2019. Over 120 people attended and several pages of flipchart were filled with comments. Thank you to everyone who participated and who attended

Funding Updates

Update

Recent grants: National Churches Trust award £10000 and Wolfson Foundation £5000. National Lottery Heritage Fund award £294,900, Garfield Weston £30,000 and East Harptree Parish Council £4000, Mendip Hills Fund £500. Also Foulerton Trust, Bath and Wells Diocesan Association of Change Ringers, Burges Salmon, The Hobson Charity, Somerset Churches Trust, Allchurches Trust, St. Andrew’s Conservation Trust, Church Care, The Beatrice Laing Trust. If the government extend the LPOW VAT Grant Scheme again in March 2022 that is worth c£80k to the project. Zero VAT rating of the Inclusive Access Works would realise another £10k

Donors

  • Garfield Weston (£30,000)
  • East Harptree Parish Council (£4000)
  • Mendip Hills Fund/Somerset Community Foundation (£500)
  • National Lottery Heritage Fund(£294900)
  • National Churches Trust and the Wolfson Foundation (£15000)
  • School House Trust (£73k)
  • Pledges so far (£84k)
  • Donations so far (£41k)
  • Allchurches Trust(£12800)
  • The Hobson Charity (£10k)
  • Churchcare (£8600)
  • St. Andrew’s Conservation Trust (£2k)
  • The Beatrice Laing Trust(£5k)
  • Somerset Churches Trust (£2k)
  • LPOW VAT Grant Scheme (£80k)
  • Zero Rating of Inclusive Access works (£10k)
  • The Sharpe Trust (£400)
  • Foulerton Trust (£5000)
  • Francis Coales(£1000)
  • Bath and Wells Diocesan Association of Change Ringers(£6400)
  • Burges Salmon Charitable Trust (£150)
  • Other (£64200)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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