St Mary's Church has had a nice little windfall - the Heritage Lottery Fund has granted around £13,000 to set them off on a programme of improvements to the church.
There's quite a bit of maintenance work to be done, including a new roof, guttering, and repairs to windows and stonework. The money obviously won't cover all of that, but it does give the church committee a start to their plans so they can apply for a full grant later, and it will allow them to complete Phase 1 of their plans.
Phase 2 is the installation of toilets, something that has been talked about for several years now.
Phase 3 will be the installation of a kitchen, so the church can be used for concerts and recitals more easily. At the moment, they have to hire toilets which are put under the yew tree near the porch, and can't offer refreshments.
There's space at the back of the church for a lot of this, though I think they will need to move the font forward.
The church has already spent a lot of time, effort and money on the area around the altar, and the rather splendid new organ. Kitchens and toilets may be a bit more mundane, but they will transform the building both for worship and as a new musical venue for Hay.
Wouldn't it be nice if they could do something about the balcony, too, so they could accommodate even larger crowds?
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