Shrewsbury church gets grant from waste company
A church is one step closer to being refurbished after leaders were handed a grant.
St George's Church Parochial Church Council (PCC) has received a grant of £5,708 towards the refurbishment of the church in Drinkwater Street in Frankwell, Shrewsbury, which will include repairs to the external fabric of the building, and its roof, gutters and flooring.
In addition to religious services, the church is used for community events and activities including school visits, parades for the British Legion and Air Cadets, children's holiday activities, historic weekends, and craft and wedding fairs.
The community rooms are also used for local study groups, history courses, a parent and toddler group, coffee mornings and community meetings.
The grant was awarded at by Veolia Environmental Truat at its quarterly board meeting earlier this month, when 54 grants totalling over £1.4 million were handed out to community and environmental projects across the UK.
A spokesman for Veolia said: "This grant total represents our commitment to making a difference to the environment and communities, and people of all ages and backgrounds.
"We award grants through the Landfill Communities Fund and since we were established in 1997 we have awarded a total of £1,238,823 to 50 community and environmental projects in Shropshire.
"We will now start the process of working with St George's PCC to finalise the details of their project, including its start date, so it can get up and running as soon as possible."
Professor Allan Underhill, restoration project coordinator from the PCC, said: "This project will ensure that we can continue to offer our facilities for both religious and non-religious activities for the whole community, including young people, older people and those with disabilities. We are looking forward to seeing the work start."
Paul Taylor, executive director of Veolia Environmental Trust, said: "We are pleased to be able to help this important project.
"As we only have a limited amount of funds to distribute every quarter to community and environmental projects from all over the UK, our funding process is a competitive one.
"Therefore, St George's PCC's success needs to be seen as a real achievement. We look forward to seeing the work start and the improvements take shape."