'APPLICATION FOR GRANT OR LOAN'

Before attempting to complete the Application Form please contact the Trust's Deanery Representative for your area. Their name, address, telephone number and email address can be found on the Trust's website at:

http://www.dorsethistoricchurchestrust.co.uk/deanryrep1.htm

The representative will offer advice to help you with your project fund raising and assist you with completing the Application Form.

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Please write the name, address and telephone number of your Deanery Representative in the space provided.

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Item 1 - Church or Chapel

1. Name: Enter the place name usually used for the church, for example in the case of St. Mary, Beaminster you would enter 'Beaminster'.
2. Dedication: The name of the saint to whom the church is dedicated viz. St. Mary
3. Denomination: Enter the denomination such as Church of England or Roman Catholic or Methodist etc.
4. Deanery: Enter the name of the deanery if the church is part of the Church of England otherwise leave blank.
5. Place: The name of the place where the church is located such as 'Wimborne' or 'Salway Ash' etc.
6. Post Code: Enter the post code for the church. Churches are supposed to know their post codes so that the emergency services can reach them in an emergency. (Most C of E church post codes can be found on the 'Church Index' pages of the Trust's website at: http://www.dorsethistoricchurchestrust.co.uk

Item 2 - The People

1. Population of the Civil Parish or Area served by the Church. A list of Dorset's Civil Parishes can be found on the internet at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_civil_parishes_in_Dorset Click on the parish in question and the population should be displayed. Please enter this figure on the form.
2. Number on Electoral Roll (C of E) or membership of church. For C of E please enter the total number of people on the electoral roll that was last submitted to the Diocese. For other denominations, please enter the number of known members of the church.

3. Item 3 - Priest or Minister

1. Name, Address, Telephone No:, Email. Please enter here the name, address, telephone number and email address of the priest or minister in charge of the church.

4. Item 4 - Church member who will act as correspondent.

Enter here the name, Address, telephone number and email address of the person that …...the Trust will correspond with. This is likely to be a churchwarden, if the church is C of E.

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5. Item 5 - Architect or Surveyor

Enter here the name, address, telephone number and email address of your architect or surveyor, who must be qualified to one of the following standards: RIBA, ARIBA, AABC or RICS.

6. Item 6 - Listing grade of church

Please tick the appropriate 'Yes' or 'No'. If 'Yes' the grade will be I or II, which should be ….entered in the Grade box. If you are unsure if your church is Listed or what its grading is ….you should contact your local planning authority at the appropriate council. Alternatively,
You can search for the information by visiting: www.heritagegateway.org.uk/gateway and
Click 'National Heritage list for England' then enter the area name when prompted.

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Item 7 - Brief Description of the project and cost of each part of it.

Enter here a description of the work to be done. For example:

….Replace cracked and leaking roof tiles £10,500 Replace rotten guttering £1,500

Please do not send estimates, specifications or other details unless asked for. VAT … and professional fees must be excluded.

Item 8 - Faculty - Planning Permission - Listed Building Consent

Please tick the appropriate boxes.

If you are undertaking substantial works on a C of E church, you will need to apply for a …faculty, which is basically a permission from the diocese to proceed. If the church is in the …Salisbury Diocese, please visit this address to obtain advice and the necessary forms:
http://www.salisbury.anglican.org/parishes/church-buildings/faculty-permission-dac-formal-advice-2013-form-1-certificate-application

If the church is in the Winchester Diocese, please visit:
http://www.winchester.anglican.org/file.php?id=2478

In some cases you will require Planning Permission. Your architect or surveyor will advise if …this is necessary. If so, you will need to make formal application to your local planning …authority.

In cases where the church is Listed (see Item 6 above) you will need Listed Building …Consent to proceed. In this case you should contact your local planning authority.

Item 9 - Projected starting date

The projected starting date is the date you are hoping to start the work.

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Item 10 - Where is the money coming from?

Please provide the Trust with a copy of your last adopted accounts.

Existing fabric fund: If you have a dedicated fabric fund, please state how much this is.

Local fund raising efforts: Please tell us how much you have raised through organised events such as fetes or coffee mornings etc.

Donations for this specific purpose: Please tell us how much money you have raised …..through either private or corporate donations.

Other grants applied for or already approved: This should include any money applied for or promised by any other grant giving organisation.

Without this Trust and The National Churches Trust, what do you expect the shortfall to be? To arrive at this figure, you should take the cost of the work, as detailed In Item 7, and deduct all the money you have in hand for this work plus any promised funds from other grant giving organisations.

To whom should the grant cheque be made out? Self-explanatory

Item 11 - Loans

From time to time the Trust offers churches interest free loans, which are repayable over 2 years. Please tick the appropriate box.

Item 12 - Your Contribution to the Trust

Please advise whether you contribute directly to the Trust and whether you contribute by the Cycle Ride (Ride + Stride) or both.

Item 13 - Church opening

The Trust is very keen to encourage congregations to keep their churches open during the day so that the buildings may be enjoyed by as many people as possible. It is important to note that it is very rare for insurers to require churches to be kept locked and the premium is not normally affected; indeed usually they prefer them not to be locked during the day. Thieves or vandals can do more damage breaking in than they do once inside. Portable valuables like brass candlesticks can easily be locked away when the church is unattended. Please indicate by ticking the appropriate box and if you do not open your church during the day, please say why.

Item 14 - Fund raising

Please tell us if you are prepared to hold a fund raising event in support of the Trust within 3 years of any grant. The Trust relies entirely on voluntary donations and receives no government support. Accordingly, in order to continue helping churches we have to raise large sums of money every year. We sincerely appreciate any contributions.

Item 15 - Publicity

If you receive a grant from us we hope you will help the Trust by engaging in publicity for this and any other grants. Publicity is essential for the Trust's well-being. In addition, we hope you will display a notice to the effect that a grant has been made. Please tick the boxes appropriately.

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The last box

This box should be dated and signed by the Priest or Minister and the correspondent
(see Item 4 above)