Thousands of families could be caught by church repair bills as archaic rights revived August 1, 2012 by Fulcrum Thousands of families are set to receive warnings that they could face large bills to repair their local church, even if they have never attended it, after parishes were ordered to enforce a 500-year-old land law. John Bingham. Daily Telegraph. 31 July 2012 FulcrumShareTweetShare