Thieves strip the lead from the roof and porch costing thousands of pounds worth of damage

Just as we were about to send out a Press release announcing the appointment of Heritage Lincolnshire as project officers for the Algarkirk Church Heritage project, along with the launch of our Church Vision for the church as a community resource, when on Sunday night/ Monday morning, thieves stripped the lead from the nave roof and porch and damaged the stained glass of the west window.  The  photos show where the lead has been stripped: the men in the photos are specialist roofers from CEL.

 

Not only has about 30 foot of lead been taken from the Nave roof, and the porch been stolen, but the beautiful stained glass of the West window has also been damaged during the theft.  That loss is irreparable.

After all the hard work and tireless commitment of those who have been working to bring the church back into a fit state for the community to use as a place of worship and a community resource, this is a devastating set-back.

Just as we were about to really move forward in our “Church Vision” project, with the appointment of Heritage Lincolnshire as project officers, and the announcement of a launch date on 16th May, we are now going to have to raise more funds and generate even more support. We will do it: we are determined to go ahead with the launch, but this pointless crime has made everything so much harder.  We hope people will rally round our efforts and help support our attempts to save this very special church for today and the future.