There are currently more than 200 of England’s listed inner city churches at risk of being closed down. One of them, All Souls Bolton, has recently been succesfully regenerated.
The regeneration of All Souls Church into a social hub for Bolton should inspire other areas to restore disused historic buildings back as hearts of communities, according to those behind the project.
The aim for Inayat Omarji, the Chair of All Souls, was to tackle anti-social behaviour surrounding the church such as drug use, alcohol abuse, graffiti and fly tipping to restore pride in the community.
Mr Omarji told MM: “This is a catalyst for me to make wider changes at All Souls and in the surrounding areas.”
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