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Grants totaling £40,000 fund accessible toilet and servery to improve access and community use of the 11th-century church, addressing attendance decline.
- The 11th-century Holy Rood Church in Gloucestershire will get its first toilet after more than 1,000 years, affecting the congregation at Daglingworth, near Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England.
- A shortage of basic facilities made Holy Rood Church, the 11th-century Saxon parish church, inaccessible for many local people and visitors, deterring attendance.
- Funding will pay for an accessible toilet in the bell tower and a servery in the north aisle, supported by a 35,000 grant from the National Churches Trust.
- Local leaders say the work will help keep the church building open and serving local people while attracting visitors and hosting community activities to support the village community.
- Despite its ancient fabric, the Saxon church, with four Saxon carvings and a 15th-century tower, is being adapted to serve all ages, according to Holy Rood church leaders.
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Why this church is getting its first toilet in 1,000 years
The lack of a toilet had made the 11th church inaccessible for many people and had deterred attendance.
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