Give To Go Green Update
The Give to Go Green July grant window has now closed. The applications received were assessed at a local level and then submitted to the Church of England panel for review and approval.
We are delighted to announce that three Manx Churches have been chosen to receive the Give to Go Green grant with a total allocated of £25,000, equating to a £50,000 investment in decarbonising our churches.
Our show case projects are:
St Thomas’ Church, Douglas
The provision of heat panels to assist in warming the congregation during colder months as an interim measure before further decarbonising efforts during a Church reordering project.
What the panel liked: a simple short term solution to assist in heating the people not the building which can still be utilised after the reordering.
St Olave’s, Ramsey
The grant will go towards part of a wider project repairing the roof of the church, specifically the ridge tiles which are allowing water into the building causing damp and making it challenging to look after and heat.
What the panel liked: larger projects address many issues and are costly to the church. There are economies of scale to benefit from, particularly when working at height by seeking different funders for different elements of the work.
Kirk Braddan, Braddan
The repair and protection of stained-glass windows to reduce damp and drafts within the main church building.
What the panel liked: To have a comfortable and conserved worship space it is so important to element drafts where possible. By repairing and protecting stained glass this drastically reduced both drafts and damp in the fabric of the building.
Next steps:
The match funding events will be held over a six-week period, the last two weeks in September and the month of October 2024. We hope that you will support the events (advertised here in due course) of the churches to help them achieve the match funding required to achieve their goals.
