Following the all the hard work of Andrew Lambourne and all of the volunteers and workers, the first phase of the project is nearing completion. With our fantastic church now fully open again, we are looking forward to the next phase of the project. This will involve...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...