Grants
We are grateful to the following organisations for their help in keeping the building and contents of St. Hugh’s maintained and conserved for the future:
Minor Repairs 2025-2026
St Hugh’s took advantage of the Diocese of Truro, Minor Repairs and Improvement grant to repair various cracks, slipped slates and ridge tiles and some failed pointing.
The Cornwall Historic Churches Trust started the process with a generous grant of £2000 and the MR&I grant provided £4364.
The work was planned but our first builder had to pull out and the work was re-tendered. This led to an increase in costs and an application to the National Churches Trust was made to fund the balance. They gave us a grant of £3000 allowing the work to proceed.
Dan Sands is our builder and he recently finished the work to a high standard, which was overseen by Simon Crosbie of Le Page, our church architect.
Thank you to all concerned.
Grant Funders:
Diocese of Truro Minor Repairs and Improvement Grant
National Churches Trust
Cornwall Historic Churches Trust
Diocese of Truro Rural Churches Fund
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£800 provided by Church of England Churchcare to help fund a report on our monuments by conservators Humphries and Jones.
Organ grant 2020 from Churchcare with financial help from Pilgrim Trust £4000 May 2025. Work to thoroughly clean for the first time in 100 years and replace the underwinded blower and tune. Work carried out by Lance and Chris Foy.
Diocese of Truro Quick Wins May 2025: £1561 to pay for three portable patio heaters and blankets to heat the congregation and not the building.
Diocese of Truro D50 small grants budget to replace lost slates and ridge tile February 2026 £400. Work by Dan Sands.