Restoration work has been completed at Ipswich s Unitarian Meeting House.
- Credit: Historic England
The £750,000 restoration of one of Ipswich s most historic buildings has been completed - thanks to local fundraising and a grant of £600k.
Volunteers and the congregation at the Unitarian Meeting House in Ipswich are looking forward to welcoming the local community once again following the restoration work which has saved the historic Grade I listed building.
The year-long restoration project was made possible by grant funding of £602,152 from Historic England and tireless fundraising efforts by volunteers and community members who raised almost £140,000 in funding.
Extensive structural repairs to the building were needed, including the re-covering of the entire roof, an overhaul of all drainage, and works to remove unsuitable and corroding steel repairs and rectify structural movement in the timber frame. Cracked composite cement render covering the exterior was replaced w
Around Amherst: Craig’s Doors keeping shelter spots available longer.
By SCOTT MERZBACH
AMHERST Unlike many years when the emergency overnight homeless shelter closes for the season on May 1, Craig’s Doors will be able to keep its sites open for at least several more weeks.
Executive Director Kevin Noonan said due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the congregate shelter with 14 beds operating at the Unitarian Meetinghouse will remain in service until July 31. The town recently completed an inspection to allow the extended operations.
The shelter is supplemented by the Econo Lodge motel in Hadley, where 19 rooms will remain open through at least mid-June; and the University Lodge, with 20 rooms available until June 30, 2022.
Amherst town manager forming homelessness task force
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Published: 3/11/2021 8:23:45 PM
AMHERST Uncertainty about where the Craig’s Place seasonal homeless shelter will operate in future years is prompting the creation of a municipal task force to examine issues surrounding homelessness in town.
Town Manager Paul Bockelman recently informed Town Council he is forming the Homeless Advisory Committee, which would be responsible for identifying suitable sites for a permanent seasonal or year-round shelter and reviewing surplus town buildings or land suitable for providing services to homeless individuals.
The idea of having the new committee, which could also make a recommendation regarding the future operation of a seasonal shelter, comes after Craig’s Place began using space at the Unitarian Meetinghouse, 121 North Pleasant St., last November.
MONDAY, JAN. 18Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. DayRev. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration6 p.m. NCTV-18 and its YouTube page. The island s interfaith leaders will explore Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. s goal of social justice from a spiritual and philosophical perspective. TUESDAY, JAN. 19Music in the Morning9:45 a.m. Click here to watch via Zoom. Lizza Obremski leads a half-hour of fun and engaging songs, singing games and movement activities for ages 1-7.Trivia with
(Jan. 14, 2021) The Unitarian Universalist Church has asked all island churches to ring their bells at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 19 in celebration of the inauguration of Presiden-telect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. It will also live-stream a short vigil from the steps of the Unitarian Meeting House at 4 p.m. in solidarity with the new administration and remembrance of those lost to COVID-19.An inauguration car parade is planned for 3 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 20 from