The repairs to the church windows are now complete. The East window was completely removed and restored and has been put back in place. A couple of the other windows have also been repaired.
Thank you to the:
Norfolk Churches Trust https://norfolkchurchestrust.org.uk/ and this time to
The Benefact Trust www.benefacttrust.co.uk
The Geoffrey Watling Trust https://www.geoffreywatling.org.uk/
The Bishop of Norwich's Fabric Fund
without whom this would not have been possible.
The roof is also completed. The whole of the roof over the nave has been taken off, waterproofed and retiled using the old tiles and 'new' second hand ones. Thanks to David Wall & Sons the contractor and David Lemon our architect at Spire Property Consultants.
Thank you again to those who have made generous personal donations and also we are very grateful to have received grants from the Norfolk Churches Trust, Churchcare/Wolfson Foundation; and the National Churches Trust.
Our generous funders have been:
Norfolk Churches Trust website: https://norfolkchurchestrust.org.uk/grants/recent-grants/
The Wolfson Foundation https://www.wolfson.org.uk
ChurchCare https://www.churchofengland.org/more/church-resources/churchcare
Also coverage in the EDP: EDP news story
There continue to be many repairs and maintenance needed on this Grade II* listed church and If you can give any donation please look at out just giving page
https://www.justgiving.com/standrews-wellingham
This is the easiest way to donate and if you are a UK tax payer we automatically get the tax added to the donation.
Or via our bank:
St Andrew’s Church Wellingham
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