We thought you would be interested in following our repair work that is going on on the exterior of the chancel area. The work is to make the chancel area watertight. Refurbish the bell flèche and make the stonework sound. The scaffolding is up and it’s high. The bells came down on Friday. Originally it was intended that they would be restored and go back up, but we have bats and the money for the bells has been spent on our bats. Things look different from on high and we have now found the apex stone is split. And the lean on the bell flèche is of concern. We are doing the maths on this, to establish if it’s safe and the next step.
St James the Great, Salt, part of the Mid-Trent Churches Team
