Helping preserve the churches of Romney Marsh for future generations.
Since being founded in 1982, over £1.5m has been raised and invested in the restoration of the churches of Romney Marsh.
There are 14 medieval churches on Romney Marsh and four ruined churches. Each is unique in architecture and character.
Our Highlights Tour provides an overview of the history of the churches and has an interactive map. It is also available as a downloadable app on Izi Travel.
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From 4-14th July 2024, JAM on the Marsh returns to Romney Marsh for its 11th festival. The festival brings world-class talent to the medieval churches of Romney Marsh and other locations across the area, including local gardens and steam railway carriages! This year, the programme features an array of international and local artists, spanning music, theatre, opera, film, poetry and visual arts.
The Venerable Darren Miller, Archdeacon of Ashford, was the guest speaker for our 2024 AGM, which took place at St. Dunstan’s in Snargate on the afternoon of Saturday 18th May 2024. Nearly 100 people attended the event, with around half also joining for the Members’ Lunch at Brenzett Village Hall. Thank you to all who came, including our volunteers. Special thanks also to Elizabeth Marshall, who is stepping down from her role as Honourable Secretary for the Trust after many years of dedicated service.
The Romney Marsh Historic Churches Trust has joined thousands of other charities on the Give As you Live fundraising platform. This means anybody with a free Give As You Live account can now opt to donate a small amount to the Trust every time they shop online - with over 6,000 stores involved.
The Trust is recruiting a new Secretary, as our current post-holder is stepping down after many years of dedicated service. The Secretary role is vital to supporting the work of the charity.
The Romney Marsh Historic Churches Trust is delighted to be supporting an exciting new project which involves nine churches in the local region, including four on Romney Marsh.
Our grants have supported a wide range of projects.
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New West Window Ivychurch
Placed on Heritage England’s “At Risk” register, the 550 year old west window has required complete restoration. Such a restoration is an unprecedented undertaking within the Diocese of Canterbury.
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Restoration of tomb-chests at Brookland
The project to restore eight, mainly 18th century, tombs in the churchyard at St Augustine’s, Brookland was completed successfully in 2018.
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Re-Roofing Lydd
Essentially this work consisted of re-tiling the complete south aisle, routing the rainwater drains away from the building and rebuilding the west window of the south aisle.
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Maintaining the church at Snave
St Augustine's at Snave was declared redundant in 1983 after which the Romney Marsh Historic Churches Trust intervened to stop a change to secular use. It is the only redundant church on the Marsh. The church is now entirely maintained by the Trust.