Monday 11 January was a momentous day for St Mary’s as the first scaffolding was erected so that the roof repairs could start. This is phase one of a programme of works and will see repairs undertaken to the two main areas that have been the most troublesome over the past seven years - hopefully no more buckets to dodge as you walk down the aisle! We have been awarded a grant of £223,477 from the Cultural Recovery Capital Works Fund which represents 80% of the total cost, leaving us with around £55,000 to find by 31 March 2021, the deadline for completing this work.

·         We will be writing to every member of the Parish to ask for their help

·         We are also working on a project inviting sponsorship of roof tiles – certificates will be created; a visual display will be mounted on boards outside the church showing the progress of our fundraising and a memory book created for retention by St Mary’s showing a pictorial record and names of all sponsors.

To use the words of our architect Bonnie “there are exciting times ahead and it is really happening!!”