The group spent decades fighting for Holy Trinity Old Church in St Day – called “an ecclesiastical toy fort” by the English poet – over fears the abandoned church would be sold to developers.
The church had no roof and was partly wrecked but St Day Old Church Community Interest Company has been given control of it by the Church of England.
The grade II-listed church was built in 1826 and was one of twelve in Cornwall funded by the Church Building Commissioners from money made available for church buildings following the Battle of Waterloo.
Chairman of the St Day Old Church Community Interest Company, Bernadette Fallon, told the Daily Telegraph: “When we started this project 30 years ago we hardly dared to dream that we would arrive at this day, but here we stand, on the threshold of a whole new and exciting future for the old church.
“We have had a great deal of support from the people of St Day over the years, and we’re going to need a lot more. There will be something for everyone to do to make the old church project a great success in the future.
“When we’re up and running we hope to put on fantastic events which will attract people from all over the region, as well as visitors to Cornwall.”
The group plans to turn the church into a community space for theatre, music, film, art, and other educational and social…
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