The parishioners of St Paul’s Church in Newbridge, Wales, are busy raising more funds to pay for the essential repairs to the church’s roof and walls.
After winning a grant worth £55,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund and raising a further £27,000 from the European Union, the church is just a few thousand pounds short of its target. The repairs include work that needs to be done on the roof of the church, as well as repairs to the walls, which as reverend Ronald Jefford explained, are “protected by weather boards, chipboard and polythene sheets".
The use of a material such as Sterling OSB for wall sheathing or even roofing repairs will add strength and weatherproofing to an old building like St Paul’s.
Father Jefford said, "The church plays a significant part in the lives of the people of Newbridge. It is the focal point of the community." He added that it is a "very large, very beautiful” church and that it was originally supposed to be double its current size, but was never completed.
Father Jefford told Campaign News: "From a financial position, I'm really glad they were never finished as we would never have been able to support a church of that size."
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http://www.norbord.co.uk/news/church-raises-funds-wall-and-roof-repairs
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