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 BUILDING CHANGES

What will you see now the work is completed ?

The Comper-style combination of white walls and painted ceilings make the church look much cleaner and brighter.
In addition, new carpet has been laid throughout the church. 

The ceilings are more richly decorated

The west end of the church has been opened up, by removing the pews and other furniture.
(The pews were re-used  in the construction of the servery and reception desk).
 

The lighting system uses modern low voltage fittings and is much more flexible than the old lighting.

The stone threshold between the south porch and the Old Church has been levelled off.

There is a specially-made pamphlet holder and double bookcase on the south wall of the Old Church, near the site of the reception desk.
 

Some of the pews have been shortened to create proper seating space for the wheelchair disabled.
The Old Church ceiling has been buffed to remove the bloom on the varnish, and restore the ceiling to the appearance it would have had in Victorian times.
 

You will see less wiring. This is a tribute to the professionalism of the contractors: there is in fact more wiring in the church, but it has generally been threaded through roof spaces.

There are also many smaller but welcome improvements. One example which I particularly like is the uncovering of a stone trefoil vent between the chancel and nave in the Old Church.

The installation of a servery in the north-west corner of the church and the reception desk have completed the major changes we wished to make.

Garden and Churchyard

We have nearly completed the makeover of the Old School House garden. Planting will resume when the weather permits
including roses for the rose arch. Our intention has been to create a garden with a cottage garden feel, in keeping with
the mid Victorian house to which the garden belongs. Needless to say, we are always open to offers for help with keeping
the garden weed-free and tidy: if you would like to help, do please have a word with me, and I will put you in touch with
Harry, our gardener.

We are at a much earlier stage with the implementation of our plans for the churchyard, but, as a first step, we have marked
out an area of "woodland garden" around the large horse chestnut. Within this area, we will encourage native species while
removing non-native invaders (the true English bluebell will, for example, be very welcome, but we will dig up Spanish or
hybrid bluebell bulbs). Our intention is to set aside several other areas for nature conservation, so that the churchyard
becomes a haven for local flora (as well as much more colourful).
 

Mike Penry
 

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