Crowdfunding has begun at the 12th century church in Apuldram with the help of The British Pilgrim Trust, a charity which is dedicated to bringing pilgrimage back to Britain. So far the charity has raised £4,197 with a target of £9,091. St Mary the Virgin church lies along a pilgrimage route known as the ‘old way’ and will be building new rooms to be slept in by passing pilgrims. In a promotional video published alongside the campaign, the charity said: “British pilgrimage is on the rise, but there is one big problem – the lack of low-cost pilgrim accommodation. “To solve this the British Pilgrimage Trust are working towards opening rural churches as pilgrim sleep spots along the ‘old way’ to Canterbury.” For more information, visit: www.spacehive.com/stmarysapuldram