Historic Local Church in Need of Urgent Support
- Nov 8
- 1 min read
Lyn Smith reported to COGNEWS that in their latest church building inspection, St. Giles the Abbot Church, the surveyor noticed that the cement mortar was spalling. What's happening is the cement is flaking and falling away from the building, leaving gaps which will enable water to get between the stone.
The reason behind this is that the builder who completed the last repair work made the all-too-common mistake of using cement instead of lime mortar.
The cost of repair to the church is in the region of £125,000, of which £40,000 is for the scaffolding alone. So far, they have raised £10,000 and received £4,000 from Staffordshire's Historic Churches Trust. Friday, 24th October was their first fundraising event, a quiz and raffle at the Huntsman Pub.
The next will be a concert by the Community Choir at St. Giles the Abbot Church on the 29th November.
This will be followed by the Christmas Fair on the 6th December at the Guild Hall from 9 am.
Historic Local Church in Need of Urgent Support - created 8th November 2025
