The scaffolding is down and All Saints' Church can regain its peace and tranquility, safe under a smart new roof.Building contractors Lodge & Sons Ltd and roofing contractors Traditional Leadwork & Roofing Ltd have completed the work to renew the north nave roof, on time and in budget, with minimal disruption. Thank you!Thanks also to the 170 churchgoers, residents and friends who have funded the project, plus National Churches Trust, The Wolfson Foundation, Suffolk Historic Churches Trust, Garfield Weston Foundation, Belstead Ganzoni Charitable Settlement and Alfred Williams Charitable Trust.A service of Evensong will be held at 6pm on 6th November to celebrate the success of the project, attended by The Rt Rev'd Martin Seeley, Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich.
End of week 8 - tower back gutter structure and lead lining complete; eaves timberwork and rafter repairs complete; felt and battens complete; tiling 95% complete; re-ridging 95% complete.Despite some poor weather, progress has been good. Outstanding work includes the completion of the nave and tower flashings, and refixing rainwater goods.We're nearly there..
It's the end of Week 6 and Shelley's secrets have been hidden away again for, we hope, a good long time to come.Some of the underlying rafters had sagged over the years, and oak infills have been added to straighten the line. The sarking felt is in place and the tile battens nearly finished.3 pallets of new tiles have arrived. These are very slightly different in size from the old ones that have been rescued for reuse. They just don't make that size anymore! But you won't see the join - it will be hidden behind the tower.Just hope they rescue that saw before the tilers get to work...
