Nearly 20 volunteers from St Michael’s Church and the local community turned out to help decorate a historic building owned by the church, ahead of its grand opening later this month.
The property at 11 Canon Square, known as Church House, was purchased by the church team as part of an expansion project to convert the top rooms into accommodation for staff, space for a parish office, community rooms and additional space for youth groups.
To prepare the building for its grand opening on 18th July, volunteers, including members from paint brand Dulux, helped decorate the space using Armstead Paint donated by AkzoNobel as part of some community paint days.
A member of the church team, Hannah Thomson, said, “The hours put in by volunteers have been extraordinary – especially considering the unexpected things an old building likes to throw at you.
“Paint efforts have been ongoing since and this renovation project is so nearly complete.”
To fund the project, called Building to Serve, the church team needed to raise £500,000 and have been holding a series of fundraising events with support from parishioners to help reach the goal.
The grand opening is due to be held on Friday 18th July from 7.30pm to 9.30pm. Sign up to www.melksham.church/rsvp
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