Dursley church and youth centre buoyed by donations

Dursley church and youth centre buoyed by donations

2:20pm Wednesday 23rd July 2014 in News

A CHURCH in Dursley has been awarded several thousand pounds to go towards vital repairs and towards supporting the town's new youth centre.

Dursley Tabernacle Church was visited by Jonathan MacKechnie-Jarvis from the Gloucestershire Historic Churches Trust and presented minister Rev Simon Helme with a 7,000 cheque, which will go towards urgent repairs to the fabric of their listed building.

Mr Jarvis acknowledged the challenges maintaining an elderly church premises brings and said how pleased the trust was to be able to support it with the demands of maintaining the heritage property.

In addition, he commended the church for committing itself to putting forward funding for the new youth centre being built nearby.

The church on Parsonage Street requires repairs to the roof and other parts of the building, which are necessary for the adjacent youth centre to be protected.

The roof leak could potentially jeopardise the new youth centre with water run off.

The church has been further buoyed by a cheque for 2,000 from Renishaw towards their share of the construction costs for the new youth centre.

Renishaw Charity Committee chairman Jeremy Chamberlain explained how pleased they were to support a project in Dursley which would benefit young people.

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Dursley church and youth centre buoyed by donations