A new lease of life will be breathed into Holy Trinity Church in Weymouth, with some exciting new projects on the horizon.

Last month, it was announced that works to the church roof have been completed and it is now waterproof.

This cost a total of around £40,000, which the church still needs to pay off, however, it has received a grant of £10,000 from the Muton Trust Fund to help cover some of the costs.

Revd Andrew Gough said: “All the scaffolding is down, and we can report that the roof is now, as far as we are aware, waterproof. This of course came with a huge cost but needed to be done. We are now applying for grants to see if we can cover more of the cost of £40.000 to pay for it. Last December we received £10,000 from the Muton Trust for which we are extremely grateful.”

Revd Gough says the church is welcoming donations to help cover the remaining costs.

As part of its plans to make the church more accessible, Revd Gough said the church is looking to install new disabled toilets.

He said: “We want to reorder some of the inside of the church to create a space to put in disabled access and toilets to help make the church more user friendly for both the public and churchgoers.

“We will have to do all the work in stages. The first part of the work will be to install the disabled access and toilets to create space at the back of the church where people can meet, we also hope to have a new kitchen.

“We want to be able to promote music, Holy Trinity Church is known for having excellent acoustics, and in the future, we want to be able to reorder the church to promote music and the arts in Weymouth. That will help us sustain the church for the future as well as when we open our doors to the public.”

Revd Gough explained that the church will need to find funding for its upcoming projects funds, which are in the planning stages.

He explained: “We have been looking at basic drawings, which is a small step forward, about where we want to be in five years’ time. We will start to write to different organisations for grant funding, but can’t do anything until our plans are approved by the Diocese of Salisbury.”

“To think nothing has been done to the building for more than 20, we want to be able to give it a new lease of life.”