Roof Restoration
For some years, efforts were made to repair bad leaks in the Church Roof. Unfortunately the outcome continued to be water entering the building and causing damage to the plaster-work etc.
In March, 2008, St Paul’s was awarded a Grant from English Heritage to partially cover the cost of the roof and timber restoration work in the following areas of the building: South Slopes of the Nave, Chancel, South Aisle, South Transept and Vestry, plus the Bell Tower.
The grant was awarded in two Stages, requiring St Paul’s to raise approximately £5,000 by January 2009 and £50,000 by March 2009. In order to acquire these sums of money, applications were made to a multitude of organisations which award grants, at their discretion, to projects of this nature. Alongside this, various Fund-Raising Events were organised by St Paul’s, The Heritage Society and the local community.
God blessed us greatly! We successfully raised the required funds and the project was able to commence at the beginning of August 2009, final completion being in February 2010.
We are grateful to everyone at St Paul’s and in the Community of Chester Green for their wonderful efforts and generosity, and naturally to those organisations who granted us funding.