I have swapped my London life for Norfolk, where I am restoring a house built by Lord Walpole in the early 18th century. At the same time I have taken on the chairmanship of the Norfolk Churches Trust, an immensely successful charity caring for churches of all denominations.
The Trust makes grants to virtually every important Norfolk church in need. It has given more than £8m in grants, with £150,000 distributed this year in a very thorough and careful process. The Trust was founded by the indomitable Lady Harrod in the 1970s. Although the biggest task is looking after the medieval churches which are Anglican, it cares for Catholic ones too.
