UK Churches - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Thu, 27 Jun 2013 05:06:35 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg UK Churches - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Bats' droppings destroying UK churches https://cathnews.co.nz/2013/06/28/bats-droppings-destroying-uk-churches/ Thu, 27 Jun 2013 19:30:56 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=46154 Sir Tony Baldry, who represents the Church of England in the Commons, said dozens of parish churches were facing potential closure because of the crippling cost of dealing with bat infestations. He told MPs that bat droppings were causing serious damage to medieval wall paintings, sculptures and wooden effigies - as well as posing a Read more

Bats' droppings destroying UK churches... Read more]]> Sir Tony Baldry, who represents the Church of England in the Commons, said dozens of parish churches were facing potential closure because of the crippling cost of dealing with bat infestations.

He told MPs that bat droppings were causing serious damage to medieval wall paintings, sculptures and wooden effigies - as well as posing a potential health hazard that has already forced the closure of one parish church. Read more

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