Charitable status granted

The Sheerness Dockyard Preservation Trust (SDPT) has recently acquired charitable status. This means work can begin on transferring ownership of the Dockyard Church from the Spitalfields Trust to the SDPT.

Once ownership has been transferred the trust will start building upon the foundations that have already been laid with relevant stakeholders and quickly work towards finalising our bid for funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund.

We would like to thank all our supporters for all the donations, words of encouragement and support over the last year or so and we look forward to working with you as we strive to restore such an important local, indeed national, heritage site.

Archive

• Arts
  • 16 Aug 2022 Dockyard Church to Open its Doors for Heritage Open Day 16 Aug 2022
  • 28 Oct 2020 Discovered fragment foretells fate of burned Church 28 Oct 2020
  • 28 Jun 2019 Island Schools Arts Festival Contribute To The Project 28 Jun 2019
  • 5 Jul 2018 Participation From Local School Children 5 Jul 2018
  • 2 May 2018 Local community interest with the projects draft plans 2 May 2018
  • 17 Mar 2017 Tales from the Dockyard Church – reminiscence project 17 Mar 2017
  • 6 Jan 2017 SDPT makes room for 'Room' 6 Jan 2017
• Community
  • 30 Mar 2024 Trust are elated as the project receives a 2024 Civic Trust Award 30 Mar 2024
  • 7 Oct 2023 Sheerness Dockyard Preservation Trust : Annual General Meeting 2023 7 Oct 2023
  • 20 Aug 2023 Dockyard Church To Take Part In Heritage Open Days 2023 20 Aug 2023
  • 18 Jul 2023 The IslandWorks Community Open Day is happening this Saturday 22nd July, 10am-3pm 18 Jul 2023
  • 2 Jul 2023 Transformation complete as Dockyard Church becomes IslandWorks 2 Jul 2023
  • 20 Jun 2023 Hundreds celebrate completion of Dockyard Church restoration project 20 Jun 2023
  • 25 May 2023 Pupils create a time capsule for the church 25 May 2023
  • 25 Nov 2022 Sheerness Dockyard Preservation Trust Annual General Meeting 2022 25 Nov 2022
  • 16 Aug 2022 Dockyard Church to Open its Doors for Heritage Open Day 16 Aug 2022
  • 11 Aug 2022 Roof and tower works complete at Dockyard Church thanks to crucial additional support from Historic England 11 Aug 2022
  • 4 Aug 2022 Local History Society Visits Dockyard Church 4 Aug 2022
  • 17 Apr 2022 Church Tower Rises From The Ashes 17 Apr 2022
  • 23 Nov 2021 SDPT Annual General Meeting 2021 Report 23 Nov 2021
  • 22 Oct 2021 Sheerness Dockyard Preservation Trust Annual General Meeting 2021 22 Oct 2021
  • 30 Jul 2021 Special Hard Hat Tours for Heritage Open Day 30 Jul 2021
  • 17 May 2021 Heritage Fund visit lifts spirits on a wet day at Dockyard Church 17 May 2021
  • 26 Apr 2021 Rising from the Ashes – The Restoration of the Dockyard Church 26 Apr 2021
  • 12 Feb 2021 Information-packed site hoardings provide a splash of colour at Dockyard Church 12 Feb 2021
  • 10 Feb 2021 National Apprenticeship Week 10 Feb 2021
  • 28 Dec 2020 Sheerness Dockyard Church Building Contractors donate to local food fund 28 Dec 2020
  • 5 Sep 2020 Sheerness Dockyard Preservation Trust ~ AGM 2020 5 Sep 2020
  • 27 Mar 2018 Public consultation and exhibition event 27 Mar 2018
  • 2 Nov 2017 Students to help with Virtual Reality model 2 Nov 2017
• Events
  • 16 Aug 2022 Dockyard Church to Open its Doors for Heritage Open Day 16 Aug 2022
• Heritage
  • 16 Aug 2022 Dockyard Church to Open its Doors for Heritage Open Day 16 Aug 2022
