A Church Near You
Are you looking for an exciting and new venue in which to put on your
concert? Have you thought about using a church? They can provide great
acoustics as well as a historically interesting and atmospheric space
which can only enhance your audience’s experience.
The Church of England through its churches and cathedrals has always been
involved in a wide spectrum of cultural and art activities. There is now
a national policy within the Church of England which is encouraging and
enabling its churches to consider opening up their church for the wider
use of their local communities. More and more churches are installing
new facilities, e.g. toilets and kitchens as well as improving their heating
systems and access which means they are more able to provide suitable
and different venues for all sorts of art events.
The responsibility for deciding what activities take place in their church
belongs with the vicar and PCC, so if you want to explore this opportunities,
the first step is to approach the vicar or churchwarden and see if they
would be interested. Most diocesan websites have a list of their churches,
otherwise you can usually find out details of who to contact by going
to www.achurchnearyou.com.
