Churches and Visitor Welcome initiative

Open Churches & Places of Worship Data Collection form

Inspired North East plans to produce a new visitor guide to churches (a successor to the ‘Spirit in Stone’ Millennium guide). We are also compiling data on churches of interest to promote in connection with the Lindisfarne Gospels exhibition in Durham in 2013.

If your church is open to visitors and you wish your church to be promoted in this way, please complete this form – we’ve kept it as simple as possible – and return it by 9th May to the address given at the end.

  1. CHURCH or PLACE OF WORSHIP

CHURCH NAME: (please use the format ‘place-name church name’, e.g. Alnwick St Michael’s Church, Escomb Saxon Church, etc – this will help to avoid confusion over common dedications)
CHURCH ADDRESS:
TOWN:
COUNTY: / POSTCODE:
ORDNANCE SURVEY GRID REFERENCE (if known, e.g. NY 936 695):
WEBSITE ADDRESS:
ENQUIRIES EMAIL ADDRESS:
  1. CONTACT DETAILS FOR YOUR CHURCH

TITLE:
FIRST NAME:
SURNAME:
POSITION:
TELEPHONE:
MOBILE:
EMAIL:
ADDRESS (if different from church):
TOWN:
COUNTY: / POSTCODE:
  1. DETAILS OF CHURCH/PLACE OF WORSHIP

Please check all boxes on pages 2-4 that apply to your church and specify where prompted:

VISITOR INTEREST

(Please indicate the category that describes your church as a place of visitor interest)
☐Christian heritage / ☐Of Decorative/Fine Arts Interest
☐Churchyard/Burial Ground / ☐Of Historical, Literary or Architectural Interest
☐Film/TV location / ☐Celebrity/Historical Person Connection
☐In Countryside / ☐In Town/City Centre
(Please mention specific points of interest in your description, next page below)

ACCESSIBILITY

☐Whole area accessible to disabled visitors / ☐Partially accessible to disabled visitors
☐Ramp/Level Access / ☐Facilities for hearing impaired visitors
☐Guide dogs permitted / ☐Toilets for disabled visitors

FACILITIES

☐Printed material (specify language/s...)
☐Audio commentary (specify language/s…)
☐Guided tours / ☐Gift shop/items for sale
☐On site cafe/restaurant / ☐Picnic area
☐Toilets / ☐Dogs accepted
☐Cater for groups (specify how)
☐Event venue (e.g. for concerts, performances, exhibitions…)
☐Conference/Meeting facilities

PARKING & TRANSPORT

☐On Site Car Parking
☐On Street Parking nearby
☐Coach Parking available nearby
☐Accessible by Public Transport (specify bus routes, nearest train station, etc.)

We may use some of the above information to compile suggested itineraries or visitor trails.

OPENING DETAILS

☐OPEN ALL YEAR ☐OPEN CHRISTMAS ☐OPEN NEW YEAR
IF NOT OPEN ALL YEAR, PLEASE SUPPLY DETAILS IN THE FOLLOWING FORMAT
(eg. FROM: 16/March/2010 TO: 10/September/2010)
FROM: / /TO://
☐Daily opening times:
Open (am) / Closes (pm) / Closed
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Bank Holidays
☐Open by appointment / ☐Open by appointment outside normal opening times
☐Tours by appointment / ☐Keyholder nearby (eg. information visible at church entrance…)
☐No charge for entry or tour (if you do charge, please specify...)

DESCRIPTIONS

Shortdescription up to 20 words (hint: national average reading age is 13. Imagine you are writing a postcard to a young person who is coming to visit)
OPTIONAL: Main description up to 250 words (hint: not a text-book description – keep it simple and engagingand ‘sell’ the highlights of the church!)
  1. IMAGES

Images of your church are important for visitors – please try to send us at least one digital image. Up to 5 may be sent with this form. Image name should start with ‘place,church’.

IMAGE 1 Name:
☐Exterior ☐Interior ☐Special feature:
IMAGE 2 Name:
☐Exterior ☐Interior ☐Special feature:
IMAGE 3 Name:
☐Exterior ☐Interior ☐Special feature:
IMAGE 4 Name:
☐Exterior ☐Interior ☐Special feature:
IMAGE 5 Name:
☐Exterior ☐Interior ☐Special feature:

DATA PROTECTION

Note: This is purely a data collection form and not an application to join a membership scheme.

Please check boxes if you consent to your data being distributed as follows:
☐Ok to publish on internet (e.g. via area Tourism websites for Northumberland, Durham etc)
☐Ok to publish in print (e.g. regional guide to churches)
☐Ok to supply information to the Lindisfarne Gospels 2013 project
☐Ok to send you information about churches and visitor welcome events and opportunities
SIGNED: NAME:
POSITION: DATE:

THANK YOU FOR COMPLETING THIS FORM. PLEASE RETURN, ALONG WITH IMAGES, TO:

BY POST: BY EMAIL:

Inspired NE Data Collection,

8 St Mary’s Terrace, Ryton,

Tyne and Wear NE40 3AL Telephone for enquiries: 0191 4135393

NB: Attach electronic images in jpeg format. Images over 1mb should be sent in separate emails.

About Inspired North East

Inspired North East is working with local congregations to help achieve a sustainable future for church buildings as

living places of worship, used and enjoyed by local communities, welcoming to visitors, and unique heritage assets.

inspirednortheast.org.uk

INE/12.04.2012

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