Substantial progress has been made in the last year. Between April-December 2025, the Historic Chapels Trust [HCT] managed a project to repair and conserve the two most badly damaged walls of the Chapel. The building work was carried out by Cliveden Conservation. The work cost approximately £400,000 funded by the National Heritage Memorial Fund with additional contributions from members of HCT and local supporters of the Chapel.
Cliveden’s specialists used traditional building materials and techniques to ensure all the repairs meet the highest conservation standards required for a Grade II* Listed Building. (See the Quarterly Newsletters [button to News tab]. The successful renovation of the west and north-facing walls means HCT will hand over ownership of the Chapel to FWOC with the first phase of the Unwrapped project completed successfully.
At the same time, HCT provided FWOC with professional support from the Tricolor Collective to help the Trustees develop proposals for new work on the Unwrapped Project. These were submitted to the National Heritage Lottery Fund in early 2025.
In November, FWOC was awarded development funding of £96,332 for its Unwrapped: saving the Chapel for its next chapter project. The grant allows us to develop detailed plans so we shall be able to submit a full proposal for delivery grant funding to the Heritage Fund by the end of the year.
FWOC will be advertising to recruit part-time profesional support for the development phase and, if successful, the delivery phase of the Unwrapped project. Details will be posted here as soon as they are available.
Thank you for your continued help and support
