The Redecoration of St Patrick's Church - July 2017
Our sincere thanks to the decorators, Bernard Watson, Clare Watson and their team, and to Neil Blake and his team from Anthony J. Smith, Ltd., who have carried out the electrical installation. Both the decorators and the electricians have gone the extra mile to accommodate our existing commitments as a Parish. In the face of many problems, they have also all done an amazing job, of which they can be truly proud. Our thanks also to John Cowdall and Joe Burke from the Historic Churches Commission. They have rightly always insisted on high quality schemes or projects, but have given so generously of their time to speed through our applications. Finally, our thanks to Vicky Saunders and Amy Jones from the Bernard Taylor Partnership (our architects), who have guided us through the whole process with good humour and considerable professionalism.
This project was put together as part of a ten-year plan by a team of people within the Parish, ably led by John Green. John successfully applied for and received a grant of £50,000 from Viridor Credits and Colin Riley applied for and received a grant of £10,000 from the Garfield Weston Foundation, all towards the cost of the decoration. We owe this team of people, but especially John Green, a real debt of gratitude.
