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14/12/2016
Church In Belfast Secures Funding For Urgent Roof Repairs
A church in Belfast has scooped funding for urgent roof repairs.
May Street Presbyterian Church, located in the Linen Conservation Area, has been awarded £10,000 from the National Churches Trusts.
A total of £596,000 has been allocated for churches and chapels in England, Wales, Scotland and NI.
The funding will help pay for urgent roof and other structural repairs and for the installation of kitchens and toilets to allow churches to be used for community activities.
Huw Edwards, Vice President of The National Churches Trust, said: "I'm delighted that this Christmas the future of 36 UK churches and chapels is being safeguarded thanks to a £596,000 rescue package from the National Churches Trust.
"The funding will help ensure that more churches and chapels can continue to flourish at the heart of their communities by safeguarding their architecture and making sure their facilities are up to date.
"At the heart of the nation's history, churches and chapels are some of the UK's best loved local buildings. But their future is not guaranteed.
"When people visit a church or chapel for a carol service or even just walk past a church on the way to do the Christmas shopping, I urge them to think about how they can help ensure that churches can remain open and in good repair.
"Churches and chapels may be historic buildings, but they can be part of our future, too."
(CD/JP)
May Street Presbyterian Church, located in the Linen Conservation Area, has been awarded £10,000 from the National Churches Trusts.
A total of £596,000 has been allocated for churches and chapels in England, Wales, Scotland and NI.
The funding will help pay for urgent roof and other structural repairs and for the installation of kitchens and toilets to allow churches to be used for community activities.
Huw Edwards, Vice President of The National Churches Trust, said: "I'm delighted that this Christmas the future of 36 UK churches and chapels is being safeguarded thanks to a £596,000 rescue package from the National Churches Trust.
"The funding will help ensure that more churches and chapels can continue to flourish at the heart of their communities by safeguarding their architecture and making sure their facilities are up to date.
"At the heart of the nation's history, churches and chapels are some of the UK's best loved local buildings. But their future is not guaranteed.
"When people visit a church or chapel for a carol service or even just walk past a church on the way to do the Christmas shopping, I urge them to think about how they can help ensure that churches can remain open and in good repair.
"Churches and chapels may be historic buildings, but they can be part of our future, too."
(CD/JP)
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