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<p>The First World War Centenary cathedral Repairs Fund has currently allocated £3.45million
of the £40million total, this has as so far enabled 116 vital repair and restoration
projects across 57 Anglican and Catholic cathedrals to be undertaken.</p><p>Lincoln
Cathedral has received £1.18 million for repairs to turrets and roofs, typical of
the costs faced for high-level cathedral repairs involving extraordinarily complicated
scaffolding. These repairs have gone a long way to complete the major repairs but
with any building of this size and age constant maintenance is needed.</p><p>The final
grants are currently being processed, as the grants scheme comes to a close there
will be a programme of formal evaluation to assess the wider social and economic benefits
the projects have contributed, such as increased employment, training, volunteer opportunities
and tourism. A copy of this evaluation will be made available to all Members early
in 2018 so as to ensure it covers all works the Fund has invested in.</p>
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