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BBC News
27-03-2025
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- BBC News
Soham church restoration project could take it off risk register
Thousands of pounds have been put into helping restore a church and have it "thriving once again". St Andrew's Church in Soham, Cambridgeshire, was awarded £315,000 to progress plans to restore the building and involve young people in learning heritage site had been on Historic England's Heritage at Risk Register since 2018 due to the poor condition of the roof as well as a danger of falling masonry - and Calladine, East of England Regional Director, Historic England, said the money was not only invested in the church's restoration, but would also create opportunities for young people to develop vital skills. The 12th Century church hosted the 1792 marriage of Olaudah Equiano, a freed slave whose autobiography was crucial to the abolitionist 2018, it was placed on the At Risk register and plans were being developed to repair its lead roofs, replace rotten timber and carry out stonework repairs to the tower.A major restoration project was planned with funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund and Historic England, including specialist surveys and piloting activities with local community Church said it would apply for a full grant of £2.8m at a later date, which could see work carried out in 2027. Rev Eleanor Whalley, the Vicar of Soham, said: "Both the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Historic England told us they'd been impressed by St Andrew's Church's existing partnerships with Soham's schools, local businesses and professionals working within the heritage buildings sector, and by the activities we host during Black History Month."Soham is a fantastic place in which to live and work, and we hope this project will build on these links."The St Andrew's project also aimed to inspire careers in heritage skills like stonemasonry, carpentry, leadwork and blacksmithing at Soham Village Calladine said: "Together, we're not only investing in the church's restoration but creating opportunities for young people to develop vital skills, inspiring the next generation of craftspeople and strengthening community bonds."I look forward to seeing this important Grade I listed building thriving once again at the heart of its community." Follow Cambridgeshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
Yahoo
06-02-2025
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- Yahoo
Local teacher connects students to past during Black History Month
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Inside School Without Walls in the Rochester City School District there's a social studies teacher who tells her students all the time they, along with everyone else, have a message that fits seamlessly into Leda Williams' lessons during Black History Month.'I really try to make sure that students are aware of stories and events where they can see themselves, see their work, see that they have value, and understand that life is full of struggles, it's not easy, but you have the resilience to overcome and push through,' Williams she teaches her students about Martin Luther King Junior and his dream as well as painful stories like the Birmingham bombings, but she also talks about lesser-known events and figures, like writer and activist James Baldwin.'So that kids have an opportunity to see that there are many different kinds of people,' Willaims said. 'We seem to highlight the main players, but they're all people taking a role, being active, addressing the changes that our nation needs.'Her students say they walk out feeling connected to history.'The things that people have done back in the past, it always helps me and always helps everyone in the community to help grow because the hard work they did in the past, it'll help us be stronger in the future,' said Xavion it to a social studies teacher to connect students to history – so they can value their role in it. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
