Whitley Lower Parish Church - Thornhill Parish Church

Whitley Lower Parish Church Whitley Parish Church

dedicated to St Mary and St Michael and situated in the delightful village of Whitley.
It is part of the United Benefice of Thornhill and Whitley.

Parish Eucharist on Sundays at 11.15 a.m

Vicar - Revd Canon Lindsay Dew

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Huge boost for church

HISTORIC: Whitley Parish Church has been awarded a huge grant, pictured from left, are Canon Lindsay Dew and church warden Fred Pickles. (220734)

Published Date:
25 July 2008

By Claire Armstrong

AN historic church has been awarded a grant of nearly £120,000 for vital repairs.Whitley Parish Church, Howroyd Lane, has a leaking roof and a stained-glass rose window in need of renovation.
The roof and window are both original features of the church, built in 1847.
A fundraising campaign to raise the £176,837 needed for the work has now been given a massive boost thanks to a £119,000 grant from English Heritage.
With £21,500 already raised by the community and other grants to come, Whitley Parish is only about £5,000 away from its target.
Work has already begun on the restoration of the rose window.
The vicar, Canon Lindsay Dew, said: "We really want to say thank you to those who have given donations and supported the appeal for the window and the roof. It will look stunning when it's done."
Mr Dew said it was a beautiful church that needed preserving.
He said: "It's rather lovely that English Heritage has given us a grant for a church on such a beautiful site. The Archdeacon of Pontefract, Jonathan Greener, called this church the cathedral of the hills. "We have a small congregation here but they are very faithful people and there is a dedicated wider community, as shown by the generous donations they have given."
He said the church was grateful to treasurer John Riley, who had done much of the work in applying for grants.

The full article contains 246 words and appears in Dewsbury Reporter newspaper.

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