Organised by Stow Maries (St Marys) Parochial Church CouncilJust before Christmas 2019, the lead covering on the roof was stolen, leaving the church vulnerable to the elements and jeopardising the safety of our historic building. The result might be the loss of the building.
Just before Christmas 2019, the lead covering on the roof was stolen, leaving the church vulnerable to the elements and jeopardising the safety of our historic building. The result might be the loss of the building.
Our beautiful church, dating back to the 14th century, has been a spiritual haven for generations. The graves of several World War I airmen who were stationed at Stow Maries Aerodrome rest in our churchyard, a poignant reminder of sacrifice and courage.
Unfortunately, the theft of our roof cladding has left us in dire need of urgent repairs and the leaking roof continues to bring down our internal ceiling.
To raise £70,000 for Roof Restoration, the funds will go towards replacing the roof covering with stainless steel and repairing the internal damage caused by water ingress over the past few years.
Please donate any amount to help us replace the roof with a stainless steel solution and repair the internal damage. Thank you for your generosity and commitment to our shared heritage.
Update #1 9th October
Unfortunately, more of the internal ceiling collapsed during early October 24. Our churchwarden has moved the chairs and cleaned up the area, but it looks like more is going to fall into the church caused by the water damage from the leaking roof
Update #2 15th October
The water continues to come in through the roof after the heavy rain we had over the weekend. We will do our best to protect the floor.
Update #3 14th February
The PCC would like to thank people for their very generous donations over the past few months. Hoping to give some news after the next PCC meeting about progress to repair the roof.
In the meantime we made the local news:
https://www.maldonandburnhamstandard.co.uk/news/24915008.appeal-restore-church-failed-efforts-5-years/
Update #4 18th May
We have raised sufficent fund to replace the external roof with stainless steel. Work should start in June. Once the exernal roof is repaired we will decide on the best approach to fixing the internal ceiling damaged by water ingress. The PCC would like to thank you all for your donations that allowed us to start bringing our little church into service.
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