Welcome to Northamptonshire Historic Churches Trust
The Northamptonshire Historic Churches Trust was founded in 1955 with the object of raising funds to make grants to churches in Northamptonshire of all denominations for their ''preservation, repair and maintenance, improvement, upkeep, beautification and reconstruction".
It is a charity in its own right, but is affiliated to the Historic Churches Preservation Trust. Its funds are raised by donations, covenants, membership fees and from the proceeds of the annual sponsored bicycle ride, which takes place on the second Saturday in September each year.
The grants, which are awarded annually, are presented at a cheese and wine evening. This is invariably a most congenial evening when members of the Trust have the opportunity of meeting representatives from the churches to which grants have been made.
These representatives also have the opportunity of exchanging experiences which provides a source of encouragement in the challenging task of fund raising.
Registered as a Charity - No: 1021632