by Andrew Lambourne | Feb 17, 2021 | Uncategorised
Now that our scaffolding is complete, and the weatherproof roofing installed, we’ve started to uncover the areas needing restoration work. These were last worked on in the 1960s: the copper roof replaced the original lead roof in 1961, and the Glass Reinforced...
by Andrew Lambourne | Jan 26, 2021 | Uncategorised
Thanks to the hard work of our diligent Building Maintenance Team volunteers, we have now received permission from the Diocese to start work on the first of the issues identified in the 5-yearly inspection report conducted by the Church Architect: conservation repairs...
by Andrew Lambourne | Sep 14, 2020 | Uncategorised
The 14th September 2020 marked a significant milestone for the Flamstead Heritage Project: the first lorry arrived onsite to start the 9-month work of repair and restoration at St Leonard’s Church! This project is being supported by the National Lottery Heritage...
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...
