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<p><strong>‘</strong>Champing’, or overnight camping in a church, is a new form of
holiday pioneered by the Churches Conservation Trust. It currently uses only closed
churches, 12 of which across the UK are available for visitors to stay the night in,
between April and September. The Church of England is however working in partnership
with the Churches Conservation Trust to bring the Champing model into operation for
open churches, to offer high end accommodation that enables congregations to generate
income, whilst also maintaining space for worship and community use.</p><p>The Church
of England has developed a model for a high quality and revisable timber structure,
which can be placed in open churches to provide a lettable insulated space, which
in turn can generate income needed to maintain the building, thereby releasing money
for mission. Designed to support rural parishes this model is being piloted in the
Diocese of Hereford thanks to funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund and AllChurches
Trust. More information is at: <a href="https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.champing.co.uk%2F&data=02%7C01%7Ccaroline.spelman.mp%40parliament.uk%7Cce2d399c7fb44acf61a608d4c786a2c4%7C1ce6dd9eb3374088be5e8dbbec04b34a%7C0%7C0%7C636352828440490556&sdata=EC71jPHUwRiZbms%2BjBeKwn65m7w1hBPppp3zl%2FUTJkU%3D&reserved=0"
target="_blank">http://www.champing.co.uk/</a></p>
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