At the moment we are in the middle of applying for grants to undertake a big project centred around St John's Church at Hall Waberthwaite.

Our plans fall into five main categories:

urgent repair work and restoration of the church building

better interpretation of the church and the site

provision of study facilities for visiting groups including  schools in the Old Laundry building

research into the history of the site and its importance

making sure the ecology of the site is understood and preserved

We have a keen and active group of community and church members developing our ideas and one of our aims is to involve as many people as possible over the span of the project. At the moment our main task is to obtain grant funding - almost a full-time job!

Look out for updates over the next few months