“This is wonderful news” - Vicar of Halifax minster welcomes £124,000 cash boost

The historic church has been awarded £124,000, which will enable vital high level stone replacement and masonry repairs, as well as the repainting of the clock faces on the tower.

This vital funding is from the Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage and the Heritage Stimulus Fund - funded by Government and administered at arm’s length by Historic England and the National Lottery Heritage Fund. Both funds are part of the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund which is designed to secure the future of Britain’s museums, galleries, theatres, independent cinemas, heritage sites and music venues with emergency grants and loans.

Canon Hilary Barber, vicar of Halifax Minster said: “We are absolutely delighted to receive this funding, which will now mean we can move forward with the Minster’s fabric programme of restoration, which will continue to secure the future of the Minster for future generations.

“Not only that, but this important and skilled work will mean that the Minster can provide employment for stone masons, roofing contractors and a specialist clock company in these uncertain times, when many people are in real danger of losing their jobs. This is wonderful news and a real cause for celebration.”