  • 28 Oct 2020 Discovered fragment foretells fate of burned Church 28 Oct 2020
  • 28 May 2015 An Island rich in fascinating history 28 May 2015
  • 21 May 2015 Built for the Dockyard workers 21 May 2015
• News
  • 30 Mar 2024 Trust are elated as the project receives a 2024 Civic Trust Award 30 Mar 2024
  • 7 Oct 2023 Sheerness Dockyard Preservation Trust : Annual General Meeting 2023 7 Oct 2023
  • 20 Aug 2023 Dockyard Church To Take Part In Heritage Open Days 2023 20 Aug 2023
  • 18 Jul 2023 The IslandWorks Community Open Day is happening this Saturday 22nd July, 10am-3pm 18 Jul 2023
  • 2 Jul 2023 Transformation complete as Dockyard Church becomes IslandWorks 2 Jul 2023
  • 20 Jun 2023 Hundreds celebrate completion of Dockyard Church restoration project 20 Jun 2023
  • 25 May 2023 Pupils create a time capsule for the church 25 May 2023
  • 25 Nov 2022 Sheerness Dockyard Preservation Trust Annual General Meeting 2022 25 Nov 2022
  • 16 Aug 2022 Dockyard Church to Open its Doors for Heritage Open Day 16 Aug 2022
  • 11 Aug 2022 Roof and tower works complete at Dockyard Church thanks to crucial additional support from Historic England 11 Aug 2022
  • 4 Aug 2022 Local History Society Visits Dockyard Church 4 Aug 2022
  • 17 Apr 2022 Church Tower Rises From The Ashes 17 Apr 2022
  • 23 Nov 2021 SDPT Annual General Meeting 2021 Report 23 Nov 2021
  • 22 Oct 2021 Sheerness Dockyard Preservation Trust Annual General Meeting 2021 22 Oct 2021
  • 30 Jul 2021 Special Hard Hat Tours for Heritage Open Day 30 Jul 2021
  • 17 May 2021 Heritage Fund visit lifts spirits on a wet day at Dockyard Church 17 May 2021
  • 26 Apr 2021 Rising from the Ashes – The Restoration of the Dockyard Church 26 Apr 2021
  • 9 Nov 2020 Work begins on Restoration of Kent’s ‘Fallen Giant’ - Dockyard Church at Sheerness 9 Nov 2020
  • 7 Nov 2020 Dockyard Church receives lifeline from Government's Culture Recovery Fund 7 Nov 2020
  • 5 Sep 2020 Sheerness Dockyard Preservation Trust ~ AGM 2020 5 Sep 2020
  • 13 Apr 2020 Covid - 19 : Project Update 13 Apr 2020
  • 30 May 2019 Future Secured For Neglected Treasure Of England's Naval Heritage 30 May 2019
  • 29 Aug 2018 Planning Permission Approved 29 Aug 2018
  • 5 Apr 2018 Duke Of Kent visits the project 5 Apr 2018
  • 27 Mar 2018 Public consultation and exhibition event 27 Mar 2018
  • 14 Mar 2018 Trust creates video to promote project 14 Mar 2018
  • 8 Jun 2017 Job opportunity – freelance fundraiser 8 Jun 2017
  • 9 May 2017 Delight as Trust achieves round 1 pass for Heritage Lottery funding 9 May 2017
  • 22 Apr 2017 Job opportunity – project administrator 22 Apr 2017
  • 6 Jan 2017 Milestone reached as £4.75M funding bid is submitted 6 Jan 2017
  • 20 May 2015 Charitable status granted 20 May 2015
• Project Update
  • 12 Feb 2021 Information-packed site hoardings provide a splash of colour at Dockyard Church 12 Feb 2021
  • 10 Feb 2021 National Apprenticeship Week 10 Feb 2021
  • 28 Dec 2020 Sheerness Dockyard Church Building Contractors donate to local food fund 28 Dec 2020
  • 9 Nov 2020 Work begins on Restoration of Kent’s ‘Fallen Giant’ - Dockyard Church at Sheerness 9 Nov 2020
  • 6 Nov 2019 Parapet Designs Proposed 6 Nov 2019
  • 29 Aug 2018 Planning Permission Approved 29 Aug 2018
  • 26 Jun 2018 Planning Application Now Submitted 26 Jun 2018
  • 4 Jan 2018 Urgent Stabilisation Works begins on Dockyard Church 4 Jan 2018