A church in Derbyshire has had £20,000 of lead stolen from its roof, and in the same week Historic England offered training for Hertfordshire Constabulary Police Rural Operational Support Team on heritage crime, highlighting this serous threat to our architectural heritage.
The Derby Telegraph reported that All Saints Church, Sudbury has lost a whole section of roof to metal thieves.
Historic England has a dedicated Twitter account for discussing heritage crime and have called on Twitter users to help increase understanding of metal theft by sharing information using the hashtag #HeritageMetal
Follow the HE Heritage Crime Twitter account (HE Heritage Crime), including images and news from the Hertfordshire Constabulary Police Rural Operational Support Team workshops
View the Derby Telegraph article on the All Saints Church theft
