Elvanfoot residents unhappy at poor state of local church

FEARS have been expressed that mourners at a village cemetery could be hit by slates falling from the roof of the former Elvanfoot Church in Dumfries Road.
By The Newsroom
Published 19th Mar 2012, 08:00 BST

The concerns follow an alleged recent vandalism attack on the privately-owned church building – closed to the public for around 20 years – in which the culprits smashed one stained glass window and gained entry before removing another window and stealing it.

Elvanfoot Residents Association member Colin Mackie said: “I think the church is being allowed to become dangerous, which the local community is very upset about.

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“It would be very distressing for someone to be at the burial ceremony of a loved one and under threat of slates landing on them, in the vicinity of a church with smashed windows.

“I don’t think the church is safe. Somebody could be laying flowers in the cemetery and next thing they could be hit by a slate from the roof.”

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