I went to an open day at Salem Chapel yesterday. The new owners have been doing extensive renovation, and it's now opening for business as a yoga studio.
The entrance is through the old chapel schoolroom, which is where the model railway layout used to be displayed. They've opened it out so it looks much bigger, with the reception desk as you come in and a kitchen in the back corner. The toilets are at the back.
From the reception desk, there are steps up to the main chapel building, and a sign to take off outdoor shoes before entering. They've put a beautiful new floor in. The pulpit area is still there at the far end, but the organ and harmonium are long gone.
I talked to Pete, one of the owners and teachers at the yoga centre. The style they teach is called Iyengar yoga, and apparently beginners start with standing poses, and gradually move on to sitting and stretching.
The chapel will also be available for workshops and special events on the afternoons of Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.
They even teach yoga online, via Zoom!
[Edited to add: I looked back at previous entries in the blog, and I really hadn't realised how long ago Geoff Evans died - it was 2011, and he had been working on a dream to turn the chapel into an arts centre]
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