In September 2008 we embarked on a project to restore the important collection of 18^th and 19^th century wall memorials and tombs. There are four marble memorials and nine listed chest tombs in the churchyard that are in urgent need of conservation.

The project to conserve this vital heritage will cost over £50,000.  We are delighted to have been awarded a grant of £16,500 form the Heritage Lottery Fund (www.hlf.org.uk) and £15,000 from the Ibstock Cory Environmental Trust as well as other grants from various trusts and other organisations. The Gloucestershire Historic Churches Trust and the Marshfield and District Local History Society are also supporting the project. The aim of the work is to change the appearance of the memorials and tombs as little as possible.

We hope to start the conservation in March 2010 and expect it to take around five months to complete.

Marshfield School are using this project as the basis for a research project for the school – around 130 pupils aged between 7 and 11 will be involved.

We have also secured the help of Ann Ballard a local genealogist, who is helping to research information about the families of those commemorated by the memorials and tombs that are being conserved.

If you would like to help us financially, donations large or small are most welcome.  If you would like to help with our research or in some other way, please contact David Adams 01225 891100 or Alan Young 01225 891383.