An appeal has been launched to raise £180,000 and save a 700-year-old church in Lower Basildon for future generations. The roof of St Bartholomew’s needs replacing, with sections replaced with temporary corrugated metal coving. Tiles on the Grade I-listed building have fallen out or are slipping, leading to the roof battens rotting away. This exposed parts of the mediaeval church exposed to the elements, leading to the Churches Conservation Trust (CCT) spending £18,000 to install a temporary roof and make the building weathertight. It is open to the public, thanks to a team of volunteers, mean…
