April 2017 Update

The weather since the start of the project has been kind. In April both North and South roofs were repaired and re-felted. Work then turned toward re-tiling the South roof :-

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March 2017 Update

Work commences !!!! The Contractors arrived on site 27th February 2017 as planned. Here are a few photos taken in March 2017 showing how the work progressed:-

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February 2017 Update

You will doubtless be aware that for some time now we have been planning extensive re-roofing works to All Saints, Church.  The works are due to start on Monday 27 February and are expected to continue until at least 14 June.    For the duration of the works the north and…

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January 2017 Update

It’s been over three years in gestation but slowly and surely we are making progress with the roof project with the works currently scheduled to be undertaken between February and June this year. Business As Usual Following the award of the Heritage Lottery Fund  (HLF) grant in September last year…

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October 2016 Update

Promoting All Saints' Church at Hornington Manor Wedding Fayre on Sunday 23 October 2016, and publicizing the Heritage Lottery Fund grant which we have recently been awarded. Whatever happened to our sun dial? The more observant among you may have noticed that where there was once a sun dial in the…

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September 2016 Update

Where is the money coming from to replace the tower and nave roof tiles? The Heritage Lottery Grant of £181,100 represents 65% of the projected total cost of £279,213. The remaining funds will be met by:  The Friends of All Saints’ generous offer of £50,000. Reclaiming VAT from the Government…

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July 2016 Update

Second Round Grant Application Having resolved the choice of tiles we were able then to firm up on contractors’ prices all of which fall within our original budget.  We have also submitted our second round grant application to HLF; the approval process takes approximately 3 months to complete and we can…

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March 2016 Update

The second round bid is currently being worked on and is due for submission to the Heritage Lottery fund by the end of June 2016.PPIY Architects are acting on our behalf.The Delivery Phase is now complete and we have chosen our roofing contractor. But, we have a dilemma.... should we…

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