Funding step forward for flood church

St. Peter and St. Paul’s Church Muchelney, near Langport on the Somerset Levels, has moved one step closer towards its plans to become a community hub after receiving a £12,500 grant from South Somerset District Council.

The grade one listed church was a focal point for its community during the terrible floods of 2013/14 when the village was cut off by flood water for more than ten weeks. The money, together with another £44,000 in grants already raised, will go towards an estimated £75,500 needed for the first phase of the development; to build a toilet and put in mains water.

Church Warden Sarah Nicholas said, “We can make the church building the heart of the community again. This could be a place where other village events are held. We are a tiny village, there is no other public building.”