A bright future is on the horizon for a historic village church which has now had its roof replaced following a devastating fire. A topping out ceremony was held at St Mary’s Church in Beachamwell on Friday, with church figures, councillors and villagers gathering under glorious sunshine to take a look at the restored building. The church was ravaged by a fire in early 2022, with a spark from welding work igniting in the thatched roof and tearing through the building – which is more than 1,000 years old. After a period of work to stabilise the structure and remove the church bells, efforts to …
