by Andrew Lambourne | Aug 1, 2021 | Uncategorised
After 7 months of painstaking work during the course of this year – carefully taking the failing roof apart, updating the drawings and repair specifications, ordering timber in good time to beat the supply shortages, fabricating the new parts – the roof of...
by Andrew Lambourne | May 26, 2021 | Uncategorised
80 people from the local community took take part in one the hard hat tours held on 18th and 20th May 2021, and all reported how much they enjoyed it. Each tour lasted around an hour, giving people a unique opportunity to see up close the work on the windows, walls...
by Andrew Lambourne | May 13, 2021 | Uncategorised
Closing Date to apply for this role: 30 May 2021 The purpose of the Flamstead Heritage Project is to sustain the 900-year heritage of St Leonard’s Church into the long term future. We’re currently repairing and restoring the building, and making sure...
by Andrew Lambourne | Feb 17, 2021 | Uncategorised
Now that our scaffolding is complete, and the weatherproof roofing installed, we’ve started to uncover the areas needing restoration work. These were last worked on in the 1960s: the copper roof replaced the original lead roof in 1961, and the Glass Reinforced...
by Andrew Lambourne | Jan 26, 2021 | Uncategorised
Thanks to the hard work of our diligent Building Maintenance Team volunteers, we have now received permission from the Diocese to start work on the first of the issues identified in the 5-yearly inspection report conducted by the Church Architect: conservation repairs...
