Press Releases
Property update: opportunities for support
The following opportunities may be of interest to parishes and dioceses as they consider their property needs at this time and going forward.
Parishes in Northern Ireland are reminded that the grants deadline for the National Churches Trust’s Treasure Ireland initiative is approaching on Tuesday, 1st June. Parishes are encouraged to get in touch with the Representative Church Body’s Property Department to find out more: property@rcbcoi.org
A lecture on ‘Heavenly Visions in Cork’, including aspects of St Fin Barre’s Cathedral, the Honan Chapel, and the sculpture of Seamus Murphy, will take place on Saturday, 8th May, at 11.30am. Click here for more information about this free event.
The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB) will be running a course on the Repair of Old Buildings next week (10th–14th May) with lectures between 12.00 noon and 1.00pm and between 4.00pm and 5.00pm on each day. You can book now at this link.
The Church Monuments Society’s lecture on ‘Fantastical Monuments – Thomas Dingley’s Observations in Ireland 1680–81’. A free event on Saturday, 15th May, at 5.00pm. Booking details are available here.
‘Sustainability and the Built Environment’ – a webinar hosted by the Institute of Environmental Management & Assessment (IEMA) Ireland on Thursday, 20th May, at 12.30pm. Click here for booking information. Free of charge.
A 10–part online Vernacular Irish Buildings Lecture Series, with SPAB Ireland, is to start in August and run weekly until October. Details of this and a new podcast series will be released soon. Check in at SPAB’s website for more information.
You may also be encouraged by recent refurbishment projects, highlighted in the following stories from the National Churches Trust around post–lockdown grants and Treasure Ireland. More information on sources of funding for property and caring for your church is available here in the Parish Resources section of our website.
Shared on behalf of the RCB Property Department