As of Thursday 9th November, and a site meeting with the main contractors Pinnacle, Carl the church architect, and Ruth Buttery who was in attendance as part of the evaluation process for the NHLF, I am happy to report the following: The spire part is now complete, all repairs and pointing is finished. …

Here is your latest update on the spire restoration - where we are and what is planned next.  As of Thursday 12th October, and following a site meeting with the main contractors Pinnacle, and Carl the church architect, I am happy to report the following: The spire part (or pointy bit) has had all the…

Helen, our Heritage Worker, is organising heritage activities for children, representing our church, at the Fun Palace at Worksop Library on Saturday 7th October from 10am - 3pm, and is looking for children's dressing up clothes. Does anyone have - an urchin's flat cap, a mop/lace cap, a straw boater/bonnet, a miner's helmet, a top…

The next big visible change will be the installation of a special hoist for transporting new block work up the spire. The weathervane was due to be removed for refurbishing but when this was attempted, what was believed to be a 2 metre shaft is over 5 metres long and so it cannot be removed…

Here is your latest update on the spire restoration - where we are and what is planned next. As of Friday this week the last bit of scaffolding should be going up and other work has started. For those who have expressed comments and believe it to be a modern art sculpture, it is not,…