Church helped with cash to insulate roof.WORK to make a Birmingham church more energy efficient through boosting its insulation is rapidly taking shape thanks to a cash windfall windfall An unexpected profit or gain. An investor holding a stock that increases greatly in price because of an unexpected takeover offer receives a windfall. . Specialist contractors are repairing the clay-tiled roof of Bournville's St Francis Youth and Community Centre, located on Sycamore sycamore: see plane tree. sycamore Any of several distinct trees called by the same name though in different genera and families. In the U.S. the term refers to the American plane tree or buttonwood (Platanus occidentalis), a hardy street tree. Road. The nails holding the tiles in place had begun to rust, and the tiles, which are nearly 100 years old, had also become very brittle (jargon) brittle - Said of software that is functional but easily broken by changes in operating environment or configuration, or by any minor tweak to the software itself. Also, any system that responds inappropriately and disastrously to abnormal but expected external stimuli; e. and needed replacing. The project will also involve improving the building's insulation and renewing its cast iron gutters and drainpipes and all works should be completed by autumn 2009. Speaking about the project, the church's vicar, The Revd Peter Babington, says: "We are immensely grateful for all the support we have received from the community and from grant making trusts. "This will help St Francis Church and Centre to continue serving the community of Bournville for the next 100 years." Funding for the replacement of the community centre and church roofs has come from several sources, including The Veolia Environmental Trust, which awarded a grant through the Landfill Communities Fund, English Heritage English Heritage is a non-departmental public body of the United Kingdom government (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) with a broad remit of managing the historic environment of England. It was set up under the terms of the National Heritage Act 1983. , The George Cadbury Trust, and the Garfield Weston Foundation. There has also been a huge effort by members of the church that has been generously supported by the local community. Executive director of The Veolia Environmental Trust Margaret Cobbold says: "The Trust helps community and environmental projects across the UK." |
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