Boelo's had a chunk of the porch wall off St Paul's in Seaton Storm Boelo brings down part of the porch wall at St Paul's Church in Seaton
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Part of the porch wall at St Paul's in Seaton came down in the storm and Sunday's service was called off. The vicar's hoping to get it open again with another way in, or use the church hall.
This one's for folk who go to St Paul's in Seaton, and anybody who cuts through the churchyard.
When the vicar and the congregation turned up for Sunday morning, a big section of the wall round the front porch had come down and was lying right across the churchyard path. The Revd Canon Ian Grainger, vicar of Camerton and Seaton with West Seaton, called the service off because he was worried more of it could come down.
He said: "It's not what you expect to find on a Sunday morning when heading off to church, and the scene I found was quite distressing."
He added: "St Paul's has stood since 1883 and has weathered many storms over the years without any significant impact or damage."
They're getting on to the insurers now. Canon Grainger said: "We are hoping to be able to have the church open again as quickly as we can with an alternative access in place. If we are advised otherwise, then we will look at using the Church Hall for the time being."
St Paul's was built in 1882 and opened in July 1883 as a chapel of ease to St Peter's in Camerton. It only became a parish in its own right in July 1987.
What you can do: keep well back from the porch and that wall until the church says it's safe. If you go to St Paul's, keep an eye on the church's own social media page and the community WhatsApp group, which is where they'll say whether services are moving to the church hall. There's another yellow wind warning on Tuesday, so give any damaged walls a wide berth.
A large section of the wall around the entrance porch at St Paul's Church, Seaton, collapsed in Storm Boelo. Sunday's service was cancelled on safety grounds and the vicar hopes to reopen with another way in.
This is for people who worship at St Paul's Church in Seaton, and for anyone who uses the churchyard path.
When the vicar and members of the congregation arrived for Sunday morning worship on 25 October, they found that a large section of the wall around the church's entrance porch had collapsed and was lying across the churchyard path. The Revd Canon Ian Grainger, vicar of Camerton and Seaton with West Seaton, cancelled the service on safety grounds because of concerns that more of the wall could come down.
He said: "It's not what you expect to find on a Sunday morning when heading off to church, and the scene I found was quite distressing."
He added: "St Paul's has stood since 1883 and has weathered many storms over the years without any significant impact or damage."
The church will now contact its insurers. Canon Grainger said: "We are hoping to be able to have the church open again as quickly as we can with an alternative access in place. If we are advised otherwise, then we will look at using the Church Hall for the time being."
St Paul's was built in 1882 and opened in July 1883 as a chapel of ease to St Peter's Church in Camerton. It became a parish in its own right in July 1987.
What you can do: keep away from the porch and the damaged wall until the church says it is safe. Parishioners have been asked to watch the church's own social media page and the community WhatsApp group for news of services and whether they will move to the church hall. Another yellow wind warning covers Cumbria on Tuesday 27 October, so it is worth giving damaged walls and buildings a wide berth.