40TH ANNIVERSARY LEGACY APPEAL
SUPPORTING CHURCHES OF ALL DENOMINATIONS IN THE COUNTY OF CAMBRIDGESHIRE SINCE 1983 Help us secure the future of these important community buildings INTRODUCTION FROM THE CHAIR OF TRUSTEES His Honour […]
Category: News
Three-hour ‘Hymnalong’ is a great success!
David Pritchard (Vice Chair of CHCT) strode onto the organ bench at St Leonard’s, Little Downham on Saturday, 10 September and played 40 hymns (all verses) between 10 am and […]
Ride and Stride 2022 Launch
Launch of the 2022 Historic Churches Trust Ride and Stride Event which takes place on Saturday 10th September 2022. We are looking forward to the event taking place safely this […]
Ride and Stride Results for 2021
We are very pleased to announce the results of the 2021 CHCT Ride and Stride Event. The total raised was £18,091.60 which was an excellent result, although just a little short of […]
CHCT Says thank you
Firstly, to all who took part in the 2021 Ride & Stride fundraising event which raised just over £18,000 to help churches of all denominations in the county of Cambridgeshire. […]
Towers and Spires by Robert Walker lecture
In this final lecture of the series Robert Walker gives a copiously illustrated account of Cambridgeshire’s church towers and spires from Saxon times onwards, explaining how access to building materials affected their design between […]
Turret Clocks Lecture Recording now available
The fourth in our series of online lectures about church towers and spires and their contents took place last Tuesday evening. Horologist and enthusiast Chris McKay gave us a fascinating […]
Change Ringing Explained lecture recording now available
Did you see this on-line lecture, and would like to view it again, or did you miss it and would like to see it now? Whichever is the case, here […]
On-line Lecture – Sundials and Prayer Times
Did you miss this on-line lecture? Or perhaps you saw it and would like to view it again. Either way, a fascinating insight not just into sundials but into the […]
Rob Walker’s CHCT lecture on Bells and Bellframes on May 18th 2021
A brief summary from Graham Pledger, (current Ely DAC Bells Adviser). 1) Whilst living in Cambridgeshire, Rob Walker, a former Ely DAC Bells Adviser, published his study of Bellframes in […]