The Spectator - 29.02.2020

AFTER HUNDREDS OF YEARS IN EXISTENCE, many of the UK’s most cherished historic churches and chapels nd

themselves threatened by their most dangerous enemies yet; leaking roofs, crumbling stonework and timbers

under siege from death watch beetle. As a Friend of the National Churches Trust you can help

us restore churches in every sense of the word. YOUR ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION goes towards

urgent repairs and vital improvements which enable these precious buildings to remain at

the heart of local communities. PLEASE JOIN TODAY for just £30 per year via Direct Debit at

http://www.nationalchurchestrust.org/friends, or send a cheque for £35 by completing the coupon

and returning it to the National Churches Trust, 7 Tufton Street, London SW1P 3QB (please

ax a stamp). You will enjoy invitations to unique events and join a growing community

helping the nation’s rich heritage of churches and chapels survive for future generations.

It survived the Middle Ages,

Henry VIII and two world wars.

How would it cope with

death watch beetle?

For people who love

church buildings

Your information will be treated as private and kept securely, we will never make public, swap or sell your details:

http://www.nationalchurchestrust.org/privacy-policy. As a Friend we will write to you around four times a year with newsletters,

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I enclose a cheque for £35, payable to the National Churches Trust.

FREE BOOK!New Friends receive ‘English Parish Churches and Chapels’, a delightful book of

photographs by Dr Matthew Byrne, with a special Foreword by Michael Palin.

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