News & Events
Our 2024 Charity Christmas Cards are now available
Our 2024 Charity Christmas Cards are now available to buy. Thank you for John Doyle and David Campbell for their beautiful images of three historic churches on Romney Marsh.
Photographing the Romney Marsh Churches
RMHCT’s Project Assistant, Didier Rochard, spoke to photographer Andy Marshall about his experience photographing the churches of Romney Marsh.
You can now join the Trust online
You can now join online. Support the marsh churches with a small annual donation and help preserve them for future generations. Read about the benefits of membership here.
Donate as you shop - without spending any extra!
The Romney Marsh Historic Churches Trust has joined thousands of other charities on the Give As you Live fundraising platform. This means anybody with a free Give As You Live account can now opt to donate a small amount to the Trust every time they shop online - with over 6,000 stores involved.
Introducing RMHCT Council Member Celia Heritage
Continuing our series of articles reflecting on 40 years of the Romney Marsh Historic Churches Trust, RMHCT’s Project Assistant, Didier Rochard, spoke to Council Member and historian Celia Heritage about the importance of the marsh churches and her hopes for the future of the Trust.
Snave Thanksgiving service
Snave’s Annual Thanksgiving service is on Sunday 8th September 2024. All welcome
Kent Churches Ride & Stride
The Friends of Kent Churches Sponsored Ride & Stride takes place on the second
Saturday in September each year. This year it will take place on Saturday 14th September 2024.
Ride & Stride Day is an opportunity to raise money for Kent’s churches and chapels by
cycling or walking or being a welcomer in a church or chapel. Money raised is shared equally between the church or chapel nominated by the participant and the Friends of Kent Churches which awards grants to Kent’s churches and chapels to help preserve them.
Free mosaics workshops in Marsh Churches this Summer
The artists behind The Marsh Mosaics, are running free mosaics workshops at locations on Romney Marsh this Summer, funded by Arts Council England. Workshops will take place at New Romney (St. Nicholas) on 14th August and Ivychurch (St. George’s) on 22nd August, as well as other locations around New Romney. Suitable for all abilities participants will practice by making a coaster, which they can take away, before adding some tiles to a community mosaic for New Romney.
Members and supporters gather for our 2024 AGM and Members’ Lunch
The Venerable Darren Miller, Archdeacon of Ashford, was the guest speaker for our 2024 AGM, which took place at St. Dunstan’s in Snargate on the afternoon of Saturday 18th May 2024. Nearly 100 people attended the event, with around half also joining for the Members’ Lunch at Brenzett Village Hall. Thank you to all who came, including our volunteers. Special thanks also to Elizabeth Marshall, who is stepping down from her role as Honourable Secretary for the Trust after many years of dedicated service.
Members’ Tour 2024
Our annual tour of the churches, for members of the Trust, will take place on Saturday 7th September 2024, hosted by Joan Campbell. We will be visiting the churches at Brookland, Snargate and Fairfield. This tour is now fully subscribed but we will be operating a waiting list.
JAM on the Marsh returns to the Romney Marsh churches, 4th-14th July 2024
From 4-14th July 2024, JAM on the Marsh returns to Romney Marsh for its 11th festival. The festival brings world-class talent to the medieval churches of Romney Marsh and other locations across the area, including local gardens and steam railway carriages! This year, the programme features an array of international and local artists, spanning music, theatre, opera, film, poetry and visual arts.
A new way to experience local historic churches
The Romney Marsh Historic Churches Trust is delighted to be supporting an exciting new project which involves nine churches in the local region, including four on Romney Marsh.
AGM 2024 Announced
The Romney Marsh Historic Churches Trust is delighted to announce the 2024 AGM, to be held at St Dunstan’s Snargate on Saturday 18th May.
The community comes together at Snave, to give thanks
Snave’s Annual Thanksgiving service was held on Sunday 10th September 2023.
Annual Members’ Tour
On 2nd September, the Trust had its annual Members’ Tour, organised by Council Member Elizabeth Marshall and hosted by Joan Campbell.
Reflections on 40 years of the Romney Marsh Historic Churches Trust, with former Chair Nick Hudd
Continuing our series of articles reflecting on 40 years of the Romney Marsh Historic Churches Trust, RMHCT’s Project Assistant, Didier Rochard, spoke to founding Council member and former Chair Dr. Nick Hudd.
Dame Joanna Lumley becomes a Vice President of Romney Marsh Historic Churches Trust
Dame Joanna Lumley has graciously accepted our invitation to become a Vice President of the Trust, helping raise awareness of our important mission to preserve the historic churches on Romney Marsh.
Dame Joanna Lumley enthrals our AGM audience at All Saints’ Lydd
The Romney Marsh Historic Churches Trust was delighted to welcome Dame Joanna Lumley as guest speaker for the 2023 AGM, held at All Saints’ Church in Lydd on Saturday 20th May.
Reflections on forty years of the RMHCT, with our President John Doyle
The President of Romney Marsh Historic Churches Trust, watercolour artist John Doyle MBE, talks to RMHCT volunteer Didier Rochard, as the Trust celebrates its 40th anniversary.
Our new self-guided tour app
The Romney Marsh Historic Churches Trust has developed a self-guided tour app in partnership with The Fifth Continent Landscape Partnership Scheme.