by Andrew Lambourne | Sep 12, 2020 | Uncategorised
We had planned another exciting heritage scarecrow tableau in the Church during our 2020 Scarecrow Festival, and to add some arts and crafts classes focused on the history of St Leonard’s to the children’s competition classes in the September Village Show....
by Andrew Lambourne | Jun 3, 2020 | Blog
In early March (2020) we heard the fantastic news that the National Lottery Heritage Fund had decided to award us the funding for the Delivery Phase of our project to repair the medieval nave roof and clerestory windows of St Leonard’s Church in Flamstead, and...
by Andrew Lambourne | Apr 3, 2020 | Uncategorised
After three years’ really hard work to develop our project proposals and raise over a quarter of a million pounds of matched funding, we are absolutely delighted that the National Lottery Heritage Fund has awarded us a grant of up to £642,500 which will enable...
by Andrew Lambourne | Oct 16, 2019 | Uncategorised
Visitors to St Leonard’s Church during Flamstead’s Autumn Fayre will have encountered a scarecrow group of 13th century stonemasons busy going about the task of widening the building – and encouraging the 21st century onlookers to lend a hand! This...
by Andrew Lambourne | Aug 3, 2019 | Uncategorised
I’m not the first, and I won’t be the last, to fall under the spell of St Leonard’s Church – that wonderful, craggy, 900-year-old assembly of stones, bricks, glass, wood, lead and copper sat there in the middle of our churchyard. Through being...
by Andrew Lambourne | Oct 23, 2018 | Uncategorised
We’re delighted that St Leonard’s Church Flamstead has received initial National Lottery support* for the Development phase of its “Living Histories, Lasting Journeys” project. It’s a tremendous encouragement to all those who have worked so hard over the...
by Andrew Lambourne | May 29, 2018 | Uncategorised
The Flamstead Book Festival “Books in the Belfry” is back this year with a stellar line-up to help raise vital funds for the village church roof and other urgent repairs. HELEN PANKHURST, the great-granddaughter of suffragette leader Emmeline, headlines...
by Andrew Lambourne | Apr 20, 2018 | Uncategorised
When the St Leonard’s Parochial Church Council (PCC) submits a first round Heritage Lottery Bid on 25th May, it has to declare the level of funding the community will raise as a contribution to project costs. Heritage Lottery will then require that amount to be...
by Andrew Lambourne | Feb 9, 2018 | Uncategorised
This was a really welcome sight on the Ashtons website at the end of their online poll for “Life’s Great Causes”. The Friends of St Leonard’s charity is really grateful to everyone who voted for us as we face the huge challenge of raising £1...
by Andrew Lambourne | Feb 9, 2018 | Uncategorised
Flamstead author Ian Ridley has swapped the buzz of sports books for the excitement of writing a thriller – and is selling copies in the village shop to help raise money for the St Leonard’s roof appeal. Ian, writer of 12 sports books including Sober, the...
